34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”   John 13:34-25

A. The Love of Christ Observed

1. Christ’s love is impartial: John 13:5; 1 Peter 4:8

2. Christ’s love is sacrificial: John 13:13-15; John 4:3-7; Luke 23:24; Phil. 2:5-8

3. Christ’s love is eternal: John 15:9; Jer. 31:3

4. Christ’s love is patient: John 13:36-38; Mark 1:16-20, Mark 4:35-41; 1 Cor. 13:4

5. Christ’s love is intentionally intense: John 13:1, 3-5; Luke 9:51; John 17:4

6. Christ’s love is restorative: 1 John 4:10; John 21:15-19

7. Christ’s love is transformational: Acts 9:10-16; Jer. 32:38-40; Eph. 2:1-10

B. The Love of Christ Experienced and Followed

1. It is divinely planted: 1 Thess. 1:4-5; 2 Peter 1:1-4; 2 Peter 1:5-7; Romans 5:1-5

2. It is divinely taught: 1 Thess. 4:9-10; Luke 10:38-42

3. It is zealously practiced: 1 Thess. 1:2-3; 1 Thess. 3:5-6; Matt. 7:24-27

4. It is Christ influencing: 1 Thess. 1:5-10, Philemon 4-7