3:16: The Numbers of Hope

Written by Max Lucado

Narrated by Max Lucado

*Featuring Max's comforting voice, this updated and expanded edition of 3:16 is the first full-length audiobook read by America's pastor, Max Lucado.*

Sometimes life appears to fall to pieces and can seem irreparable. We’ve all had our fair share of disappointments, loss, or hardships. But for every challenge there is a breathtaking promise: It’s going to be okay. How can we know? Because God so loved the world.

In 3:16, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado encourages us to study closely the “Hope Diamond of the Bible”: John 3:16.

Max says of his favorite verse, “Every time I recall these words, they are fresh and as stunning as my first encounter with them. The mind-bending awareness of God’s limitless love, his incalculable sacrifice, and the priceless teaching at the core. How can we not review it again and again? I want this generation, and all who come after, to look closely at the key promise of God and choose the gift beyond all gifts.”

Throughout this updated edition of 3:16, Max will invite you to:

• Stand in awe of how deep, wide, long, and high God’s love is for you
• Understand more fully the living hope you have through Jesus’ death and resurrection
• Rest in the assurance that salvation is a gift from God, not something you can earn

If you know nothing of the Bible, start here. John 3:16 invites you to know God’s love deeply and intimately. And once you accept God’s love, your life will never be the same.

If you know everything in the Bible, return here. Let John 3:16 become the banner of your life, so much so that the message of God’s unending and unbending love overflows from you to others.

3:16 also includes a 40-day devotional read by Max to help you draw closer to your loving Savior.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Release date: Feb 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781400234929

Max Lucado

Since entering the ministry in 1978, Max Lucado has served churches in Miami, Florida; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and San Antonio, Texas. He currently serves as the teaching minister of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. He is the recipient of the 2021 ECPA Pinnacle Award for his outstanding contribution to the publishing industry and society at large. He is America's bestselling inspirational author with more than 150 million products in print. Visit his website at MaxLucado.com Facebook.com/MaxLucado Instagram.com/MaxLucado Twitter.com/MaxLucado Youtube.com/MaxLucadoOfficial The Max Lucado Encouraging Word Podcast

Reviews for 3:16

[hobbitprincess · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I read this updated version of a previously published book as part of an online study. I always enjoy the way Lucado writes. He is quite a story teller, but the stories always illustrate a point made in scripture. Each chapter almost stands alone, so there is something important in each one.

[highlander6022 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Absolutely wonderful. Max Lucado never ceases to provide great spiritual food.

[jenniferrobb · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I usually like Max Lucado's writings, but I had a a hard time following this one. It may be because I was listening to it rather than reading it--and most of the time I was listening to it while driving.

[chriskrycho · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Lucado's writing doesn't impress, and his treatment of the text is hardly expositional. There's no heresy here, but nothing profound, either.

[lmstevens01 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is an excellent presentation of the Gospel. I would highly recommend giving this book to anyone who is seeking to know God.

[amzzz_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A single verse that means so much. It sums up God's incredible love, His incredible plan and His incredible sacrifice for us. A verse that is simple to understand, yet so filled with meaning, and so filled with HOPE. I enjoy the way Max Lucado writes. He highlights simple things that are easy to forget, reminding me of the core of my faith and my reason for hope and belief.

[webgal79 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I definitely don't think this is Lucado's finest work. Like another reviewer said, half of the book is the actual book and the last half is a 40-day devotional. I plan to go through the devotional. However, I think this book is more suited for non-Christians who are exploring Christianity or new Christians who need to grasp the concept of what John 3:16 encompasses. A decent read with some good jewels, but not the most compelling Lucado book I've ever read.

[whjensen · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Meh. There's nothing wrong with this book. In fact, viewed as an evangelical book for those who have little exposure to the Message, I'd bump it up to 3 1/2 or 4 stars. The main problem is that it seems like a book that has already been written thousands of times in the last 20 years, many times better. The fact that it is bumped from the 130 pages it is to over 200 pages is not a positive. This is a paper back book with a minor devotional attached. Should have looked closer at it in Barnes & Noble.

[jsgreen_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Very good source for Learning of God's never ending love for each of us!