Jesus Gives a New Command
John 4:1-30, 13:34-35; Luke 18:15-16, 19:1-10 Our true story comes from parts of the Bible called the Gospel of Luke and the Gospel of John. Luke and John were friends and helpers of Jesus. And the word gospel means “good news!” We begin with Jesus, God’s Son. One day, Jesus was teaching, and He said something very important. Jesus said the most important thing He wants us to do is to love each other the way that He loves us. And Jesus showed us how to love like Him! We can read about it in the Bible. One day, Jesus was teaching some people. Some grown-ups brought their children to see Jesus, but Jesus’ friends, the disciples, told the children to go away. When Jesus heard this, He said, “Let the little children come to me” (Luke 18:16, NIrV). Jesus loved the children! Jesus loves everyone—children, grown-ups, grandparents. We can love like Jesus and love everyone too! Jesus loves everyone, even if they’ve made a bad choice. One day, Jesus met a man named Zacchaeus who had made bad cho