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Scripture Reading – Matthew 22:37-40Scripture Reading – Matthew 22:37-40

37 You shall love the Lord 37 You shall love the Lord your God with all your your God with all your heart, with all your soul, heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. and with all your mind.

38 – This is the first and 38 – This is the first and greatest commandment. greatest commandment.

Scripture Reading – Matthew 22:37-40Scripture Reading – Matthew 22:37-40

39 – And the second is like 39 – And the second is like it: You shall love your it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.neighbor as yourself.

40 - On these hang all the 40 - On these hang all the Law and the Prophets. Law and the Prophets.

John 13:34-35John 13:34-35

34 - A new commandment I give 34 - A new commandment I give to you, that you love one to you, that you love one another, as I have loved you, another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another. that you also love one another.

35 – By this all will know that you 35 – By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have are My disciples, if you have love for one another. love for one another.

We are to love We are to love the unlovable.the unlovable.

The love of God The love of God extends to all Man.extends to all Man.

1 John 4:10-11,191 John 4:10-11,1910 – In this is love, not that we 10 – In this is love, not that we

loved God, but that He loved us loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. propitiation for our sins.

11- Beloved if God so loved us, we 11- Beloved if God so loved us, we also ought to love one anotheralso ought to love one another. .

19 - 19 - We love Him because He first We love Him because He first loved us.loved us.

We are to love We are to love others first.others first.

Even the Tax Even the Tax Collectors loved Collectors loved those who loved those who loved

them.them.

Matthew 5:46Matthew 5:46

For if you love those For if you love those who love you, what who love you, what reward have you? Do reward have you? Do not even the tax not even the tax collectors do the same?collectors do the same?

Romans 5:6-8Romans 5:6-86 For when we were still without 6 For when we were still without

strength, in due time Christ died for strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. the ungodly.

7 – For scarcely for a righteous man 7 – For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. man someone would even dare to die.

8 – But God demonstrates His own love 8 – But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.sinners, Christ died for us.

Jesus loved Jesus loved those who those who

Hated Him.Hated Him.

We are to be We are to be completely void completely void of self interest.of self interest.

Matthew 26:39Matthew 26:39

O My Father, if it is O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup possible, let this cup pass from Me; pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will. will, but as You will.

Jesus had a Choice.Jesus had a Choice.

Matthew 26:53Matthew 26:53 Or do you think that I Or do you think that I cannot now pray to my cannot now pray to my Father, and He will Father, and He will provide Me with more provide Me with more than twelve legions of than twelve legions of angels?angels?

Philippians 2:5-8Philippians 2:5-8

5 – Let this mind be in you 5 – Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ which was also in Christ Jesus, Jesus,

6 who, being in the form of 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with robbery to be equal with God, God,

Philippians 2:5-8Philippians 2:5-87 – but made Himself of no 7 – but made Himself of no

reputation, taking the form of a reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men, likeness of men,

8 – And being found in appearance 8 – And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. death, even the death of the cross.

Jesus made Jesus made Himself nothing.Himself nothing.

We are to love We are to love sacrificially.sacrificially.

John 15:12-13John 15:12-1312 – This is My 12 – This is My commandment, that you commandment, that you love one another as I have love one another as I have loved you. loved you.

13 – Greater love has no one 13 – Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.one’s life for his friends.

Jesus showed us Jesus showed us what the what the

standard of love standard of love is.is.

1 John 3:16-181 John 3:16-1816 – By this we know love, because He laid 16 – By this we know love, because He laid

down His life for us. And we also ought to down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. lay down our lives for the brethren.

17 – But whoever has this world’s goods, and 17 – But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? abide in him?

18 – My little children, let us not love in word 18 – My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

Romans 12:1

I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

Ephesians 5:22-25

22 -Wives submit to your own husbands as to the Lord.

23 - For the husband is the head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.

24 - Therefore just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.

25 - Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.

Colossians 3:12-13Colossians 3:12-1312- Therefore, as the elect of God, 12- Therefore, as the elect of God,

holy and beloved, put on tender holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; meekness, longsuffering;

13 – bearing with one another, and 13 – bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must Christ forgave you, so you also must do. do.

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