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"One of them a lawyer,

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asked Him a question testing Him:

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"Teacher, which is the great
commandment in the Law?"

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and He said to him

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"YOU SHALL LOVE 
THE LORD YOUR GOD

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WITH ALL YOUR HEART,

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WITH ALL YOUR SOUL,

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AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.'

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This is the great and

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foremost commandment.

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The second is like it,

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'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR

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AS YOURSELF'

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on these two commandments depend

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the whole Law and the Prophets."

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This is talking about
two simple things,

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boils down everything

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that was in the entire old testament.

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Everything Yeshua said

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in the new Testament,

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is boiled down to 
two simple things.

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Love God with all your heart.

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Love your neighbor as yourself.

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When I first met the Lord,

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that happened to me.

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When I was away at University,

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and the thing that 
was amazing to me,

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I thought I was a Christian,
because I grew up

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and went to church all of my life,

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every single week.

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Then I met people,

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and the very first 
meeting I went to,

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they used some of 
the strangest phrases.

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One guy said, "the Lord lead me."

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Another person said "Jesus told me."

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Another person said "God showed me."

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I didn't even know

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what that language meant.

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I thought to myself,

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what does it mean?

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"God showed me" or "the Lord told me"

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I thought "I've been a Christian

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all of my life, and as far as I know

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Jesus never told me anything.

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God never showed me anything.

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Are these people hearing
audible voices or what?"

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And it took me about 6 weeks

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to figure it out.

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I knew one of two things was true.

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Either they had a relationship with God

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I knew nothing about,

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or they were a bunch 
of religious Kooks

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that I needed to avoid.

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After 6 weeks I figured 
out what it was.

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You know what it was?

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They loved God with all their heart.

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You know what the difference was,

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between them and me?

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I understood and believed
certain doctrines.

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I was taught of course,

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that Jesus died for my sins,

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rose from the dead,

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and that if I believed that,

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one day I'd go to 
heaven instead of hell.

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I didn't want to go to hell,

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so I said of course I believe that.

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You know what was 
different about these people?

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They had given 100% 
of their life to the Lord

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They said,

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"God, I'll be like a coin
in your pocket.

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if you want to spend me 
on anything.

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bus fare, 
you want to buy a soda pop?

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anything, you can use me

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like a coin in your pocket.

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I belong to you for the rest of my life."

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I had never said that,

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and that's what I discovered
was the difference.

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They had a relationship 
with God like that,

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and I desperately wanted it.

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After about 6 weeks,

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once I understood that,

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I just knelt in my dorm room

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all by myself, prayed that prayer.

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"Lord I give you the rest of my life.

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You can use me 
however you want."

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And that was 
life changing for me.

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So today I want to challenge you.

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Have you given the Lord

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the rest of your life?

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Does He get everything you have?

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Everything you are?

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Are you willing to let Him

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dictate His will to you?

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That's what it really means

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to love God with all your heart,

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with all your mind,
with all your soul,

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with all your strength.

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I just want to pray for you.

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I pray today,

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that today would be your day,

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to reaffirm that the

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rest of your life
belongs to God,

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and that Yeshua Ha Mashiach,

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Jesus the Messiah means everything.

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Not just a part of your life,
all of your life.

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And just consider this,

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Is there any area of your life

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that's not given over to Him?

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Today I encourage you,

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give every area of 
your life to the Lord.

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Love Him with all your heart,

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soul, mind and strength