GOD LOVES YOU
The Objectives: The two main objectives of this study are to teach disciples how to have an accurate
(biblical) view of God and inspire them to build a daily relationship with God.
Q: How do you think your experiences growing up have shaped your view of God?
Q: How was your relationship with your father? How do you view authority? Do you have any negative experi-
ences with authority figures in your past?
Our relationship with our earthly fathers and our past experiences with other authority figures can have a profound
effect on how we view God. God is NOT distant, aloof, or disinterested; He is NOT angry or short-tempered; God
is not unjust or unloving. God is the perfect father and he desires to have a real, daily relationship with us.
The Scriptures:
You are important to God.
Luke 15:3-6
If you were the only person who needed to be rescued…God would come running after you! He loves you so much.
This is who God is.
You are valuable to God.
Luke 15:8-10
Q: Have you ever searched frantically for something you lost? What?
Q: Would you go through the garbage or mud for a single penny? How about a $100 bill or winning lottery ticket?
How valuable an item is determines our earnestness in finding it, and what we would be willing to do (even get
dirty) to recover it.
There are many scriptures in the Bible that show us how valuable we are to God. In the Old Testament, God called
his people, his “treasured possession” (Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 7:6, 14:2, 26:18; Psalm 135:4) In the New
Testament, he calls us sons and daughters, a royal priesthood, a chosen people, a holy nation, the body and bride
of Christ and tells us that he loved enough to send his One and Only Son to die for us. (Ephesians 1:4-8; 1 Peter
2:9; John 3:16)
The Bible teaches us that we are very valuable to God!
Psalm 40:1-4
Q: From what mud/mire did God save you?
God longs to be with you.
Luke 15:11-32
Q: When you sin and hurt God, does it make you hesitant to spend time with God?
Q: Do you think the prodigal son was initially eager to return to his father after what he had done?
Q: How did the father respond when his son returned home? Describe the father’s love for his son.
Q: How does God feel if we choose to stay in the muck/mire of sin rather than repent and return home to him?
Q: How will God respond when we choose to repent, come home and spend time with him?
God loves us and desires to have a daily relationship with us. The only thing we can do to mess that up is to
forget how much God loves us and allow Satan to convince us that we are better off with the pigs (in the muck/
mire of sin) or that God will not accept us if we return.
The Objectives: The two main objectives of this study are to teach disciples how to have an accurate
(biblical) view of God and inspire them to build a daily relationship with God.
Q: How do you think your experiences growing up have shaped your view of God?
Q: How was your relationship with your father? How do you view authority? Do you have any negative experi-
ences with authority figures in your past?
Our relationship with our earthly fathers and our past experiences with other authority figures can have a profound
effect on how we view God. God is NOT distant, aloof, or disinterested; He is NOT angry or short-tempered; God
is not unjust or unloving. God is the perfect father and he desires to have a real, daily relationship with us.
The Scriptures:
You are important to God.
Luke 15:3-6
If you were the only person who needed to be rescued…God would come running after you! He loves you so much.
This is who God is.
You are valuable to God.
Luke 15:8-10
Q: Have you ever searched frantically for something you lost? What?
Q: Would you go through the garbage or mud for a single penny? How about a $100 bill or winning lottery ticket?
How valuable an item is determines our earnestness in finding it, and what we would be willing to do (even get
dirty) to recover it.
There are many scriptures in the Bible that show us how valuable we are to God. In the Old Testament, God called
his people, his “treasured possession” (Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 7:6, 14:2, 26:18; Psalm 135:4) In the New
Testament, he calls us sons and daughters, a royal priesthood, a chosen people, a holy nation, the body and bride
of Christ and tells us that he loved enough to send his One and Only Son to die for us. (Ephesians 1:4-8; 1 Peter
2:9; John 3:16)
The Bible teaches us that we are very valuable to God!
Psalm 40:1-4
Q: From what mud/mire did God save you?
God longs to be with you.
Luke 15:11-32
Q: When you sin and hurt God, does it make you hesitant to spend time with God?
Q: Do you think the prodigal son was initially eager to return to his father after what he had done?
Q: How did the father respond when his son returned home? Describe the father’s love for his son.
Q: How does God feel if we choose to stay in the muck/mire of sin rather than repent and return home to him?
Q: How will God respond when we choose to repent, come home and spend time with him?
God loves us and desires to have a daily relationship with us. The only thing we can do to mess that up is to
forget how much God loves us and allow Satan to convince us that we are better off with the pigs (in the muck/
mire of sin) or that God will not accept us if we return.
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