Whenever you hear the phrase GOD IS LOVE… please remember, that it is not a cheap, easy love that he offers.

It is a costly love… A love that sent God himself to a cross in our place.

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” (1 John 3:1) Have you allowed these word to touch your heart? God's love is, at its core, the love of a parent.

The sentence "God is love" can rock your world when you get it. For a man named Jim, it meant everything to him even when he could remember nothing else.

Much like the moon, the human heart has no light of its own. It can only reflect the light of the sun. If you've received the light of God's love... go out and share it with others by living like Jesus did.

Only the light of the world - Jesus - can lead us safely ashore. Be careful that you are not following false lights! His Word is "a lamp for your feet, and a light for your path".

When God shines his light into our hearts and lives, our eyes are opened! Not only do we begin to see everything around us in a new way... but we see our own darkness exposed. Thank God, that his light exposes us not to shame us, but to help us be clean.

Jesus is the light of the world, shining brighter than the sun. When he was on earth, He was shining God’s light of perfection in his character. Worship him today as the one truly pure, good and perfect one.

The most powerful light on earth was created by physicists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It's one billion times brighter than the sun... but still not as bright as the God of the universe, whose radiance is truly unparalleled.

Do you sing a benediction to close your church services? Years ago Rich wrote this one to be used at our church, and we recorded it for the new CrossRoad album. Listen and enjoy, and may the Lord bless and keep you.

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How many versions of Psalm 23 have you heard? Rich wrote this new CrossRoad version in a modern ballad style. Listen and be blessed be these timeless words. 

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