Monday, January 7, 2008

Loving God with passion, Loving people with compassion

Loving God with passion,
Loving people with compassion
by Pastor Kevin Loo, City Harvest Church KL



Mark 12:29-31
29 Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one. 30 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’[a] This is the first commandment.[b] 31 And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’[c] There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Do you have a life-verse or life-verses today?

Life-verse is certain/some verses that you hold on to. You can get a life verse by studying the Scripture and not from any resources.

Deuteronomy 6:4-54
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one![a] 5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

Leviticus 19:1818
You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.

The operative verb found in these 2 verse is the word love.

To Jesus, these 2 verses ought to be the guiding principles of our lives - His life-verses!

LOVING GOD WITH PASSION, LOVING PEOPLE WITH COMPASSION.

1) The inward Journey
  • It is a journey that pursues a genuine love relationship with God.To grow in our love for God, we need to learn to make time and make space for Him.
  • This inward journey is also the working out for faith and trust in Him.
2) The outward journey
  • It is only when we are strong on the inside that we can go far on the outside.
  • Our attitude determines our altitude.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT:
Building a strong Bible-believing, Spirit-filled city church where every member is trained to love God with passion and equipped to love people with compassion.

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