"Exceeding Expectations"

Scripture-1 John 3: 16-19 from the Common English Bible

¹⁶ This is how we know love: Jesus laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 

¹⁷ But if a person has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need and that person doesn't care—how can the love of God remain in him?

¹⁸ Little children, let's not love with words or speech but with action and truth. 

¹⁹ This is how we will know that we belong to the truth and reassure our hearts in God's presence.