The Daily Devotional of The First United Methodist of San Diego, California, United States from Monday, 29 January 2018 through Sunday, 4 February 2018 - Sermon Theme: "Three Simple Rules" Text to read: Matthew 22:34-40

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The Daily Devotional of The First United Methodist of San Diego, California, United States from Monday, 29 January 2018 through Sunday, 4 February 2018 - Sermon Theme: "Three Simple Rules" Text to read: Matthew 22:34-40
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Scripture Text: Matthew 22:34 but when the P’rushim learned that he had silenced the Tz’dukim, they got together, 35 and one of them who was a Torah expert asked a sh’eilah to trap him: 36 “Rabbi, which of the mitzvot in the Torah is the most important?” 37 He told him, “‘You are to love Adonai your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.’[Matthew 22:37 Deuteronomy 6:5] 38 This is the greatest and most important mitzvah. 39 And a second is similar to it, ‘You are to love your neighbor as yourself.’[Matthew 22:39 Leviticus 19:18] 40 All of the Torah and the Prophets are dependent on these two mitzvot.”***
John Wesley’s Explanatory Notes:
Verse 34
[34] But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
Mark 12:28; Luke 10:25.
Verse 35
[35] Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
A scribe asking him a question, trying him — Not, as it seems, with any ill design: but barely to make a farther trial of that wisdom, which he had shown in silencing the Sadducees.
Verse 37
[37] Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Deuteronomy 6:5.
Verse 39
[39] And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Leviticus 19:18.
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The Daily Devotional for Sunday, 4 February 2018
Sermon Theme: "Three Simple Rules"
Text to read: Matthew 22:34-40

• Pray for the “neighbor” among us waiting to be loved.

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The Daily Devotional for Saturday, 3 February 2018
Sermon Theme: "Three Simple Rules"
Text to read: Matthew 22:34-40

• When does dogma get in the way of love?

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The Daily Devotional for Friday, 2 February 2018
Sermon Theme: "Three Simple Rules"
Text to read: Matthew 22:34-40

• When are you most challenged in your love of God and others?

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The Daily Devotional for Thursday, 1 February 2018
Text to read: Matthew 22:34-40

• How do you love neighbor each day?
• What does it look like?

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The Daily Devotional for Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Sermon Theme: "Three Simple Rules"
Text to read: Matthew 22:34-40

• How do you love God each day?
• What does it look like?

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The Daily Devotional for Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Sermon Theme: "Three Simple Rules"
Text to read: Matthew 22:34-40

• What is the most essential rule for your life?
• Why?
• What are the effects?

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The Daily Devotional for Monday, 29 January 2018
Sermon Theme: "Three Simple Rules"
Text to read: Matthew 22:34-40

• Briefly define these four words: Worship, Devotion, Compassion, Justice.

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