"you shall love the lord your god with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your...
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"You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” Deut. 6:5
Matt. 22:34-40 & Mark 12:28-34
Trying to Trap Jesus
Which is most important
611 Commandments
246 positive - 365 negative
Obey one perfectly ??
“Love God withAll Your.... HeartHeart
In comparison to nothing else or no one else.
Be ready to give up...
Relatives - Mk. 10:37
Possessions – Mt. 6:24
“Love God withAll Your.... SoulSoul
Give all spiritual nature to God
Ready to give up comforts
Acts 7 – Stephen
Luke 9:24 “lose his life”
Gal. 2:20 “Christ lives in me”
“Love God withAll Your.... MindMind
Apply self to know God
Hunger & thirst - Matt. 5:6
Receive the truth of God’s word
Will think about God in all things
“Love God withAll Your.... StrengthStrength
Use body in God’s service
Col. 3:17 - do all in name
1 Cor. 10:31 – to glory of God
We will sacrifice to serve God...
Time, money, comforts
Love God with all...
heart, soul, mind, strength
Why is this first ?
Includes all the others
John 14:15 – desires to obey
“And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.‘” Matt. 22:39
Love neighbor as yourself
Golden Rule – Matt. 7:12
Treat him as you want him to treat youTreat him as you want him to treat you
Rom. 13:9-10Rom. 13:9-10 “ “Love does no harm Love does no harm to a neighborto a neighbor””
“There is no other commandment greater than these.” – Mark 12:31
1st Love GodLove God [heart, soul, mind, strength]
Commands 1-4
2nd Love NeighborLove Neighbor
Commands 5-10
“But the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned,”
1 Tim.1:5
Love God
Love Neighbor
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
[email protected]@bellsouth.net
www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Evening Jan. 11, 2009