Most people equate love with feelings of affection or even attraction, but Jesus associated love with something far more shocking and counterintuitive. Find out what love looks like to Jesus and what that could mean in our relationships today as we discover “The Way of Love,” part of The Gospel According to John Series.
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MESSAGE STUDY NOTES (also as PDF download above)
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WARM UP
Have you ever participated in a foot washing ritual? If so, describe.
READ
John 13:1-17
KEY INSIGHTS
The Way of Love
1. Love requires service
2. Service is relational
3. Service is grounded in identity
4. Service is subversive
5. Service is required
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1. People say that 80 percent of the ministry in the church is done by 20 percent of the people. Do you agree with this and, if so, why do you think it is so disproportionate?
2. Jesus served out of his identity. How would having a solid identity as “loved by God” change the way we view serving?
APPLICATION
How are you showing love to your church these days?
FOR MENTORING
What would you say to a fellow believer who has never taken responsibility in a regular service role?
