Grace Made Visible
Grace Made Visible in Jesus - Jesus Embodied It
John 15:12-17
Grace Made Visible
Jesus embodied it
John 15:12-17
Love each another …
“So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” John 13:34-35
Your skin is God’s presence made visible in this world.
How did Jesus love?
(1) When Jesus loved, He put other’s first
v13, “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
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Romans 12:10, “Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other."
Love Lesson: Our ability to love can never exceed our willingness to be vulnerable.
(2) When Jesus loved, He took the initiative
v16a, “You didn’t choose me. I chose you.”
Move from contract thinking to covenant living.
Love Lesson: Love is the courageous choice to risk going first.
(3) When Jesus loved, He refused to settle
v16b, “I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit…”
Love Lesson: Love requires we bring out your best so as to bring out the best in others.
Final Thought: His Grace in me shows up in me, when I am living out of His Grace.
Series Information
The world is desperate to see God’s vision of the church. But instead of the beautiful bride of Christ, the world often sees a judgmental, hypocritical people. But the church is to be Grace Made Visible. Jesus declared that the very thing that makes grace visible in the world is in our love for one another. When we are “one”, others will know we are his disciples. In other words, God’s grace in us becomes visible when we love one another well.