Authentic Love

Published: Jan. 19, 2020, 10 a.m.

b'Beloved: Gospel of John\\nAuthentic Love: Pastor Michael Dascoli\\nJanuary 19, 2020 \\n\\nPlease turn in your Bibles to John 13:31-38 \\n\\nV 31: When he was gone, Jesus said, \\u201cNow the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in Him. 32 If God is glorified in Him, God will glorify the Son in Himself, and will glorify Him at once.\\n33 \\u201cMy children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.\\n\\nGlorified (doxa): to be understood in such a way as to be thought good \\n\\n1: In what ways might we try to glorify Him? \\n\\nHow did Jesus glorify God the Father?\\n\\n\\u201cI have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do. John 17:4\\n\\n2: What truly brings glory to God? \\n\\nV 34: \\u201cA 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.\\u201d\\n\\nWhat\\u2019s so new about this command? It\\u2019s not new in time, but new in \\nexperience: fresh\\n\\n\\u201cAs I have loved you, so you must love one another.\\u201d John 13:34b\\n\\nBy this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.\\u201d\\nJohn 13:35\\n\\n3: When we don\\u2019t get love right, how might we try to compensate for it?\\n\\nV 36: Simon Peter asked Him, \\u201cLord, where are you going?\\u201d \\nJesus replied, \\u201cWhere I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later.\\u201d \\n37 Peter asked, \\u201cLord, why can\\u2019t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.\\u201d \\n38 Then Jesus answered, \\u201cWill you really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times! \\n\\n\\u201cWe know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other.\\u201d \\n1John 3:14a\\n\\nWhat is God\\u2019s Spirit speaking into your life today? \\nHow must you respond?'