This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the audio broadcast ministry of Pastor Rick Warren.

Today, Pastor Rick continues in a series called 40 Days of Love.

In these lessons, Rick looks into the Bible to help you better understand God's great love for you

and to empower you to love others the way Jesus does.

But first, in just a bit, we'll tell you how to get Pastor Rick's 40 Days of Love Bible study

with six video sessions and workbook.

It's perfect for individual studying and also great to do with a small group of friends.

You can take a sneak peek by going to pastorrick.com while you listen.

Or just text the word hope to 800-600-5,000-4.

That's the word hope to 800-600-5,000-4.

Right now, here's Pastor Rick with part one of a message called loving like Jesus loves me.

Now, the best way to learn anything is to learn by a model.

When we see somebody else doing, oh, that's how you do it, okay, I got that.

And we always learn faster, quicker, and deeper when somebody gives us an example.

And who is the best example for love? Well, it's Jesus Christ.

Jesus was the only person with perfect love with perfect understanding of relationships.

They're on your outline in John chapter 13. Jesus said, I'm giving you a new commandment.

Love each other in the same way that I have loved you, circle in the same way.

Jesus says, the way that I have modeled for you, the way I have loved you, I want you to pass that on to other people.

So, I'm the model and the way I love you is how I want you to love other people.

In fact, in the next verse, John 13.15, he says, I've given you an example to follow, do as I have done to you.

Now, you can't fully understand how to love other people and to first understand how much God loves you.

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