There is more to loving God than loving your neighbor; however, loving God flows into loving our neighbor.

2. Mark 12:28
One of the teachers of the law came and
heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus
had given them a good answer, he asked
him, ‘Of all the commandments, which is
the most important?’
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3. Mark 12:29-31
‘The most important one,’ answered Jesus,
‘is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God,
the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God
with all your heart and with all your soul
and with all your mind and with all your
strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your
neighbor as yourself.’ There is no
commandment greater than these.’
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4. Mark 12:32-33
‘Well said, teacher,’ the man replied. ‘You
are right in saying that God is one and there
is no other but Him. To love Him with all
your heart, with all your understanding and
with all your strength, and to love your
neighbor as yourself is more important
than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.’
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5. Mark 12:34
When Jesus saw that he had answered
wisely, He said to him, ‘You are not far from
the kingdom of God.’ And from then on no
one dared ask Him any more questions.
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7. The scribe hears the debate
and notices that Jesus gives
a GOOD answer.

8. The scribe hears the debate
and notices that Jesus gives
a GOOD answer.
Why does Mark include the theological
PREMISE that Matthew PRESUPPOSES?

9. The scribe hears the debate
and notices that Jesus gives
a GOOD answer.
Why does Mark include the theological
PREMISE that Matthew PRESUPPOSES?
Before we can LOVE God we must
acknowledge God for WHO He is.

10. The scribe hears the debate
and notices that Jesus gives
a GOOD answer.
Why does Mark include the theological
PREMISE that Matthew PRESUPPOSES?
Before we can LOVE God we must
acknowledge God for WHO He is.
God doesn’t BECOME whatever I BELIEVE
Him to be…

11. We need to HEAR that we
may love God as He has
REVEALED Himself, not
whatever image we may
construct.

12. We need to HEAR that we
may love God as He has
REVEALED Himself, not
whatever image we may
construct.
ACKNOWLEDGING God is the first step
toward LOVING Him

13. We need to HEAR that we
may love God as He has
REVEALED Himself, not
whatever image we may
construct.
ACKNOWLEDGING God is the first step
toward LOVING Him
God is worthy of our ABSOLUTE allegiance
because He is God ABSOLUTELY.

14. We are to love God with
ALL we are and ALL we
have.

15. We are to love God with
ALL we are and ALL we
have.
There is MORE to loving God than loving our
neighbor; however, loving God FLOWS into
loving our neighbor.

16. We are to love God with
ALL we are and ALL we
have.
There is MORE to loving God than loving our
neighbor; however, loving God FLOWS into
loving our neighbor.
Once you fail to acknowledge God you have
lost the foundation for MORALITY, including
why we should love our NEIGHBOR.

17. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
My Next Step Today is to:
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Evaluate what I tend to emphasize and what
I may be prone to neglect
( ) Identify where I need to “hear” and
acknowledge God.
( ) Reflect on what it means to love God and
my neighbor
( ) Meditate on Luke’s account (Luke 10:25-37)
( ) Other________________________