Glorious Love
Life In His Name
October 26, 2025
Rev. Chuck Askew
At RUF NC State’s 25th anniversary service the sermon on John 13:31–35 calls Christians to love one another by grasping how God gave up his most glorious gift—his Son—on the cross, and shows that understanding and communion empower and transform our ability to love as Jesus did.
Summary
Celebrating 25 years on campus, the service centered on John 13:31–35 and the command to love one another. The preacher argued that mere words cannot produce true love; real growth in love comes from seeing the glory of God revealed in the Son, most clearly in the cross, where God gives up what he treasures for our salvation. Recognizing that God’s self-giving love changes our hearts, we are enabled to lay aside our hunger for personal glory and love others sacrificially. The sermon culminated in communion as a tangible reminder and means by which God’s love fills, changes, and empowers us to love.
Key Points
- 25th anniversary service at NC State highlighted by former students now ministers leading worship
- Scripture focus: John 13:31–35 and the new command to love one another
- Saying 'love' isn’t enough—love must grow in the heart
- True, compelling beauty to the Father is the glory of the Son; Jesus wants disciples to treasure that glory
- The cross shows God giving up his most glorious gift (the Son) for our salvation, which transforms our understanding and capacity to love
- Our pursuit of personal glory often blocks sacrificial love, but Jesus gives us the same glory that fueled his love so we can love likewise
- Communion is used as a fitting response: a reminder and means by which God’s love fills, changes, and empowers us to love others
- Call to silent prayer and reflection before participating in the Lord’s Supper
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