A Man and His Mission

37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 22:37-40

Mission Objective: Love God Love People

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21

II. Mission Critical:

YOUR HEART YOUR SOUL YOUR MIND LOVE GOD LOVE PEOPLE

37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 22:37-49

God is to be loved preeminently and unreservedly You Shall the Lord your God love with: All your heart All your soul All your mind God is to be loved preeminently and unreservedly

Mission Barriers: * Lordship and Acknowledgment

Mission Barriers: * Lordship and Acknowledgment Is God Truly Worthy Of Our Love and Obedience?

Have you not known. Have you not heard Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. Isaiah 40:28

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. Psalm 145:3

‘Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you. Jeremiah 32:17

IV. A Call To Arms

To love and treasure the lord God: I must acknowledge his supremacy

“O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven “O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you. 2 Chronicles 20:6

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. Colossians 1:15-20

To love my neighbor as my self: I must submit to god’s lordship in my life

23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. Luke 9:23-24

This mission will only be accomplished his disciples.

3 Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus 3 Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. II Timothy 2:3-4

15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” 16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. John 21:15-17

This mission will only be accomplished his disciples. Get in the fight

Next Week: Overcoming the barriers of pride and selfishness

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