Below are 14 practical ways to love others like Jesus.  They are not things you necessarily have to do, but are simply examples.

If we want to simply love others, then we can love others simply.

14 Ways to Love Others Like Jesus

1. Love the person right in front of you. There is so much pain and loneliness in the world, you can be pretty sure the person next to on the bus or the checker at the grocery store could use a kind word, a smile, or a helping hand. Get off your cell phone and talk to them. Get to know them. Ask them how their day is going… and mean it. Remember their name. 
2. Take food to your neighbors. Nothing fancy… a plate of cookies, a loaf of fresh-baked bread. When you give it to them, don’t drop it in their arms and run. Stand and talk for a bit if they seem to want that. Don’t invite yourself in, just be friendly. 
3. Have neighbors over for dinner or dessert. Don’t make it formal or fancy. Just pizza and pop. Or BBQ and beer. Just laugh, tell stories, and listen. 
4. Hand out homeless bags to people you see on the street. The ones we hand out contain a tarp, a pair of socks, some non-perishable food, a bottle of water, a scarf, and whatever else we can find.
5. Watch the children of single mothers so they can go shopping alone. Or, men, offer watch all the kids so your wife and the other woman can go get some coffee and chat.
6. Take up gardening so you can talk to your neighbor who is all alone.
7. When you take your kids to activities, don’t retreat to your car and listen to the radio or text on your cell phone. Stick around and talk with any other parents who are there.
8. Do the Twelve Days of Christmas for a friend or neighbor. Every day, sneak over, leave a gift or present on their doorstep, ring the bell, and run! If you have children, they LOVE doing this around Christmas time.
9. Put together Shoe Boxes with Samaritan’s Purse.
10. Help raise money to rescue girls in slavery. Sell candy or treats, not for a band trip to Hawaii, but to raise money to rescue girls from slavery or some other human need.
11. Help a missionary family overseas by doing things they cannot do where they are. Download podcasts and load hundreds of them on a CD and send it to them. Send them clothes and crafts they cannot get overseas.
12. Pack and deliver boxes of food and presents on Christmas Eve to families in the community that are less fortunate.
13. Volunteer to help feed the poor and homeless in your area. Bring crafts to do with the children.
14. Buy food for a homeless person on the street, and then sit and talk with them while they eat (If they don’t mind). Hug them!

The bottom line is that simple (not big and glorious) acts of kindness are effective ways of loving others like Jesus.  BUT they don’t cost an arm and a leg and they won’t burn you out either. They are just simple ways to be kind every day to friends and strangers so that we can offer light, love and hope to the people around us.