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03-10-2024 From Regulations to Relationships (Mark 12:28-44) Gardendale Nazarene Sermons
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From Regulations to Relationships
Mark 12:28-44
Mark 12:28 One of the scribes approached. When he heard them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, “Which command is the most important of all?”
"Which command is the most important?"
"What matters?"
Mark 12:29-31
29 Jesus answered, “The most important is Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one.30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.31 The second is, Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other command greater than these.”
Mark 12:32-33
32 Then the scribe said to him, “You are right, teacher. You have correctly said that he is one, and there is no one else except him. 33 And to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
Mark 12:34 When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question him any longer.
What does Jesus mean by 'not far' from the Kingdom?
• We are called to be people of love.
"The faith that we are called to live knows the God form whom all blessings flow is also the God to whom all alliance is owed."
• He is 'not far' because he can see that relationships, not regulations, are key in our relationships with God and man.
• Moving towards the kingdom of god means we understand the direction of our relationship with God.
Genesis 3:8-9
8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 So the Lord God called out to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”
• We must become like children to receive the kingdom of God (10:14).
• "What must I do?" moves from law to love (10:17).
"I take upon myself the commandment, you shall love your neighbor as yourself. And by this merit, I shall open my mouth."
From Regulations to Relationships
Mark 12:28-44
Mark 12:28 One of the scribes approached. When he heard them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, “Which command is the most important of all?”
"Which command is the most important?"
"What matters?"
Mark 12:29-31
29 Jesus answered, “The most important is Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one.30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.31 The second is, Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other command greater than these.”
Mark 12:32-33
32 Then the scribe said to him, “You are right, teacher. You have correctly said that he is one, and there is no one else except him. 33 And to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
Mark 12:34 When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question him any longer.
What does Jesus mean by 'not far' from the Kingdom?
• We are called to be people of love.
"The faith that we are called to live knows the God form whom all blessings flow is also the God to whom all alliance is owed."
• He is 'not far' because he can see that relationships, not regulations, are key in our relationships with God and man.
• Moving towards the kingdom of god means we understand the direction of our relationship with God.
Genesis 3:8-9
8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 So the Lord God called out to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”
• We must become like children to receive the kingdom of God (10:14).
• "What must I do?" moves from law to love (10:17).
"I take upon myself the commandment, you shall love your neighbor as yourself. And by this merit, I shall open my mouth."
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