A Sermon Outline by Pastor Luke Lepago August 29, 2021

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John 14:15
If ye love me, keep
my commandments

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If Ye Love Me, Keep
My Commandments
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Patriots are those who
love their country well
enough to die for it
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Love – to appreciate, to cherish,
to prize, to treasure, to value.
Love stands for more than just
romantic attraction or strong feelings
towards those close to you; it also
stands for the truth, respect, and
obedience Christians hold for God.

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Biblical love is all-consuming,
empowering, and lives in each of us.
Our heart is the symbol of the love
that resides in us, and God is the
symbol of the love that reflects down
on Earth.

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Love- Doing what brings the greatest
ultimate good to another being without any
consideration of cost to self and no
consideration of any response by the
other and a willingness to even bring
short-term pain if that is what is required in
order to bring the ultimate long-term good.

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Keep
To hold; to retain in one's
power or possession;
not to lose or part with.

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Commandment
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A mandate; an order or
injunction given by authority;
charge; precept.

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1 John 5:2-3
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2 By this we know that we love the
children of God, when we love God,
and keep his commandments.
3 For this is the love of God, that we
keep his commandments: and his
commandments are not grievous.

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Love of God is not separate from
keeping His commandments,
because God’s commandments
teach believers how to do what
God accepts as pleasing.

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people who do not keep His
commandments, do not truly
Biblically love Jesus Christ, even
if they are saved and claim
to love Him.

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Christ has set the pattern of
love and obedience,
true believers are expected
to follow.

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I. Obedience to His
Commandments Is
The Manifestation
Of Our Love
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John 14:15
If ye love me, keep my
commandments.
Our love for Christ is revealed
in our obeying His commands

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Deuteronomy 6:5-6
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5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thine heart, and with all
thy soul, and with all thy might.
6 And these words, which I
command thee this day shall be in
thine heart.

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Deuteronomy 10:12-13
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12 And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy
God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy
God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him,
and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy
heart and with all thy soul,
13 To keep the commandments of the Lord,
and his statutes, which I command thee this
day for thy good?

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To love the Lord means to
choose Him for an intimate
relationship and to obey His
commands.

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God’s people were responsible to
meditate on these commandments, to
keep them in their hearts. This enabled
them to understand the Law and to apply it
correctly.
The parents were in a position to impress
them on their children’s hearts also.

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A. We Cannot Love
God and Embrace
Evil

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1 John 2:3-5
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3 And hereby we do know that we know him,
if we keep his commandments.
4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not
his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is
not in him.
5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is
the love of God perfected: hereby know we
that we are in him.

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Obedience is the condition for knowing
Him. It is also the means by which a
Christian can be sure that he has really
come to know his Lord.
Therefore the man who says, I know Him,
but does not do what God commands is a
liar and the truth is not in him

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The true follower of Jesus is
not only a talker but a doer.
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James 1:22
But be ye doers of the word, and
not hearers only, deceiving your
own selves.

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II. The First and
Great
Commandment
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Matthew 22:35-40
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35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer,
asked him a question, tempting him, and
saying,
36 Master, which is the great commandment in
the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all
thy soul, and with all thy mind.

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38 This is the first and great
commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou
shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all
the law and the prophets

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Love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart, and with all thy
soul, and with all thy mind
Love thy neighbour as thyself

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Mark 12:32-33
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32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master,
thou hast said the truth: for there is one God;
and there is none other but he:
33 And to love him with all the heart, and with
all the understanding, and with all the soul,
and with all the strength, and to love his
neighbour as himself, is more than all whole
burnt offerings and sacrifices.

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The scribe recognized the accuracy of
Jesus’ answer and voiced his approval,
viewing Christ as an excellent teacher,
he made a bold statement that the love
for God and love for neighbour as
himself is more important than burnt
offerings and sacrifices.

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A. Jesus commanded
us to obey these
commandments

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Matthew 22:37-38
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37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with
all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great
commandment.

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Deuteronomy 6:4-5
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4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God
is one LORD:
5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy
God with all thine heart, and with all
thy soul, and with all thy might

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This is known as the
Shema, which was recited
several times daily by
faithful Jews.

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Exodus 20:2–10
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2 I am the LORD thy God, which have
brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out
of the house of bondage.
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3 Thou shalt have no other gods before
me.

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4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven
image, or any likeness of any thing that is in
heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath,
or that is in the water under the earth. 5 Thou
shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve
them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous
God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon
the children unto the third and fourth
generation of them that hate me;

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7 Thou shalt not take the name of
the LORD thy God in vain; for
the LORD will not hold him
guiltless that taketh his name in
vain.

