where is the love

Where is Where is the Love?the Love?

John 13:34-35John 13:34-35

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““A new commandment I give to A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: you, that you love one another:

just as I have loved you, you also just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for my disciples, if you have love for

one another.”one another.”

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What is What is loving loving

connected connected to?to?


just as I have loved you, you also just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for my disciples, if you have love for


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just as I have loved you, you also just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. are to love one another. By this By this all people will know that you are all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love my disciples, if you have love for for

one anotherone another.”.”

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Being a Being a disciple of disciple of Jesus is to Jesus is to

love.love.

To disciple To disciple is to love.is to love.

3 Ways to Show Love3 Ways to Show Love

1) Love in ________ ________.1) Love in ________ ________.(vv. 1-20)(vv. 1-20)

2) Love through _____.2) Love through _____.(vv. 21-30)(vv. 21-30)

3) Love as _______ loved you.3) Love as _______ loved you.(vv. 34-35)(vv. 34-35)

1 Now before the Feast of the 1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 During supper, them to the end. 2 During supper, when the devil had already put it into when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, son, to betray him,

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3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going he had come from God and was going back to God,back to God,4 rose from supper. He laid aside his 4 rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. 5 tied it around his waist. 5 Then he Then he poured water into a basin and began to poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped them with the towel that was wrapped around himaround him..

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1) Love in ________ ________.1) Love in ________ ________.(vv. 1-20)(vv. 1-20)




1) Love in humble service.1) Love in humble service.(vv. 1-20)(vv. 1-20)



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"In the society of the time, footwashing "In the society of the time, footwashing was reserved for the lowliest of menial was reserved for the lowliest of menial servants. Peers did not wash one servants. Peers did not wash one another's feet, except very rarely and another's feet, except very rarely and as a mark of great love."as a mark of great love."- Dr. John MacArthur- Dr. John MacArthur

12 When he had washed their feet and 12 When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done “Do you understand what I have done to you? 13 You call me Teacher and to you? 13 You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. 14 Lord, and you are right, for so I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feetwash one another’s feet. 15 For I have . 15 For I have given you an example, that you also given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you.should do just as I have done to you.

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How can you How can you humbly serve your humbly serve your brother / sister in brother / sister in

the Lord this the Lord this coming week?coming week?

(Share with your seatmate.)(Share with your seatmate.)

21 After saying these things, Jesus was 21 After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, troubled in his spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” 22 The disciples will betray me.” 22 The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. 23 One of his whom he spoke. 23 One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table at Jesus’ side, 24 so reclining at table at Jesus’ side, 24 so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking. 25 So Jesus of whom he was speaking. 25 So that disciple, leaning back against that disciple, leaning back against Jesus, said to him, “Lord, who is it?”Jesus, said to him, “Lord, who is it?”

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26 Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I 26 Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I will give this morsel of bread when I will give this morsel of bread when I have dipped it.” So when he had have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27 Then after the son of Simon Iscariot. 27 Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, entered into him. Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.” “What you are going to do, do quickly.” 28 Now no one at the table knew why 28 Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him.he said this to him.

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29 Some thought that, because Judas 29 Some thought that, because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the feast,” him, “Buy what we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the or that he should give something to the poor. 30 So, after receiving the morsel poor. 30 So, after receiving the morsel of bread, he immediately went out. And of bread, he immediately went out. And it was night.it was night.

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After saying these things, Jesus After saying these things, Jesus was was troubledtroubled in his spirit, and in his spirit, and

testified,testified,““Truly, truly, I say to you, one of Truly, truly, I say to you, one of

you will betray me.”you will betray me.”

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Now before the Feast of the Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out his hour had come to depart out

of this world to the Father, of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were having loved his own who were in the world, in the world, he loved them to he loved them to

the endthe end..

John 13:1John 13:1



2) Love through pain.2) Love through pain.(vv. 21-30)(vv. 21-30)


Conflicts are Conflicts are inevitable in inevitable in relationships.relationships.

Conflicts are Conflicts are inevitable in inevitable in relationships relationships

among sinners among sinners saved by grace.saved by grace.

Loving through Loving through pain == pain ==

forgivenessforgiveness

Loving and Loving and forgiving are 2 forgiving are 2

sides of the same sides of the same coin.coin.

Is there someone Is there someone you need to you need to

forgive? Will you forgive? Will you forgive him / her forgive him / her

today?today?


just as I have loved you, you also just as I have loved you, you also are to love one anotherare to love one another. By this . By this all people will know that you are all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for my disciples, if you have love for


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3) Love as Christ loved you.3) Love as Christ loved you.(vv. 34-35)(vv. 34-35)

God shows his God shows his love for us in that love for us in that while we were still while we were still

sinners, Christ sinners, Christ died for us.died for us.

- Romans 5:8- Romans 5:8

"At the Cross""At the Cross"by Hillsongby Hillsong




3) Love as Christ loved you.3) Love as Christ loved you.(vv. 34-35)(vv. 34-35)

““We see We see love in GCF love in GCF

West.”West.”


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