The First Commandment
Loving God as Our Greatest Life Calling
We were created with a longing to be wholehearted. Nothing satisfies the human spirit more than giving the deepest affections of our heart to God. How do we do this? What does it look like to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength? Mike calls the Body of Christ to a deeper understanding of what it means to love the Lord in this twelve-part series. Matthew 22 clearly reveals to us God’s greatest desire: that we might respond to Him with love. He longs for our lives to be given fully to Him, that He might empower us to live holy lives from the inside out, in our affections, thoughts, and words. As God prepares for Himself a pure and spotless Bride at the end of the age, a Bride who will call the nations back to the first and great commandment, this teaching series will be an invaluable source of strength and encouragement to us all. "You shall love the LORD . . . with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first and great commandment." —Matthew 22:35–38
Loving God: The First and Great Commandment August 22, 2008 Part 1 of the series The First CommandmentDefining Wholehearted Love: Four Spheres and Four Stages August 29, 2008 Part 2 of the series The First CommandmentDefining Wholehearted Love: Four Spheres September 12, 2008 Part 3 of the series The First CommandmentLoving God with All Our Mind September 19, 2008 Part 4 of the series The First CommandmentThe Relationship of the First Commandment to the Second October 10, 2008 Part 5 of the series The First CommandmentLoving God with All Our Soul October 24, 2008 Part 6 of the series The First CommandmentLoving God with All Our Strength November 07, 2008 Part 7 of the series The First CommandmentEnd-of-the-Age Ministry Paradigm November 14, 2008 Part 8 of the series The First CommandmentPractical Ways to Pursue the First Commandment November 21, 2008 Part 9 of the series The First CommandmentRunning for the Prize: Being Complete in Our Love November 28, 2008 Part 10 of the series The First CommandmentLoving Jesus without Offense November 30, 2008 Part 11 of the series The First CommandmentCultivating the Oil of Intimacy December 05, 2008 Part 12 of the series The First Commandment