Love The Lord

Text: Mark 12:30

Introduction: Today I'm going to give you the answer to all your problems. Our entire walk with God summed up into one concept. I'm breaking it all down, as simple as it can get, just one phrase. Love The Lord.

Transitional Sentence: Lets discuss what it truly means to Love The Lord.

I: Love The Lord your God 1: Lord A: Someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler B: Matthew 6:24 2: Love Him by keeping his commandments A: John 14:15 B: John 14:21 3: We Love Him, He Loves Us A: 1 John 4:19 B: John 14:23

II: With All Your Heart 1: God searches our hearts A: Jeremiah 17:10 B: Hebrews 4:12 C: Proverbs 21:2 2: The Heart is deceitful A: Jeremiah 17:9 B: Matthew 15:18 3: God gives us a new heart A: Psalms 51:10 B: James 4:8 C: Ezekiel 36:26

III: With All Your Soul 1: Our souls belong to God A: Ezekiel 18:4 B: Matthew 10:28 2: World or Soul A: Mark 8:36

IV: With All Your Mind 1: Our Minds our Unstable A: James 1:8 2: He Renews Our Minds A: Romans 12:2 B: Ephesians 4:22-24 3: Have our minds set on Him A: Isaiah 26:3

V: With All Your Strength 1: He gives us Strength A: Philippians 4:13 B: Isaiah 41:10 C: Isaiah 40:31 2: Be Strong in the Lord A: Ephesians 6:10

Conclusion: We have to Love the Lord our God above all else. There can not be anything more important to you than God. We have to love him with every desire and feeling of our hearts. Every thing inside our souls. Every single thought of our minds have to be centered around Christ. We must love Him with all our strength. Everything we have. Love The Lord.