One can only imagine how the crowd would have reacted to Jesus’ statement that He was about to give them a brand new command. They already had in their possession the Old Testament with its over 600 commands so they probably wondered: could there actually be another one? To their shock Jesus told them to love God and one another. How could “love” be another command after all there were plenty of verses in the Old Testament relating to love? What Jesus was telling the people of His day was not that He was giving them a new command that was not previously written or known but one that was not being followed! This sermon is going to focus on this new command called “love” for many churches today struggle to be known for loving God and one another.