Jesus Said Love Everyone

Purpose:
To encourage our family members
to show greater love for each other and to others we associate with.

“A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another as I have loved you”

Lesson: When Jesus knew that He was about to be crucified, He gave His disciples a most important commandment—to love one another the same way He loved them. He told them that people would know that they were His disciples if they followed this commandment. People will know that we are followers of Jesus Christ when they see that we are trying to love everyone.


What are some ways that we can show love for others?


I can be kind. Jesus taught that we can share what we have with others. We can visit people who are sick. We can make someone who is new feel welcome. Jesus did these things, and we can, too. He said that when we do these things for others, we are doing it for Him (see Matt. 25:40). When we share with others, we are not just sharing with them—we are sharing with Him. When we visit others, it is as if we are also visiting Him. When we make others feel welcome, we are making Him feel welcome too. Surely that is why being kind helps us to have a good feeling and to feel close to our Savior.


I can serve others. Jesus spent His whole life serving others. He even gave His life for others—for us. He taught that the greatest among us would be those who serve others as He did (see Matt. 23:11). That is hard for some people to understand. They think that if everyone serves them, it means that they are very important. Jesus Christ taught a better way—to serve others by helping them, by comforting them, by treating them as He treated others.


Games and Activities: (click on the links below for more information)

Steal My Heart Game from Family Fun

Valentine Bags Cut two hearts out of paper or felt. Staple together to make a pocket. near top of hearts staple yarn, ribbon or string so you can hang them. We are hanging ours from our FHE chart, but my cousin hangs them on each family members door. We then can put slips of paper in them telling that person what we love about them. We get to read them all on Valentines day, or during FHE just after Valentines day.