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Category: March316

  • God’s Greatest Message to Man

    No verse in the Bible speaks more clearly to what God has done for all of mankind than John 3:16. John 3:16 is the gospel in a nutshell. As the apostle Paul prayed for the Ephesians he asked that they would comprehend the love of God. (Ephesians 3:18-19) He wanted them to comprehend what was the width and length and depth and height, to know the love of Christ. If we look closer at John 3:16 we can better comprehend just how much God does love us.

    “For God so loved the world” is the width of His love. His love is for everyone everywhere. The children’s song has it right as were taught to sing Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the WORLD. Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in His sight. Jesus love the little children of the WORLD.

    “That He GAVE His Only Begotten Son” is the length of His love. Great love has no man than He lay down His life for another. Christ GAVE His life so we could HAVE life.
    Galatians 1:3 says, “Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who GAVE Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,”
    1 Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel…3 that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,

    “That whoever believes in Him should not perish” is the depth of His love.
    Romans 5:6 “For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly”

    Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” The words ungodly and sinners represent all the wickedness and unrighteousness and filthiness of mankind. No sinner has gone too far from His reach to keep them from perishing!

    “But have everlasting life” is the height of His love. He takes the person deserving and destined for hell who believes in His Son and gives them a home with Him in heaven for all eternity!

    John 3:36 “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

    John 1:11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:” Have you received, believed and been born again?

    Continue Strong knowing God’s loves you!
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  • A Special Announcement About March316

    Would you share John 3:16 on 3/16? 

    I would like to present an idea to you regarding March 16th, 2025. As I looked ahead to the calendar year of 2025, I noticed several things. First, Easter for 2025 is April 20th, which is a very late date. Then, looking back to February, there is Valentine’s Day on Friday, February 14th. Then I looked at March. I saw that March 16th (3/16) is on a Sunday, and it immediately got my attention.  Without question, anytime I see or hear 3/16, I think of John 3:16.  I felt a very strong urging of the Holy Spirit to write out the question, “What would happen if every pastor, preacher, teacher, evangelist, etc. preached their very best John 3:16 message on March 16th (3/16), 2025?” This question led to action, and we launched “March316” as a movement to see this happen. 

    What would happen if, on March 16th (3/16), we were intentionally sharing God’s greatest message to all mankind? What if the March316 movement was used by God? 

    So I put the question to you. What could happen if every pastor in the world would, on Sunday, March 16th (3/16), preach John 3:16 and let the world hear God’s greatest message to mankind?  The message of “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

    I ask that you pray with me that this idea of every pastor in the world preaching John 3:16 on March 16th (3/16), 2025, would have favor. Many have already heard about this idea, with some hearing it from other sources, not just Date the Word, and are now making plans to preach John 3:16.  

    Secondly, would you share this idea with your pastor as well as others who can also share it? Our website, March316.com, has information for pastors and preachers on our vision for March316.

    Thirdly, If you are a pastor, would you, today, look at your preaching calendar and consider preaching John 3:16 on March 16th (3/16)?

    Our website, March316.com, gives the appeal and is being developed to share ideas and resources for March 16th. If you decide to participate, you can sign up for more information.

    We would love to see this become a movement of mass evangelism. I, personally, would love to see March 16th (3/16) become an international day of evangelism where every believer is encouraged to share John 3:16 with at least one unbeliever on March 16th every year. 

    March 16th, (3/16) 2025, is exactly six months away. With some thoughtful planning, it could be one of the greatest days of evangelism in church history.  

    If you would like more information, feel free to contact me at the return email or contact the March316 Executive Director, Klayton Carson, at klayton@datetheword.com.

    Continue Strong, getting the gospel to the world,

    Dwayne Carson
    DATE The Word, founder, and director

    Klayton A. Carson
    March316, Executive Director