• Ephesians 5:1-2
  • Demanding love
    • Mark 10:17-22 – Jesus demanded sacrifice from the man.
    • Matthew 10:32-33, 16, 22, 25, 28, 34-36; 11:1 – Jesus demanded much from His 12 apostles.
  • Tough love
    • Matthew 23:37 – The people needed tough love from Jesus
    • Acts 9:3-16 – Paul’s conversion
    • Don’t let anyone soften Jesus’ love – it should cut us deeply!
    • Love does not mean the absence of rebuke.
  • Unpopular love
    • Luke 7:34-50 – Jesus loves even the most lowly people.
  • Patient love
    • Matthew 14:30-31; 16:21-23; John 13:8-10; Luke 22:31-32, 50-51, 60-62; John 21:15-22 – Jesus had patient love for Peter through all his mistakes.
  • Sacrificial love
    • John 1:29; 10:11; 15:13; 19:1-3, 16-18, 28-30 – Jesus gave Himself for us.
  • Personal love
    • Galatians 2:20