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8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it
holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do
all thy work: 10 But the seventh day is the
sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son,
nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy
maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy
stranger that is within thy gates:

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12 Honour thy father and thy
mother: that thy days may be
long upon the land which
the LORD thy God giveth thee.

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13 Thou shalt not kill.
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14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
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15 Thou shalt not steal.

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16 Thou shalt not bear false
witness against thy neighbour.

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17 Thou shalt not covet thy
neighbour's house, thou shalt not
covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his
manservant, nor his maidservant,
nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing
that is thy neighbour's.

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B. The summary of the
10 commandments

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To love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind
To love thy neighbour as thyself

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1. To Pray Regularly

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Luke 18:1
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And he spake a parable unto
them to this end, that men ought
always to pray, and not to faint.

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Luke 11:9
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And I say unto you, Ask and it
shall be given you; seek, and
ye shall find; knock and it shall
be opened to you.

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Jesus does not want us to give up in
prayer, He instructs us to be persistent.
Prayer is the pipeline of communication
between God and His people, between
God and those who love Him.

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2. To Read Our Bible
Regularly

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While prayer is our way of speaking to
God, the Bible is God’s way of
speaking to us!
Communication with God requires
both prayer and study of the Word!

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The Word of God Equips us by
teaching and instructing us to live
our lives in a manner which
brings glory to God, and at the
same time gives us a greater
sense of direction and purpose.

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2 Timothy 3:16-17
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16 All scripture is given by inspiration of
God, and is profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for instruction in
righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect,
thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

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The Bible is profitable for:
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Doctrine – what is right
Reproof – what is not right
Correction – how to get it right
Instruction in righteousness – how to
keep it right

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As we read the Bible and learn
how we should live our lives, we
find ourselves changing more
and more into the image of God

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3. To Attend Church
Regularly

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Hebrews 10:25
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Not forsaking the assembling of
ourselves together, as the manner of
some is; but exhorting one another:
and so much the more, as ye see the
day approaching.

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Attending Church regularly is an example to
our children, our unsaved loved ones, our
friends, and our co-workers. They observe us.
Attending church regularly is our Participation,
every individual must do their part in order for
that church to function properly.

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4. To Give Our Tithes
and Offerings
Regularly

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Malachi 3:10
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Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse,
that there may be meat in mine house,
and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord
of hosts, if I will not open you the windows
of heaven, and pour you out a blessing,
that there shall not be room enough to
receive it.

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The tithes was literally a 10th of all produce
and livestock which the people possessed.
If the Levites and priest would not receive the
tithes and offerings, they would have to turn to
other means of supporting themselves.
As a result, the temple ministry would suffer.

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Malachi 3:8
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Will a man rob God? Yet ye have
robbed me. But ye say, Wherein
have we robbed thee? In tithes
and offerings.

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God is gracious enough to allow
us to keep the majority of what
we are blessed with.
He only asks for a small portion
in return.

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Through the giving of one’s tithes:
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1. The believer acknowledges that God is
the giver of all, the owner of all.
2. The ministry of God is supported
financially.
3. The believer is safeguarded against the
sin of covetousness.

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5. To Serve Him
Regularly

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1 Peter 4:10-11
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10 As every man hath received the gift, even so
minister the same one to another, as good
stewards of the manifold grace of God.
11 If any man speak, let him speak as the
oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do
it as of the ability which God giveth: that God
in all things may be glorified through Jesus
Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for
ever and ever. Amen.

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God has given each believer
some faith by which to serve Him.
Believers should be diligent in
using their spiritual gifts.
Each gift should be used to serve
or minister to others.

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Romans 12:6-8
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6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace
that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us
prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he
that teacheth, on teaching;
8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that
giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth,
with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with
cheerfulness.

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Whatever one’s gift, he should
exercise it faithfully as a
stewardship from God.

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If we are serious about Christ,
we should also be serious
about doing what He tells us to
do.

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Colossians 3:16
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Let the word of Christ dwell in you
richly in all wisdom; teaching and
admonishing one another in psalms
and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to
the Lord.

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Dear Lord I’ll be a witness, if you will help
my weakness
I know that I’m not worthy, Lord of thee.
By eyes of faith I see thee, upon the
cross of calv’ry,
Dear Lord, I cry, let me thy servant be

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I’ll stand for thee dear Jesus, though
death may come my way
I’ll spread the gospel to the fallen here
But if it be thy will, to go across the sea,
Lord, help me to be willing to say yes

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Jesus use me, And oh Lord don't refuse me
For surely there’s a work that I can do
And even though it’s humble, Help my will
to crumble
Though the cost be great I’ll work for you!