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Theme: "Love The Lord": " You Must Love Him With All Your Heart, Soul, and Might
Theme: "Love The Lord": " You Must Love Him With All Your Heart, Soul, and Might
02/09/2021
3:00 p.m.
I. Call to Silence
Presider: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Participant: Amen.
Presider: Father, it is our privilege and joy to praise you. As we sing, let us make a joyful
noise to you. As we pray, may our words and thoughts be a pleasing aroma to you. As we
open your word may we trust in your unfailing promises. Your word holds true, it is living
and active, sharper than a two-edged sword. Open the eyes of our hearts that we may see
you more clearly today. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Participant: Amen.
“ You must love him with all your heart, soul, and might
The Gospel Reading we have heard Deuteronomy, and thou shalt love the Lord thy God
Which is the first and chief commandment in the law, the sum and substance of the first table of it; and
includes in it, or at least has connected with it, knowledge of God, esteem of him, delight in him, faith
and trust in him, fear and worship of him, and obedience to him, which when right springs from it. God
is to be loved because of the perfections of his nature, and the works of his hand, of nature, providence,
and grace; and because of the relations he stands in to men, and especially to his own people; and
because of his peculiar love to them; and, indeed, he is to be loved by all men for his care of them, and
blessings of goodness bestowed on them; the manner in which this is to be done follows:
with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might;
with a superlative love, above all creatures whatever; with the whole of the affections of the heart, with
great fervency and ardors of spirit, in the sincerity of the soul, and with all the strength of grace a man
has, with such love that is as strong as death. Jarchi interprets loving God with all the heart, that is, with
thy heart not divided about God, a heart not divided between God and the creature; "all thy might" he
interprets of mammon or substance; and, indeed, that is one way in which men may show their love to
God, by laying out their substance in his service, and for the support of his cause and interest in the
world. Aben Ezra by "the heart" understands knowledge, and by the "soul" the spirit of man that is in his
body, and by might perfect love in the heart.
V. Silent Reflection
VI. Sharing
Participant 1:
Participant 2:
I. Lord’s Prayer
All: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it
is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our
debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Lord, we thank you for the blessing of reading your word together. We ask that these words of life, truth
and hope would continue to impact us in the week ahead.
May your love and grace follow each of us as we return to our daily lives, refreshed and blessed by you.
Participants: Amen.
Presider: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy spirit.
Participants: Amen.
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