Jesus Says: Love Others

John 15:12

Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called John. John was one of the friends and helpers of Jesus.

Jesus taught us how to be a good friend. One night, Jesus was having dinner with his friends, the disciples. He said the greatest thing you can do is to: "Love each other as I have loved you" (John 15:12 NIV). He wants us to love others like He loves us! And that is a LOT of love because Jesus loves everyone!


Do you remember the story about the woman Jesus met when he was thirsty? She didn’t think Jesus would take a drink of water from her because she was from a different town. But did Jesus love her? Yes!


Jesus loves everyone—even people from different towns. That means we should love everyone even if they are different—no matter where they live or what food they like to eat or what toys they like to play with. The number one thing we can do is to love everyone, even people who are different, like Jesus!


Remember when Jesus met Zacchaeus? Zacchaeus had done some pretty bad things, but Jesus told him to come down from that tree.


Jesus loved Zacchaeus and wanted to be his friend. So does that mean we should still love our little brother even when he breaks our toy? Yes! The number one thing we can do is to love everyone, even toy-breaking younger brothers!


Remember the woman who was so sad? She had no friends. No one wanted to play with her. No one wanted to share a snack . . . except for who? Yes! Jesus!


Jesus loved the woman and was her friend! We should love everyone like Jesus and be a good friend to everyone. You could find someone playing alone at school and invite them to play with you. We want to love like Jesus. That’s the number one thing!


Jesus loved the woman at the well, he loved Zacchaeus when he climbed up in that tree, and he loved the woman everyone ignored. He loved all of them. Jesus loves everyone! And because Jesus loves me and because Jesus loves you, the number one thing we can do is love others, too!



Bible Paraphrase: Love each other as I have loved you. – John 15:12, NIV

Text Truth: We can love like Jesus.



Family Devotional

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. – John 15:12 NIV

We have been learning a lot about how Jesus loves everyone. Jesus loves people who are different than Him. Jesus loves people when they do something wrong. Jesus loves people when no one else does. Jesus loves everyone! And Jesus wants us to love everyone, too.
Love each other as I have loved you. – John 15:12 NIV

Jesus did so many things to show people that He loves them while He was on Earth. With your family, make a list of things He did. What are some of the things? Jesus helped the sick, forgave, listened, prayed for people, encouraged, said kind words, gave people food, taught people about God, told the truth, and so many other things!

 Pray with your family. Allow any family members to pray if they wish. Acknowledge to God that Jesus is an amazing friend, and He truly loves everyone. Ask God to help you love like Jesus by (read through your family's list). Acknowledge to God that you want everyone to know how much Jesus loves them. Thank God for His love. And acknowledge to God your love for Him.

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