Love Like Jesus Loved

What is love? Today it can mean so many things. Bono of U2 sings
"in the name of love", Haddaway pleads that his baby won't hurt him
with it, romantic novelist Jojo Moyes says that "love drives all
great stories, and sister Catherine Wybourne says, "Love is free
yet binds us." So many opinions and so many songs. John, an Apostle
of Jesus tells us that love is absolutely without question a fruit
of the Spirit exhibited by true followers of Jesus. In fact, he
says, without love for one another, we are walking in darkness and
an obstacle to the Gospel. Jesus gave his disciples a new
commandment when he said that they were to love one another in the
way that he had loved them. This changed everything. To love like
Jesus loved will mean a new depth, scope, and purpose in love. A
church that loves like Jesus loved will have a contagious culture,
clarity of purpose and will thrive on mission.