{"id":80,"date":"2026-04-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drbobnichols.calvarycathedral.org\/?p=80"},"modified":"2026-03-07T19:57:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T01:57:41","slug":"80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2026\/04\/13\/80\/","title":{"rendered":"God Loves You!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f531a354a1cc7986bb8eccfb32f506cc\">&#8220;Even thought you&#8217;ve missed it, God still loves you.&#8221;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><b><i><sup>4<\/sup><\/i><\/b><i>But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, <b><sup>5<\/sup><\/b>Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) <b><sup>6<\/sup><\/b>And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: &nbsp;<b><sup>7<\/sup><\/b>That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><b>Ephesians 2:4-7<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">We don\u2019t walk perfectly, but God\u2019s love isn\u2019t based on our actions. 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