ReCreate Church’s Podcast

Recreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley—Service, Sunday, March 3, 2024

The Greatest Commandment Today, Pastor Michael is talking about why we obey God. Why God sets boundaries and how sin destroys. And why our core statement today is, “Love God, Love People”. We’re in Jesus’ story in the last week of His life. Plans are afoot to capture Him and kill Him. He is less than 48 hours from being crucified. A group of Pharisees had gotten together and were comparing notes on their plan to entrap Jesus, but it failed misably ot this point. One of them, at this point, a scribe asks, “Which command is the most important of all?”. Jesus answers, “The most important is Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is, Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other command greater than these.” God’s expectations for us can be summarized in one word: Love. Michael’s Sermon Notes: How do you love God with all your heart, mind, and soul? KNOW HIM! Read the bible, pray, study. Seek Him out in any way you can. Spend time trying to learn all you can about Him. Desire God It means you want to know more about Him; you want to live in His way. Center on God. Put Him first. Make Him the primary fuel of your life. Worship God. Singing (but making your whole life a song to God.) Embrace God’s word. Read the bible and let the bible read you. Obey God. What does it mean to love your neighbor as yourself? Refuse a self-centered life. Give people the consideration you would want. Find peace with yourself. Share the Good News. Help others connect with Jesus. (CSB Bible Notes) The scribe asked Jesus for one commandment, but Jesus gave him two. Love for neighbors is rooted in love for God, the first commandment. No one before Jesus had combined these commandments, but it became standard for his followers. Verses can be found in Mark 12: 28-34. Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.

Broadcast on:: 03 Mar 2024

The Greatest Commandment

Today, Pastor Michael is talking about why we obey God. Why God sets boundaries and how sin destroys. And why our core statement today is, “Love God, Love People”.

We’re in Jesus’ story in the last week of His life. Plans are afoot to capture Him and kill Him. He is less than 48 hours from being crucified. A group of Pharisees had gotten together and were comparing notes on their plan to entrap Jesus, but it failed misably ot this point. One of them, at this point, a scribe asks, “Which command is the most important of all?”.

Jesus answers, “The most important is Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is, Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other command greater than these.”

God’s expectations for us can be summarized in one word: Love.

Michael’s Sermon Notes:

How do you love God with all your heart, mind, and soul? KNOW HIM! Read the bible, pray, study. Seek Him out in any way you can. Spend time trying to learn all you can about Him.
Desire God It means you want to know more about Him; you want to live in His way.
Center on God. Put Him first. Make Him the primary fuel of your life.
Worship God. Singing (but making your whole life a song to God.)
Embrace God’s word. Read the bible and let the bible read you.
Obey God.

What does it mean to love your neighbor as yourself?

Refuse a self-centered life.
Give people the consideration you would want.
Find peace with yourself.
Share the Good News. Help others connect with Jesus.

(CSB Bible Notes) The scribe asked Jesus for one commandment, but Jesus gave him two. Love for neighbors is rooted in love for God, the first commandment. No one before Jesus had combined these commandments, but it became standard for his followers.

Verses can be found in Mark 12: 28-34.

Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.