What is True Love?
Matthew 12:28-34 · February 14, 2024
In “The Great Commandment—Love, the Christian’s Top Priority,” this message explores Jesus’ call to love God wholeheartedly and love others as ourselves. It explains how God’s love shapes Christian relationships, unites believers, and serves as a powerful witness to the world.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:54 The Great Commandment (Matthew 22:34-40)
05:06 The Great Commandment in the Old Testament (Deuteronomy 6:4-5; Leviticus 19:18)
07:08 Do you love others as yourself? (Philippians 2:3-4)
07:35 There are four kinds of love in the Bible
10:02 God’s love is poured out in our hearts (Romans 5:5; Romans 5:8-9)
13:41 Love is to be all encompassing (1 Corinthians 16:13-14)
14:19 Love is the way we know we love God (1 John 4:7-8)
17:43 Love brings us to perfect harmony (Colossians 3:14)
20:34 The importance of love cannot be overstated (1 Corinthians 13:1-3)
26:07 No wonder love is under attack (Ephesians 4:31-32)
28:27 Love is one of the great things of the earth (1 Corinthians 13:13)
29:27 Love helps us in our evangelism (John 13:34-35)
31:24 When we abide in love, we abide in God (1 John 4:16)
31:55 John tells us what the love of God is (1 John 5:1-5)
34:21 The great commandment is a must, for in it we fulfill all the law and the prophets
34:46 Imagine our marriages built on the four kinds of love… how could they fail?
35:47 This is not an extensive study on love — the Bible has so much more to say about it
36:47 Closing prayer
