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

2. 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 ??

4. “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

5. “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”

6. “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

7. “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

8. Love God with all...  heart, soul, mind, strength Why is this first ?  Includes all the others  John 14:15 – desires to obey

9. “And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.‘” Matt. 22:39

10. 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 ”

11. “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

12. “But the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned,” 1 Tim.1:5

13. Love God Love Neighbor

14. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249evanscoc@bellsouth.netwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Evening Jan. 11, 2009