What's Most Important?
Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." Matthew 22:34-40 Last week we discussed who we are as a church: God has called us out, and we have answered, gathering together for his purposes. I also reminded you that Jesus Christ is central to the church. If Jesus Christ is central to church, then it’s probably a good idea to determine what Jesus found important. A few years back, the movement was to determine "what would Jesus do" – this was supposed to help us figure out how we were supposed to act. Though it’s a good ...