Grace Made Visible in Jesus - Jesus Embodied It (06/02/19)

Grace Made Visible

Grace made visible in Jesus—Jesus embodied it

John 15:12-17

Love each another …

“So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.  Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”                                                                             John 13:34-35

Your skin is God’s presence made visible in this world.

How did Jesus love?

(1) When Jesus loved, He put other’s first

v13, “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”

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Romans 12:10, “Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other."

Love Lesson: Our ability to love can never exceed our willingness to be vulnerable.

(2) When Jesus loved, He took the initiative

v16a, “You didn’t choose me. I chose you.”

Move from contract thinking to covenant living.

 Love Lesson: Love is the courageous choice to risk going first.

(3) When Jesus loved, He refused to settle

v16b, “I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit…”

Love Lesson: Love requires we bring out your best so as to bring out the best in others.

Final Thought: His Grace in me shows up in me, when I am living out of His Grace.