Am I Really Loving God?

  • Pastor Rick Millikin
  • Aug 16, 2009
  • Series: Others First

     

    Mark 12:28-34

    28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?"

    29"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.

    31The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these."

     

    Mark 12:29-31 (MSG)

    Jesus said, "The first in importance is, 'Listen, Israel: The Lord your God is one; so love the Lord God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence and energy.'  And here is the second: 'Love others as well as you love yourself.'  There is no other commandment that ranks with these."

     

    1 Peter 4:10 (NLT)

    10 God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.

     

    Ecclesiastes 4:9a-10

    9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: 10 If one falls down, his friend can help him up.  But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!

     

    Mark 12:28-34 (NIV)

    32"Well said, teacher," the man replied.  "You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him.  33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."  34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God."  And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.

     

    Romans 12:11 (NIV)

    “Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor.”

     

    Colossians 3:23 (NIV)

    23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men...

     

    THIS WEEK I WILL FOCUS ON LOVING GOD BY

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