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MAIN IDEA Jesus Christ showed us love, forgiveness, and grace when we didn’t deserve it. He continues to treat us with grace. We should follow His example by showing love, forgiveness, and grace to others. NKJV

MEMORY VERSES EPHESIANS 5:1-2 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling aroma. NKJV

Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here. INTRODUCTION Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here. NKJV

What makes that person a good example? INTRODUCTION What makes that person a good example? NKJV

MAIN LESSON 1. We can learn to follow Jesus’ example of loving others by reading about how He lived in the Bible. NKJV

MAIN LESSON 1 Peter 2:21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps. NKJV

MAIN LESSON 2. We were enemies of God because of sin and we do not deserve God’s love and forgiveness. Jesus’ greatest demonstration of love was His death that took the punishment for sin. NKJV

MAIN LESSON Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. NKJV

MAIN LESSON 3. God wants us to follow Christ’s example of love. We can do this by forgiving others, showing them grace, and doing kind things for them. NKJV

MAIN LESSON Colossians 3:13 Bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. NKJV

Who is our greatest example to follow? FAITH IN ACTION Who is our greatest example to follow? Whom should we show the love of Christ to? How can we show the love of Christ to others this week? NKJV

SUM IT UP We can learn to follow Jesus’ example of loving others by reading about how He lived in the Bible. NKJV

SUM IT UP We were enemies of God because of sin and we do not deserve God’s love and forgiveness. However, Jesus’ greatest demonstration of love was His death and resurrection that took the punishment for sin. NKJV

SUM IT UP God wants us to follow Christ’s example of love. We can do this by forgiving others, showing them grace, and doing kind things for them. NKJV

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