"You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” Deut. 6:5.

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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 negative Obey one perfectly ??

“Love God with All Your....Heart In comparison to nothing else or no one else. Be ready to give up... Relatives - Mk. 10:37 Possessions – Mt. 6:24

“Love God with All Your....Soul 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 with All Your....Mind 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 with All Your....Strength 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 you Rom. 13:9-10 “ Love does no harm to a neighbor ”

“There is no other commandment greater than these.” – Mark 12:31 Love God 1 st Love God [heart, soul, mind, strength] Commands 1-4 Love Neighbor 2 nd Love 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 Sunday Evening Jan. 11, 2009