05/17/2026
Join Layton Hills Baptist Church this morning for a thru music, prayer, and the hearing of God's Word.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/N6CFEoFVQvE?feature=share
Our worship team leads our musical worship thru "I Will Follow", "When We All Get To Heaven", "I'll Fly Away", "You've Already Won", and closes with "Living for Jesus".
This morning, Pastor John Jemar continues to the study from the gospel of John chapter 13.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John13+%3A31-38&version=NASB1995
Sermon-in-a-sentence:
In John 13:33-35, Jesus prepares His disciples for His departure by calling them to a new kind of love, so that the world will recognize His presence in them.
Point 1: Where Jesus Goes Alone (John 13:33)
When you can’t go where Jesus goes, you must hold tighter to what Jesus says because His absence is not abandonment; it’s preparation.
Big Idea:
Jesus goes where only Jesus can go, so we can stop striving to be strong enough & start trusting that Jesus is Savior enough
Point 2: Loving One Another (John 13:34-35)
The world may ignore our arguments, but it can’t ignore our love because love makes Jesus visible.
Big Idea:
The clearest proof that Jesus is real in us is not how much we know, but how well we love … divine love like Jesus.
Belief that becomes Action: How to live “Love like Jesus”
If Jesus loved you when you didn’t deserve it, then the Spirit can empower you to love others when they don’t deserve it, starting with the people closest to you.
6 Actions For Transformational Living =
1. Start with God = Begin the day with one simple prayer: “Jesus, love through me today.” Ask for help before you need it
2. Let Jesus wash your feet = Confess quickly, receive grace fully, don’t carry yesterday’s guilt into today’s relationships (1 John 1:9)
3. Love first at home = Choose one “towel-and-basin” action daily, serve in a practical way without announcing it
(a chore, a note, a kind word, a listening ear)
4. Use love in your words = Before you speak, ask: “Will this sound like Jesus?” Replace sarcasm with encouragement; replace harshness with truth spoken gently (Ephesians 4:29)
5. Forgive faster = Refuse scorekeeping. Take one relationship where resentment is growing & initiate peace … apologize for your part, extend forgiveness, start rebuilding trust wisely
6. Make love your witness = This week, show visible love to a believer who isn’t “your type” (welcome, include, pray, help). Let the watching world see a different kind of community
Is it obvious that you belong to Jesus, or is Jesus calling you to start obeying the new commandment today?
If God is moving in your heart to respond to the message, the church can be reached confidentially via email at [email protected] or via phone at +1(801)544-2426.
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Read the Scripture with us:
Monday: Ezekiel 23
Tuesday: Ezekiel 24-25
Wednesday: Ezekiel 26-27
Thursday: Ezekiel 28-29
Friday: Ezekiel 30-31
Saturday: Ezekiel 32
Sunday: Ezekiel 33