This Is How They Will Know You Are My Disciples - Love One Another
Big question: How can people outside the church see the way we love one another and conclude, "They must be disciples of Jesus"?
The title of this series comes from John 13:34-35. On the night before the cross, after Jesus had washed His disciples' feet, He gave them a new command: love one another as He had loved them. He then said that this visible love would become one of the clearest identifying marks of His followers: "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
Jesus was not describing love as a theory. He had just demonstrated it through humble service, and He was about to demonstrate it completely at the cross. The question for us is therefore practical: What does that kind of love actually look like when people watch Christians live together?
This series focuses on visible, hands-on love rather than simply studying academic definitions of love. The aim is to help move the church culture from a knowledge-based faith toward obedient, practical discipleship.
Each message includes a Gospel anchor, a practical application, and a simple accountability step. These are draft versions of the slides used in the messages, but they should give the overall flow and teaching clearly.
Downloads are provided in two formats: PPTX for PowerPoint or LibreOffice, and PDF for viewing or printing. These are the drafts and may not have been delivered exactly. Also many pptx PowerPoint files have hidden Easter Eggs (Hidden Slides) for further reading.
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1. Speech - Build Up and Tame the Tongue
Texts: Ephesians 4; James 3
Focus: Mature love uses words to build people up, not tear them down.
2. Wise Love - Burdens and Loads
Text: Galatians 6:1-10
Focus: Mature love helps carry burdens without taking over the loads people must carry themselves.
3. Mature Love - Bear With and Forgive
Texts: Colossians 3; Ephesians 4
Focus: Mature love bears with weakness, forgives honestly, and pursues reconciliation where possible.
4. Serve and Share - Love Uses What It Has
Texts: Acts 2:42-47; Acts 4:32-35; Acts 6
Focus: Mature love serves gladly and shares freely. Love becomes visible when disciples use what they have to meet real needs.
5. No More Triangles - Love Goes Direct
Texts: Matthew 18:15; Matthew 5:23-24
Focus: Mature love moves toward people directly instead of talking sideways about them.
6. Love Goes Low - The King Who Washed Feet
Text: John 13:1-17
Focus: Mature love serves humbly. The greater you are, the lower you go.
- PowerPoint presentation (PPTX)
- PDF version
- Louie Giglio's short golf ball video - backup copy in case the embedded video does not play inside the PowerPoint presentation.
7. Love Builds Courage - Encourage and Spur One Another On
Texts: 1 Thessalonians 5:11; Hebrews 10:24-25
Focus: Mature love encourages people and spurs them on toward obedience and growth.
8. Love Makes Space - Hospitality
Texts: Romans 12:13; 1 Peter 4:9-10
Focus: Mature love makes room for people through practical, grace-filled hospitality.
9. Love Fights for Unity
Texts: Ephesians 4; Philippians 2; Romans 14-15; Psalm 133
Focus: Mature love values people above preferences and fights for Spirit-given unity.
10. Love Moves Outward - Spur One Another Toward Mission
Texts: Hebrews 10:24-25; Matthew 28:18-20
Focus: Mature love helps another person take their next step toward Jesus - whether hearing the Gospel for the first time, beginning to follow Him, or growing further as a disciple.
For the moment, this concludes the series.