Scripture:  John 13, 1 John 4

Speaker:  Scott Meyer, Lead Minister

Summary: This sermon introduces a new series on relationships, emphasizing that they are both the greatest source of blessing and the deepest source of pain in our lives. Scott contrasts cultural “gurus” who sell advice with Jesus as our true Rabbi, who not only teaches but models a way of life grounded in sacrificial love. Drawing from John 13 and 1 John 4, he reminds listeners that love originates with God and must first be received from Him before it can be shared with others. Biblical love is defined not as a feeling but as a decision and action—patient, kind, forgiving, and persistent—radically different from the transactional love promoted by culture. You are invited over the coming weeks to follow Jesus’ example in your relationships, choosing daily to love as He loved, so that their lives and communities may be transformed.