“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength. This is the first and greatest commandment.” —Matthew 22:37-38, Mark 12:30
Loving God with everything is the first priority on God’s priority list for us.
It’s the greatest commandment because it has the greatest impact on everything in our lives.
GOD LOVES ME WITH EVERYTHING
The Holy Spirit’s primary role in our lives is to establish the first commandment as first place in all we do.
For we know how dearly God loves us, because He has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with His love. —Romans 5:5
We love Him because He first loved us. —1 John 4:19
He delivered me because He delighted in me. —Psalm 18:19
The love of God energizes the human heart to love God with everything.
HAVE STRONG DETERMINATION
I will love You, O Lord, my strength. —Psalm 18:1
What Do We Do?
1. Commit to have real time with Jesus in prayer.
One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple. —Psalm 27:4
“Didn’t our hearts burn within us as He talked with us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?”—Luke 24:32
PRAYER
Tuesdays @ 12 pm, Prayer Chapel (A120)
Thursdays @ 6 am in the Foundry & 12 pm in the Auditorium
2. Commit to extravagantly praise Jesus.
I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak His praises. Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness; let us exalt His name together. —Psalm 34:1,3
I will exalt you, my God and King, and praise Your name forever and ever. I will praise You every day; I will praise You forever. Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! No one can measure His greatness. Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue; I will proclaim Your greatness. —Psalm 145:1-3,6
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
Pleasures Evermore by Sam Storms
Passion for Jesus by Mike Bickle
IMMEDIATE CALL TO ACTION
Request executive order to outlaw employer-mandated Covid-19 vaccinations.
Governor Mike Parson: 573-751-3222
https://governor.mo.gov