Love God, Love Others - Mark

September 1, 2024. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org

Title: "Love God, Love Others"

Text: Mark 12:28-34

Sermon Points:

1) We are commanded to love God supremely.

2) We are commanded to love others genuinely.

3) We come into the Kingdom as we love Jesus truly.

Introspective questions about loving God (from Sam Storms):

- Is the Lord the all-consuming passion of my life?

- Do I have a deep, intense, and abiding affection for my Lord?

- Am I loyal to my God with an exclusive love? 

- Do I resist and even oppose anything or anyone that seeks to do my Lord harm?

- Am I zealous to defend, with grace, my Lord's name and honor?

- Do I enjoy spending time with my Lord?

- Do I do things that please my Lord and increase His joy?

- Do I brag on my Lord to others?

- Do I tell my Lord that I love Him?

- Do I talk with my Lord as much as I can?

 

Practical ways to love your neighbor in the context of Leviticus 19:

- Care for the poor (19:10)

- Don't steal (19:11)

- Don't lie (19:11)

- Be fair in business dealings (19:14)

- Care for the deaf (19:14)

- Care for the blind (19:14)

- Deal justly with all (19:15)

- Avoid slander (19:16)

- Don't "jeopardize" the life of your neighbor (19:16)

- Don't "harbor hatred against your brother" (19:17)

- Rebuke your neighbor when necessary for his and your good (19:17)

- Don't take revenge or bear a grudge against others (19:18)