Matthew 22:34-46

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34 When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they came together. 35 And one of them, an expert in the law, asked a question to test him: 36 “Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?”

37 He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind., 38 This is the greatest and most important command. 39 The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself., 40 All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.”

THE QUESTION ABOUT THE MESSIAH

41 While the Pharisees were together, Jesus questioned them, 42 “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”

They replied, “David’s.”

43 He asked them, “How is it then that David, inspired by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’:

44 The Lord declared to my Lord,

‘Sit at my right hand

until I put your enemies under your feet’?,,

45 “If David calls him ‘Lord,’ how, then, can he be his son?” 46 No one was able to answer him at all, and from that day no one dared to question him anymore.Intro

46. No one was able to answer him at all, and from that day no one dared to question him anymore.

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Transition

we are about to find out the most important part of being a christian

V34-40

34 When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they came together. 35 And one of them, an expert in the law, asked a question to test him: 36 “Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?”37 He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind., 38 This is the greatest and most important command. 39 The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself., 40 All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.”

Explanation

in the Last few verses the Sadducees had tried to trip up Jesus and failed now the Pharisees are going to try.

they ask him a simple question “witch command in the law is the greatest

notice in verse 35 “expert” this man knew the law this goes all the way back to Deuteronomy 6:5 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” and Leviticus 19:18 “Do not take revenge or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.”

Jesus answers the question of what is the most important thing as a christian

sometimes we spend a lot of time and thought into the Heart, mind, soul. what matters is that we love him and follow him with everything that we are.

sometimes we try to put emphasis on one of the other but we can not have one without the other.

Point 1 - The greatest and most inportant thing that God has called you to is loving God and loving your neighbor

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Trans

have you ever had a question flipped around on you?

Jesus is about to do that

V41-46

41 While the Pharisees were together, Jesus questioned them, 42 “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”

They replied, “David’s.”

43 He asked them, “How is it then that David, inspired by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’:

44 The Lord declared to my Lord,

‘Sit at my right hand

until I put your enemies under your feet’?,,

45 “If David calls him ‘Lord,’ how, then, can he be his son?” 46 No one was able to answer him at all, and from that day no one dared to question him anymore

46. No one was able to answer him at all, and from that day no one dared to question him anymore.

jesus says now i Have a question for you

he ask “what do you think about the messiah whoose son is he” then they said david The greek word for christ and the Hebrwe word for messiah are synonyms both meaning (anointed one)and referring to the promised prophet, priest, and king. The Pharisees answered, The son of David. It was common knowledge that the Messiah would be a descendant of David, so the Pharisees answered accordingly. (Old Testament passages identifying the Messiah as a descendant of David are

Jesus brings up Psalm 110:1 “This is the declaration of the Lord to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.”

Christ is saying that this verse was written with the Insperation of the Holy Spirit

David here was calling Christ Lord

Jesus shuts them up by claiming to be Lord

Jesus is the Messiah and Lord and he has all Authority and deserves worship and submission

Trans-

if Christ is Lord we should listen to what he says, hes worthy

Point 2 - we should follow Jesus,s teaching because he is Lord

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lets not follow the world lets follow christ, and the best way we can do that is by doing exactly what this text says. Love God Love others.

Conclusion/ action points

are you loving God

are you loving others

are you doing one and not the other

is Christ Lord to you?