The Way Matt Sees It

J esus replied, “ The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The  Lord  our God is the one and only  Lord .   And you must love the  Lord  your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’   The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’   No other commandment is greater than these .” –Jesus (Mark 12:29-31, NLT) Jesus says the Greatest Commandment is to love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength (Mark 12:29-30).  This is the core of Christianity.  This is what defines us.  If we were to strip everything away, all the traditions, all the denominations, all the dissensions…this is what we would have.  So how do we do it? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HEART | Compassion Loving God with our heart means loving Him with all of who we are.   It means asking...

FOLLOW-WEAR You know what people follow based on what they wear.   For example, who do these people follow? Broncos Fanatic Buddhist Monk That’s right, the guy on the top follows the Broncos, and the person on the bottom follows the teachings of Buddha.   We can tell by what they are wearing.   So what should Jesus followers wear?   They seem to be all over the spectrum. John 3:16! Rather heartbreaking. For some reason, I don’t think that’s what Jesus wanted His followers to wear.   People aren’t eager to start following Jesus because of those things (although I do like that guy in the John 3:16 picture, he looks pretty happy). WHAT TO WEAR? In John 13:34-35 Jesus says: “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.   By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:34-35) Now maybe you’ve heard this before. ...