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WHAT COMES AFTER SUNDAY?

Use the next steps, Bible plan, message recap, questions & resources below to go deeper.

this week's next steps

Memorize John 15:12

Love someone else in a practical way this week

Walk out friendship with Jesus

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This Week's Message Recap:

In John 15:11–16, Jesus teaches that loving one another is not optional for His followers. This was not just true for Jesus' followers 2,000 years ago, it is still true today. Loving others is a direct expression of "remaining" in Jesus' love. When Jesus says to "love each other as I have loved you," he is defining love as sacrificial and intentional - a love that reflects His own character. This kind of love moves beyond words and becomes visible through service, friendship and putting others before ourselves. It can't get much more counter-cultural than that. Sometimes when we think about "reaching the world," we think that is a job for missionaries. But "the world" includes your and my neighbors, co workers and family. Not is "called" by God to go to the other side of the world to reach people for Jesus, our job is to support those who do. But ALL OF US are called to "love one another" with Jesus' sacrificial love. This should cause each of us to pause and evaluate how we are doing loving others.

Questions to Consider:

1. How are you doing as a servant and friend of God? What is a practical step you can take this week to strengthen in both categories?
2. How are you doing loving other people? What is a practical step you can make this week to show sacrificial love to someone else?
3. In what ways are you supporting (by praying, going on a missions trip or giving to send others) reaching others around the world? Is there a practical step you can take this week to support reaching others?