ESV Text: 1 John 4:9-5:1

KJV Text:

The section starts at about 1:8 and ends at about 2:54

9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

     14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

     17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 19 We love him, because he first loved us. 20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? 21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.(KJV)

The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 0:18

     1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.(KJV)

Hymn: TLH 81:
O Jesus Christ, Thy Manger Is

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1. O Jesus Christ, 
Thy manger is 
My paradise at which my soul reclineth. 
For there, O Lord, 
Doth lie the Word 
Made flesh for us; herein Thy grace 
forthshineth. 
 
2. He whom the sea 
And wind obey 
Doth come to serve the sinner in great 
meekness. 
Thou, God’s own Son, 
With us art one, 
Dost join us and our children in our 
weekness. 
 
3. Thy light and grace 
Our guilt efface, 
Thy heavenly riches all our loss 
retrieving. 
Immanuel, 
Thy birth doth quell 
The power of hell and Satan’s bold 
deceiving. 
 
4. Thou Christian heart, 
Whoe’er thou art, 
Be of good cheer and let no sorrow move 
thee! 
For God’s own Child, 
In mercy mild, 
Joins thee to Him;-how greatly God must 
love thee! 
 
5. Remember thou 
What glory now 
The Lord prepared thee for all earthly 
sadness. 
The angel host 
Can never boast 
Of greater glory, greater bliss or gladness. 
 
6. The world may hold 
Her wealth and gold; 
But thou, my heart, keep Christ as thy true 
Treasure. 
To Him hold fast 
Until at last 
A crown be thine and honor in full 
measure. 
 
 

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