Love Like Jesus
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
WHAT MAKES IT NEW
Loving others wasn't new — the measure was. 'As I have loved you' raises the bar from fairness to the cross.
SPOKEN BEFORE THE CROSS
Jesus gave this command on the night He was betrayed, with the towel still damp. He defined love before He demonstrated it fully.
LOVE THAT SERVES
In the upper room, love looked like washing feet. Real love stoops, serves, and gets its hands dirty.
THE WATCHING WORLD
Jesus made love the church's credential. Not our arguments, our buildings, or our platforms — our love for one another.
THE FAMILY MARK
Discipleship is proven at close range, with the believers who are easiest to wound. Start loving well right where you are.
START THIS MORNING
Act: before breakfast, send one believer a specific word of love — name what you see God doing in them.