If you went out on the streets and asked people what God might demand of his people, I wonder what answers you might receive? Jesus explains using Deuteronomy, what God demands is our love: total, undivided allegiance expressed in willing, wholehearted obedience. And so these chapters are absolutely foundational to understanding what it means to be the people of God, who truly love him.
Introduction: What does God demand of his people?
Context (4:44-49)
1. God demands that we ____________ him (6:1-9)
a. Hear and do (6:1-4)
b. Because of who he is (6:4)
c. All of our being (6:5)
d. All of the time (6:6-9)
2. How To Love God (5:1-21)
a. Grace before law (1-6)
b. Loving God (7-15)
I. No other gods
II. No idols
III. No dishonouring God’s name
IV. Observe the Sabbath
c. Loving our neighbour (16-21)
V. Honour your parents
VI. No murder
VII. No adultery
VIII. No stealing
IX. No false witness
X. No coveting
3. The failure to love God
a. The danger of hearing (5:22-33)
b. The danger of forgetting (6:10-25)
4. The Fulfilment of the Law of Love
a. The law fulfilled in Christ (Mt. 3:13-4-11; 5:17-18)
b. The law fulfilled in us (Gal. 5:13-15; Rom. 13:8-10)
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