The Greatest Thing(s) You Can Do
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- Love the Lord With Your All
- WHO?
- Jehovah – the eternal, self-existing “I AM” (Ex. 3:14)
- Your God – the Supreme One, who made YOU, owns YOU and calls YOU His own (Deut. 6:4-5; Psa. 100:3)
- Him alone – “with your all” leaves no room for a rival to share His place (Ex. 20:3; Deut. 6:13-15; Matt. 4:10; 10:37)
- HOW?
- Prioritize “your all” for Him – no exceptions (Matt. 6:33; Col. 1:18)
- Sacrifice “your all” to Him – no exceptions (Rom. 12:1-2; 2 Cor. 5:15)
- Live “your all” for Him daily – no exceptions (John 14:15; Col. 3:17; 1 Cor. 10:31)
- Worship Him with “your all” – no exceptions (John 4:23-24; Heb. 13:15)
- WHY?
- Because He first loved you (1 John 4:7-19)
- Because He gave His all for you (John 3:16; Phil. 2:6-8; Gal. 2:20)
- Because His love compels you to live for Him in all ways (2 Cor. 5:14-15)
- WHO?
- Love Your Neighbor As Yourself
- WHO?
- Love your brethren (John 13:34-35; 1 Pet. 1:22; 1 John 4:11)
- Love your enemies (Matt. 5:44; Luke 6:35; Rom. 12:20)
- Love whoever God puts in your path (Lev. 19:18; Luke 10:29-37; Gal. 6:10)
- HOW?
- Give others the same consideration you naturally give yourself (Phil. 2:3-4)
- Seek their good instead of merely your own (1 Cor. 10:24; Rom. 15:2)
- Do for them what you would want done for you (Matt. 7:12; Gal. 5:13)
- WHY?
- Because it fulfills what God commands (Matt. 22:40; Rom. 13:8-10; Gal. 5:14)
- Because it follows the example of Jesus (John 13:34; Eph. 5:2)
- Because it shows the world that you belong to Jesus (John 13:35)
- Because it demonstrates whether your love for God is real (1 John 4:20-21)
- WHO?
- Does God Have Your All?
- Believe that Jesus is the Son of God – Acts 16:31
- Repent of your sins and turn toward God – Acts 3:19
- Confess your faith in Jesus Christ – Romans 10:9
- Be immersed into Christ – Galatians 3:27
- God will forgive all of your sins – Acts 2:38
- God will add you to His church – Acts 2:47
- God will register you in heaven – Hebrews 12:23
- Love Him and faithfully obey Him each day – John 14:15
Topics:
Greatest Command, Love God, Love Your Neighbor, Matthew 22
