Jesus As Love

SPEAKER: Sarah Taylor

PASSAGE: John 3:16-17; 1 John 4:7-12

In the final week of our Advent series, we turn to the theme that holds all the others together: love. Not sentimental love or transactional love, but agape—selfless, sacrificial, unconditional love. In this teaching, we explore how Jesus doesn’t just bring God’s love…He embodies it. Through John 3:16–17 and 1 John 4:7–12, we’re reminded that Jesus came not to condemn the world, but to restore it. His birth was God’s rescue plan set in motion—a gift freely given, not earned. A love that moves toward us in our brokenness, offers us new life, and transforms us from the inside out. This message invites you to:

- Sit with the reality of how deeply you are loved by God

- Release shame, condemnation, and the pressure to “earn” God’s love

- Learn how experiencing Jesus’ love reshapes the way we love others

- Enter Christmas with gratitude instead of disappointment, contentment instead of comparison

Whether you’re confident in your faith, curious, or carrying wounds from past church experiences, this teaching is an invitation to receive the greatest gift of Advent—and to let that love flow through you to a world that desperately needs it. Because Jesus is love. And His love changes everything.