A better translation is "In this manner, God loved." Jesus was referring to the bronze snake being lifted up as a model of the Cross. God not only loves the Jews, but now the entire world. Agape is the highest order of love that God could possibly have for us.

Nicodemus is astounded at the teaching of Jesus. He told Nicodemus you must be born from above to see the kingdom of God. Being religious doesn't entitle you to the Kingdom.

When you get saved, Jesus takes your ordinary life and makes it extraordinary. Water represents your life experiences. The servants are the work of the Holy Spirit in your life.

God reveals His mission, His measure, His method, and the mustard seed of the Kingdom.

In this series, we will hear various people in our church family share a little of their story. In today's video, we hear from Chaplain Lou Parker.

See more of Chaplain Parker’s teachings here.

God reveals His mission, His measure, His method, and the mustard seed of the Kingdom.

God does business by planting seeds. The Mystery of the Kingdom is that it is a self contained seed. Seeds need no help in growing.

The Romans, Jews and God the Father each had their own reasons for the crucifixion. To give us the Shroud of Turin and the Sudarium of Oviedo today, Jesus needed to be crucified by the Romans as an insurrectionist. Because He was crucified as an insurrectionist, His body could not be washed and prepared in the same manner of the accepted Jewish man.

It is possible to know the blood type of Jesus. Church relics have blood stains on them that could be the blood of Jesus. If so, Jesus was truly a universal blood donor to the world.

Jesus didn't inherit the same blood that humans did from Adam. The blood that developed in Jesus as a baby came only from God the Father. His perfect, sinless, and pure blood was necessary to cleanse us from our sin and sanctify the heavenly temple.

Jesus was wounded in seven different places just as the high priests sprinkled the blood of animals in the temple. The blood of Jesus frees us, justifies us, redeems us, gives us confidence and cleanses us.

The Holy Spirit is pictured as flying around the throne of God, the seven spirits settled on Jesus, the seven spirits divided itself on the worshipers in the upper room. The gifts settle on us today.

The Holy Spirit is pictured as circling the throne of God in seven distinct forms.  These seven aspects of the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus and later on the believers in the Upper Room.

The Baptism in the Holy Spirit is the next logical step in your Christian walk. The gifts from the Holy Spirit are only accessed through the Baptism in the Holy Spirit.

The third set of gifts in the Bible is from the Holy Spirit Himself. These gifts are only accessed through the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. The Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a logical step in your walk with the Lord. The Holy Spirit has been alive and well and living in you since you were saved. Don't be afraid of the Spirit of God.

Jesus Christ, as head of the body, gives us gifts to administrate the church. They are basically full time offices to lead the church.

The body of Christ, which is the church, needs encouragers, givers, leaders, and the merciful. Many spiritual gifts spill over into another. As an example, many church leaders are exhorters, givers and sensitive to others.

The Holy Spirit is already at work within you at salvation. Some of you have the gift of prophecy which is speaking forth God's word. Some of you serve others with great humility. Some of you teach God's word with great accuracy.