Love Actual People

This week we will be in John 13:31-38, Jesus' one final command—love one another as I have loved you. Spoken in a moment of fear, failure, and looming betrayal, this command is not sentimental or abstract. It is concrete, visible, humble, and costly. As the disciples face their own “what do we do now?” moment, Jesus reveals that the defining mark of His followers is not strength, success, or certainty, but a love shaped by the cross. This message challenges us to love real, unworthy, and often uncomfortable people—and to do so in a way that makes Jesus unmistakably visible to the world.