Preached by Chris Broom, 10/11/2009

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Marc Smith (center) gets baptized!

Mark Series part 24: Proclaim God’s Love to the Nations – Outline

We pick up our series in Mark 12:28. Remember Jesus has just entered Jerusalem and by the end of this week he will be crucified. All the religious leaders are coming out… instead of coming to serve and honor him, they are trying to trap him. Here he answers the question: what is the greatest commandment?

Mark 12:28-34
- This command was written to Jews who were already in a covenant relationship with God. They knew who God was and what he had done for them.
- 1 John 4:19 “we love because he first loved us” – so it’s not like a blind date.
- God has already fallen in love with you.

Dueteronomy 6:1-23
- Children need to know/love God to obey him.
- Don’t be committed to commitment, or disciples of discipleship… be committed to God, be disciples of Jesus.
- He is a jealous God.
- We must know him in order to enter into a commitment with him.
- Commitment to Jesus is just like marriage vows… for better or worse… it’s for life.
- Jesus needs to be Lord – the most important one in our lives.
- Marriage is 2nd. The reason for marriage is to help eachother get to heaven.
- This is the process of falling in love with God.

Luke 15:11-24
- This is highly unusual! But the son wanted to be free of parental restraint.
- God, in his love for us, gives us free will. If you love someone, you want them to chose to love you back.
- He gives us money and we decide how to use it… but there are consequences.
- Isn’t it great when we come to our senses? That is where we should live!
- This is God’s love, his arms are ready whenever we come to our senses.

John 13:34-35
- What shows people God’s love is… us.
- We need to love just like Jesus loved.

John 17:20 – How unified do we need to be? As unified as God and Jesus

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