“As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.”

John 15:9John 15:9

How did Jesus love ?

“If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love.” John 15:10John 15:10

How did Jesus love ?

““Father forgive them Father forgive them for they know not what for they know not what they do” they do”

Lk. 23:34Lk. 23:34

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““But I say to you who But I say to you who hear: Love your hear: Love your enemies, do good to enemies, do good to those who hate you” those who hate you”

Lk. 6:27Lk. 6:27

1

““But love your enemies, But love your enemies, do good, and lend, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in hoping for nothing in return; and your reward return; and your reward will be great, and you will will be great, and you will be sons of the Most be sons of the Most High” High” Lk. 6:35Lk. 6:35

1

““Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says the Lord. Therefore "IF YOUR ENEMY IS HUNGRY, FEED HIM; IF HE IS THIRSTY, GIVE HIM A DRINK; FOR IN SO DOING YOU WILL HEAP COALS OF FIRE ON HIS HEAD.“ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” ” Rom. 12:19-21Rom. 12:19-21

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Matt. 4 Matt. 4 - Temptation - Temptation

2

““Are you not therefore Are you not therefore mistaken, because you mistaken, because you do not know the do not know the Scriptures nor the Scriptures nor the power of God?” power of God?”

Mk. 12:24Mk. 12:24

2

““But you do not have But you do not have His word abiding in His word abiding in you, because whom He you, because whom He sent, Him you do not sent, Him you do not believe”believe”

Jn. 5:38Jn. 5:38

2

““Oh how love I thy Oh how love I thy law!” law!”

Ps. 119:97Ps. 119:97

2

““You search the You search the Scriptures, for in them Scriptures, for in them you think you have you think you have eternal life; and these eternal life; and these are they which testify of are they which testify of Me” Me” Jn. 5:39Jn. 5:39

2

““shepherd the church shepherd the church of God which He of God which He purchased with His purchased with His own blood.” own blood.”

Acts 20:28Acts 20:28

3

““Husbands, love your Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ wives, just as Christ also loved the church also loved the church and gave Himself for and gave Himself for her.” her.”

Eph. 5:25Eph. 5:25

3

““the church is subject the church is subject to Christ” to Christ” v. 30 “For we are v. 30 “For we are members of His body, members of His body, of His flesh and of His of His flesh and of His bones” bones” Eph. 5:24, 30Eph. 5:24, 30

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Give time, effort, money, service, devotion

““As the Father loved As the Father loved Me, I also have loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.”you; abide in My love.”

Jn. 15:9Jn. 15:9

3

““A new commandment I A new commandment I give to you, that you love give to you, that you love one another; as I have one another; as I have loved you, that you also loved you, that you also love one another. By this love one another. By this all will know that you are all will know that you are My disciples, if you have My disciples, if you have love for one another.”love for one another.”

Jn. 13:34-35Jn. 13:34-35

4

““That there should be That there should be no no schismschism in the body, in the body, but that the members but that the members should have the same should have the same carecare for one another.” for one another.”

1 Cor. 12:251 Cor. 12:25

CARECARE

4

““And be kind to one And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, another, tenderhearted, forgivingforgiving one another, one another, even as God in Christ even as God in Christ forgave you.”forgave you.”

Eph. 4:32Eph. 4:32

ForgivenessForgiveness

4

““......through love serve one another””

Gal. 5:13Gal. 5:13

ServingServing

4

““He by the grace of He by the grace of God tasted death for God tasted death for every man.”every man.”

Heb. 2:9Heb. 2:9

5

““Those who are well have Those who are well have no need of a physician, no need of a physician, but those who are sick.” but those who are sick.” Matt. 9:12Matt. 9:12

““For the Son of Man is For the Son of Man is come to seek and to save come to seek and to save that which is lost” that which is lost” Lk. 19:10Lk. 19:10

5

““My hearts desire and prayer My hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they to God for Israel is that they might be saved.” might be saved.” Rom. 10:1Rom. 10:1

““For I could wish that I myself For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh.” according to the flesh.”

Rom. 9:3Rom. 9:3

PaulPaul

5

““But we have this But we have this treasure in earthen treasure in earthen vessels, that the vessels, that the excellence of the power excellence of the power may be of God and not may be of God and not of us.” of us.” 2 Cor. 4:72 Cor. 4:7

God

Inspired ApostlesInspired Apostles

ChristChrist

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1. His enemies

2. Scriptures

3. Church

4. Brethren

5. Souls

To Be Like JesusTo Be Like Jesus

“If you keep My commandments, you

will abide in My love, just as I have

kept My Father's commandments and

abide in His love.” Jn. 15:10

Stay, continue, dwell, remain

• HearHear John 12:48John 12:48

• BelieveBelieve John 8:24John 8:24

• RepentRepent Luke 13:3Luke 13:3

• ConfessConfess Matt. 10:32-33Matt. 10:32-33

• BaptizedBaptized Mark 16:16Mark 16:16

• FaithfulFaithful Matt. 24:13Matt. 24:13