Hey, welcome everyone to the Zoe Church Podcast. We're a church in Los Angeles, California, called

Zoe, the Greek word for abundant life and the abundant life that can only be found in Jesus.

We're going to jump in in just a moment to the first installment of a brand new series that we're in called Messy.

We're trying to bring comfort and clarity to relationships that can be chaotic or confusing.

We're going to go to the scriptures to learn how Jesus teaches us how to handle relationships.

So we're going to jump in in just a moment, but thank you to everyone that subscribes,

comments, likes, and shares our podcast.

And thank you to everyone that calls our church home, continue to partner with us as we do

our best to make a difference in the earth.

But come on, let's jump in to week one of Messi.

John 1512, my command, this is Jesus, my command is this, love each other as I have loved you.

NBD. Greater love has no one than this than to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I

command. This sounds like my conversation with my children. You can sleep in my house if you do

what I command. It's funnier than your reaction, but that's fine. I no longer call you servants because a servant does not know his master's business

and said, I have called you friends.

For everything that I learned from my father, I have made known to you.

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit,

fruit that will last. And so that whatever you ask in my name, the Father will give you,

this is my command. Love each other. This is my command. I love what God said. You didn't choose me. I chose you. I first chose you. I loved you. And I chose you not to just serve me. I chose friendship. I don't call you just a servant of the kingdom of God. I call you my friend. I don't know if you realize,

you know, in the city of Los Angeles, there are a ton of name drops going on. Super Bowl weekend.

You ever just have to be like, oh, sorry, let me just pick up that name you dropped.

You can have it back? Like, if you ever, like, in a a social setting you're like feeling the urge of the

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