Experiencing God Together - Love

Experiencing God Together - LOVE Matthew 22:34-40; John 13:33-35; Revelation 2:1-7   The Greatest Commandment . . . (Matthew 22:34-40)   1.  Love God—“and you shall love the Lord your God . . .” o   Heart—my emotions o   Soul—my life o   Mind—intellect; understanding; insight   It Looks like . . . o   Obeying His commandments (John 14:15, 21) o   Keeping His Word (John 14:23-24) o   Denying self (surrender) and following Jesus (Luke 9:23)   2.  Love People—“and you shall love your neighbor as yourself . . .”   Truth Statement:              God’s redemptive message hangs upon these two realities.    A New Commandment . . . (John 13:34-35)   ·         Love one another so that the world will know that you are a disciple of Jesus. “If I speak in the tongues of men and angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging symbol.”  1 Corinthians 13:1   The Warning . . . (Revelation 2:1-7)   ·         Pursuing what is good and right does not produce a love for God.  However, pursuing a love relationship with God produces a desire for what is good and right.   Truth Statement:                Right actions, without love, is pious moralism.