Deuteronomy 6:4-5 4Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.5You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.
Romans 12:1-2 I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Matthew 22:34-40 34When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together,35and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him.36“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”37He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’38This is the greatest and first commandment.39And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’40On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”
Hebrews 13:15-16 15Through him, then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name. 16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
The Power of Worship
Last in a series, “Keeping Your Amateur Status”
Review:
· Love others, actively, authentically, and always.
· Love life, and lean into it, doing your very best, because each day is a gift, and we can do everything that comes our way with God.
Love God
1. The Sunday struggle
2. The Monday motion
3. The significant sacrifice
Questions for Conversation and Reflection
How did you do today? What experiences help you get in touch with your love for God? What ways do you put your devotion into motion, expressing your love to God?
Key Verse for the Week
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. --Deuteronomy 6:5