Text: John 13:31-35 / GCF Nuvali / 27 August 2017 John 13 introduces us to what a number of biblical scholars would coin as the “upper room discourse”. This discourse covers chapters 13 to 17, which is the longest recorded table-talk that Jesus had with the apostles before His arrest at Gethsemane. What we can also observe as a hallmark of these sets of conversations was how the Greek word ‘agape’ or its verb form ‘agapao’ were mentioned more in chapters 13-17 in comparison to the rest of the book. Therefore, we can infer that the subject matter of “love” was definitely emphasized in the apostles’ long talk with Jesus. In John 13:31-35, we dive into the words of Christ and discover His own definition of love, its implications in our lives and its impact to the world!

1. Love begets love.
John 13:31-35
27 August 2017 / GCF Nuvali

2. How would you truly feel?
What would you really do?

3. John 13:31-35
When he had gone out, Jesus said,“Now is the Son
of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is
glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself,
and glorify him at once. Little children, yet a little
while I am with you. You will seek me, and just as I
said to the Jews, so now I also say to you,‘Where I am
going you cannot come.’ A new commandment I give
to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved
you, you also are to love one another. By this all
people will know that you are my disciples, if you have
love for one another.”

4. “Love is the one thing we're
capable of perceiving that
transcends time and space.”
- Dr. Brand, Interstellar

5. “Love moves in mysterious ways…”
- Nina

6. LOVE

8. Love begets love.
John 13:31-35
27 August 2017 / GCF Nuvali

9. “… Now, bringing to a climax a theme
developed throughout this Gospel, John
makes it clear that the supreme
moment of divine self-disclosure, the
greatest moment of displayed glory, was
in the shame of the cross.”

10. Yes, Jesus is God…
And He is also the Suffering Servant.

11. John 13:31-35
When he had gone out, Jesus said,“Now is the Son
of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God
is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in
himself, and glorify him at once. Little children, yet a
little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just
as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you,
‘Where I am going you cannot come.’ A new
commandment I give to you, that you love one
another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love
one another. By this all people will know that you
are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

12. John 13:31-35
When he had gone out, Jesus said,“Now is the Son
of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God
is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in
himself, and glorify him at once. Little children, yet a
little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just
as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you,
‘Where I am going you cannot come.’ A new
commandment I give to you, that you love one
another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love
one another. By this all people will know that you
are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

13. The more we recognize the depth of our own
sin, the more we recognize the love of the
Saviour; the more we appreciate the love of the
Saviour, the higher his standard appears; the higher
his standard appears, the more we recognize in
our selfishness, our innate self-centredness, the
depth of our own sin.With a standard like this, no
thoughtful believer can ever say, this side of the
[Second Coming],‘I am perfectly keeping the basic
stipulation of the new covenant.’
- D.A. Carson

14. Some observations on people:
•The apathetic
•The business-minded
•The hard-to-please
•The wounded lover

15. Self-centeredness often leads to…
• Neglecting others in our suffering
• Forgetting others in our pleasures

16. Based on 1 Corinthians 13:1-8,
love must not/never...
• envy, boast, arrogant (v. 4)
• insist its own way (v. 5a)
• irritable, resentful (v. 5b)
• rejoice at wrongdoing (v. 6)
• end (v. 8)

17. John 13:31-35
When he had gone out, Jesus said,“Now is the Son
of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God
is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself,
and glorify him at once. Little children, yet a little
while I am with you. You will seek me, and just as I
said to the Jews, so now I also say to you,‘Where I
am going you cannot come.’ A new commandment I
give to you, that you love one another: just as I have
loved you, you also are to love one another. By this
all people will know that you are my disciples, if you
have love for one another.”

18. Love begets love.

19. Remember:
Look closely at the example
that Jesus has already set.

20. “Preach the Gospel at all times.
When necessary, use words.”
St. Francis of Assisi

21. Remember:
Look at people
the way Jesus would.

22. Remember:
Look out for ways to express
the love of Jesus.

23. BLESS somebody this week!
Begin with prayer.
Listen to a friend.
Eat with a friend.
Serve a friend.
Share your story.

24. Remember:
Look to Jesus at all times —
for strength, wisdom, and
humility in every situation.

25. John 13:34-35
“A new commandment I give to you,
that you love one another: just as I
have loved you, you also are to love
one another. By this all people will
know that you are my disciples, if you
have love for one another.”

26. Love begets love.