SERMONS ON THE GREAT COMMANDMENT
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Halfhearted
by David Cawston
Introduction: I discovered something the other day in my own life. Illus. Business proposition * My heart said Lord I want your will! My soul said Lord I want to help this brother out and after all you might have just brought this my way for my benefit! My mind said this is a good deal! The interest return was calculated at about 30% Then I asked the Lord and in my heart He spoke and said that He did not want me to enter into this! But my mind continued to argue. After all you are walking away from a good thing etc. I had to allow my mind to be transformed by His Word! He led me to the scripture about the man who build barns for himself and...
God, Jilted by Multitudes!
by Jesse Hendley
We hear a lot about ''God's Love For Us.'' Many people talk about God's Love, and it is good that we do, if we understand what that Love means in the light of the cross. But I would like to remind you, friends, of the other side of the coin, and that is, ''Our Love to God.''What Jesus Taught In the New Testament we read of a lawyer coming to Jesus (a lawyer was a man learned in the law of Moses). He said, ''What is the first and greatest commandment?'' Unhesitatingly Jesus answered, ''This is the first, and from it all others suspend.'' (This is the Big Thing. This is the Number One Thing in life.) ''Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart...
Three Keys to a Godward Home (3 of 35)
by John Barnett
A Godward Home A Godward home is a peaceful home, thus we have the key to enjoying Life and Homeschooling! Loving God supremely, that was perhaps the greatest mandate God's Word has ever given to us as believers. In Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus said to him, '' 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'38 ''This is the first and great commandment.'' That was Christ's answer when someone asked Him what was the greatest commandment could be. For a moment, look with me at the context of that portion of God's Word. It is found in Deuteronomy 6:5-8 ''You shall love...
By Embracing the Cross (4 of 8)
by Stan Coffey
If you have your Bible, I am going to invite your attention to two passages in Matthew, Matthew 22 and Matthew 28. They are also located on your bulletin. If you look on your bulletin, there is an outline like this, and it will help you to follow the Scripture verses today, as well as, follow the message today: Embrace the Cross.The Bible says that on the cross, Jesus gave His life for the church. The Bible says that with His own precious blood, He purchased the church. Now, we are in a series of messages right now on Christian Growth, how to grow in the Lord, how to become a strong Christian, and not just a believer in Christ...
The First Commandment (4 of 5)
by Ken Trivette
1. Someone has said, ''The most lonely place in the world is the human heart when love is absent.'' The absence of love in our hearts was often an issue that the Lord Jesus condemned, whereas, the presence of love in our hearts was commended by our Lord. 2. Our Lord condemned the Church at Ephesus for their absence of love in the words, ''Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love'' (Rev. 2:4). He questioned the presence of love in Simon Peter when He asked three specific times, ''Lovest thou me'' (John 21:15-17). As the shadow of the cross fell upon Him, he complimented His disciples with the...
The Power of Kindness (1 of 4)
by Kerry Shook
'Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.'' Matt. 22:37-40 (NIV) ''Love is kind.'' 1 Cor. 13:4 (NIV) Kindness is love in action ''If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I...
A Personal Relationship with God? (1 of 10)
by Larry Osborne
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE A GREAT ''RELATIONSHIP'' WITH GOD? A Starbucks Conversation 1. Don't try to put God first on your list. Put Him in the middle of everything. Colossians 3:17 2. Find out what works for you. Romans 14:4-6/ Luke 7:33-35/ 1 John 2:3-5 3. Beware of substituting empty rituals for a genuine relationship. 1 Samuel 15:22-23/ Colossians 2:20-23/ 1 Corinthians 13:2-3 4. Expect to go through seasons and stages; every relationship does. Romans 8:15 and Ephesians 5:1/ Proverbs 1:7 and John 15:14-15/ Revelation 2:1-7 misapplied to feelings Have you ever found yourself needing to focus on one of these...
Falling in Love with God (2 of 15)
by Rick Ferguson
Series Verse: but grow in the grace and knowledge of our lord and savior Jesus Christ (2 peter 3:18). Question: How many of you men would be content to be married to a wife who faithfully: - Cooked your meals - Did your laundry - Cleaned your house But did not really love you? How many of you wives would be content to be married to a man who: - Provided you with nice things - Worked faithfully - Took you on nice trips - Remained faithful to you But did not truly love you? Question: Can I ask you a simple, yet profound, personal question? - Do you love God? - Do you love God as much as you did when you first got...
God Desires Relationship Not Religion (3 of 6)
by Terry J. Hallock
God has a dynamic design and divine desire for each of our lives. The burden on His perfect heart is to lift us out of the rut of the mundane and transport us on wings of eagles to a life we've never dreamed possible. His Word teaches us that we were made by Him and for Him. We were made in His image in order that we might live in His power and accomplish His purposes. We are not accidents or mistakes. We were planned and we are necessary. And, brothers and sisters, we are on a divine mission -- a mission more exciting than any business deal you will ever make, more world-changing than any political alliance...
The Great Commandment (9 of 52)
by Christopher Harbin
Jesus liked to tell stories. He made up stories about fictitious people that would capture the imagination of his audience, allow them to set aside some of their cultural notions, and grapple with reality from a new perspective. It was a tactic he often used to help people better understand God. It was also a way to force people to take a closer look at themselves and their received traditions. In this passage of Luke, we find Jesus talking with one of his critics who was trying to trap him into saying the wrong thing. ''What must I do to inherit the life of the ages?'' The Jews divided time into two sections. There was the age...
Envision: The Great Commandment (2 of 4)
by James Merritt
Introduction: 1. Envision. Envision a church after god's own heart. Envision a follower of Christ hitting on all eight-cylinders, being everything that god wants him to be, doing everything that god wants him to do, living a life of such passion, such power and such purpose that the people that he or she meets, where they live, where they work, and where they play are eternally impacted. We are convinced that such a church and such a Christ follower do three simple things: Love god, serve others, and share their story That is the mission of our church. 2. Just envision a church that is passionately committed to: Following the great commandment...
The Greatest Commandment of All!
by Marvin D. Patterson
One day a lawyer told another lawyer friend that he had become a Sunday School teacher at his church. His astonished friend replied, "I bet you don't even know the Lord's Prayer," he fumed. "Why everybody knows that," the other answered. "It's, Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep, if I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take." His friend was astonished! He said, "You win! I didn't know you knew so much about the Bible."Two physicians boarded a flight out of Seattle. One sat in the window seat, the other sat in the middle seat. Just before takeoff, an attorney got on and took the aisle seat next...
Rediscovering The Great Commandment (2 Of 4)
by Fenton Moorhead
There is an outline for you to follow, if that helps you. When I was 20 years old, and my bride to be, my wife, was 18, I was a sophomore in college, she was a freshman, we were to get married that May, and so it meant that she would go back home from Clinton, Mississippi to Miami, Florida, where we both grew up, and she'd go to work and save all of her money, because we had a lot of love but no money. Anybody get married like that? And I remember giving her a photograph, and I wrote on the photograph a verse of scripture from Jeremiah, ''I've loved you with an everlasting love.'' So I was making a commitment to her, that my...
The Great Commandment
by Nelson Price
What is the great commandment in the law? Deuteronomy 6:5 says, ''Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.'' Jesus Christ was asked a question that could have created a dilemma: there were 613 commandments, 248 positive and 365 negative. Large factions defend certain ones as the most important, but Jesus reached back into Deuteronomy 6:5 and quoted an obscure one, which He knew to be worthy to dominate our emotions, direct our attitudes, and determine our actions. It was part of the shema = the creed of Judaism. Shema means to hear. It was the first O.T...
