The Father Who Jumped - Traditional (John 3:16)

In 1989, a father and his young son were hiking near a river when the boy slipped and fell into the rapids. Without hesitation, the father dove in after him. Rescuers later found them—the father had drowned, but his body was wrapped around his son, keeping the boy's head above water. The child survived because his father gave everything. This is a pale shadow of John 3:16. God didn't send an angel or a prophet—He gave His only Son. The Father's love wasn't distant or calculated; it was total, sacrificial, personal. "For God so loved the world that He GAVE..." Real love gives everything.