THE GREATEST COMMANDFirst, they tried to incriminate

Jesus politically (Matt. 22:15-22).Second, they tried to incriminate Jesus theologically (Matt. 22:23-33).Third, they tried to incriminate Jesus scripturally (Matt. 22:34-40).

THE GREATEST COMMANDI. What It Means to Love

God Completely?A. First, we must love God with all our

heart: Affectionately.

B. Second, we must love God with all our soul: Actively.

C. Third, we must love God with all our mind: Thoughtfully.

NT:3050Pertaining to "the reasoning faculty, is used in Rom 12:1, of the service to be rendered by believers…The sacrifice is to be intelligent, in contrast to those offered by ritual and compulsion (Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words).

THE GREATEST COMMANDI. What It Means to Love

God Completely?A. First, we must love God with all our

heart: Affectionately.

B. Second, we must love God with all our soul: Actively.

C. Third, we must love God with all our mind: Thoughtfully.

1 John 4:10 - In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

1 John 4:19 - We love because he first loved us.

THE GREATEST COMMANDI. What It Means to Love

God Completely?A. First, we must love God with all our

heart: Affectionately.

B. Second, we must love God with all our soul: Actively.

C. Third, we must love God with all our mind: Thoughtfully.

THE GREATEST COMMANDII. How Do We Prove Our

Love for God?

John 14:15If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

John 14:21Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me…"

A. By Keeping God’s Commandments.

1 John 2:3-63 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 Whoever says "I know him" but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him,

THE GREATEST COMMANDII. How Do We Prove Our

Love for God?A. By Keeping God’s Commandments.

B. By Putting God First.

Matt 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

THE GREATEST COMMANDII. How Do We Prove Our

Love for God?A. By Keeping God’s Commandments.

B. By Putting God First.

C. By Giving God Honor.

• By trusting God explicitly.• By praising Him with thanksgiving.• By giving God our best.

THE GREATEST COMMANDLove God

A. First, we must love God with all our heart: Affectionately.

B. Second, we must love God with all our soul: Actively.

C. Third, we must love God with all our mind: Thoughtfully.

1. By Keeping God’s Commandments.

2. By Putting God First.

3. By Giving God Honor.