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Bible School Recognition
Today we recognize three students who have just finished one of our Bible School classes
Fany Notario
Lourdes Cajamarca
Lourdes Mujica Alavarez
Announcements
Water Baptism
INTRO
Today I am beginning a new series of messages
GETTING THE ORDER RIGHT
One day a pastor was speaking about all the things money can’t buy.
“Money can’t buy happiness, it can’t buy laughter and money can’t buy love” he told the congregation.
To make his point he asked them, “What would you do if I offered you 1,000 euros not to love your mother and father?”
Everyone became very quiet.
Finally someone spoke, and asked an important question, “How much would you give me not to love my big sister?”
Well....I hope no one here feels that way about anyone in your family
What would it take for you to sell your love for God?
But we have to be honest about who and what we love the most in life
Today we begin a new series called “All My Being”
It is about how much we love God and all the choices we make to put him first in our lives
There will always be other offers
There will always be competition for the affection of your heart
As Christians, we must love God with every part of our being
It is the greatest command
We read it in Mark 12
GETTING THE ORDER RIGHT
When know it is God’s command, but if we are going to obey it, then first we have to understand it
That is our purpose here today
With God’s help, today we are going to take steps of radical faith and obedience
GETTING THE ORDER RIGHT
Take a look at this young guy in the photo
GETTING THE ORDER RIGHT
GETTING THE ORDER RIGHT
Why do you think he is so upset
EXAMPLE: RESTAURANT
EXAMPLE: RESTAURANT
Suppose you go into a restaurant and the server brings you something completely different than what you ordered
Suppose you go into a restaurant and the server brings you something completely different than what you ordered
They say, I know what you ordered, but I changed it
They say, I know what you ordered, but I changed it
- They say, I know what you ordered, but I changed it
I brought you the food that I wanted you to eat
I brought you the food that I wanted you to eat
I just made a substitution
EXAMPLE: SHOPPING
EXAMPLE: SHOPPING
Imagine you are shopping in a store, and you choose everything you want to buy
Imagine you are shopping in a store, and you choose everything you want to buy
However, when you take your items to the cash register, they charge different prices than what is on the price tags
You take everything to the cash register, and you pay for it
However, when they give you your purchases, they only give part of what you bought
They say, I know you paid for all of these things, but I am only going to give you some of them
Not many of us would be happy with that
God is not happy with that either
They say, I know the price that is marked on the item, but I changed it
His expectation is really clear
TRANSITION
INTRO
Not many of us would be happy with that
God is not happy with that either
INTRO
His expectation is really clear
We are commanded to love Him with all of our heart, soul, mind, and stength
It is not okay to make a substitution
How we can say to God, I know you have asked me to love you with all of my being, but I have decided to give you something else
I am changing the command
It not okay to only partially obey God
How can we say to God, I will love with you my mind, but not my heart...
Some people would say, “The heart wants what the heart wants”…so we just have to let that happen…No
How can we say to God, I will love you with some of my heart, part of my mind, half of my strength?
UNDIVIDED HEARTS
In our relationship our hearts have to be undivided
No half-hearts and no double-minds
In the passage we read in Mark, God commands that we love Him with both our heart and our mind
If you study the original language you will learn that the “mind” goes beyond just rational, scientific-style explanation but emphasizes meditation and reflection.
It includes inquiry but has a deeper understanding beyond just finding the right answer.
- “Heart” is the desires or affections in our innermost being.
“Heart” is the desires or affections in our innermost being.
- The Old Testament doesn’t separate thinking from feeling (fn)
The Old Testament doesn’t separate thinking from feeling
- There isn’t a word for thinking with your mind or feeling with your heart
There isn’t a word for thinking with your mind or feeling with your heart
- There was no concept of loving God with only a part of yourself
There was no concept of loving God with only a part of yourself
- We must love God with every part of our being
We must love God with every part of our being
MY LIFE
Where does that happen in my life?
When I am at church, I am singing the songs
I am listening to the sermon and taking notes
I am praying and declaring my love for God
When I am at church, I am giving God my best
So, where does my heart get divided?
Today I want to tell you two ways this shows up in our lives
1. Substitutions
It happens when we make substitutions
EXAMPLE: MONOPOLY MONEY
What would happen if you took some monopoly money to the store?
Would you be able to buy anything with it?
Of course, it would be a joke
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