1. Expositional Sermon by
Pastor Juanito D. Samillano Jr.
IBCP GREDU, PANABO CITY PHILIPPINES.
Are you in love?

2. Mark 12; 28-30 NJKV
 28 Then one of the scribes came, and having
heard them reasoning together, perceiving that
He had answered them well, asked Him, “Which
is the first commandment of all?” 29 Jesus
answered him, “The first of all the
commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our
God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love
the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your
soul, with all your mind, and with all your
strength.’ This is the first commandment.

3. Theme; Love
 Love is not enough. It must be the
FOUNDATION, the CORNERSTONE - but not
the complete structure. It is much too pliable,
(Workable), too yielding.
 Bette Davis (1908 - 1989)
 In the Bible, the word love is mentioned more than 500
times close to 700 times depending on which version
you are reading. In the King James Version, it’s
mentioned 508 in the old testament and 697 in the new
testament.
 Ask, Com.

4. 7 steps that Satan’s does to
oppose love!
 1; Regression- failures of reading the bible.
 2; Repression- no longer expresses
gratitude.
 3; Suppression- Never talk the Love of God
to anyone, they focus on self.
 4; Depression- lost of hope.
 5; Oppression- Over powered by the devil,.
 6; Obsession- Surrounded by the Devil.
 7; Possession- total controlled by the Devil.

5. The Scribe!
 A member of a learned class in ancient Israel
through New Testament times studying the
Scriptures and serving as copyists, editors, and
teachers,!
 Today their job description is lawyer!

6. “All”- Jesus used this word 4
times! Why?
 TO TELL TO HIS LISTENERS THAT THE
MOST VALUABLE THINGS IN THE
SCRIPTURES IS LOVE!

7. “Heart”
Heart- a muscular organ in
vertebrates that receives
blood from the veins and
pumps it through the
arteries to oxygenate the
blood during its circuit.
- (let us put our hands on
our hearts)
What is your observation?

8. A; Active-it reminds us that we should be active
as we serve the Lord!
B; Increases the beating when we are
tired- increase or Decrease of Love !
C; Responsive -it reminds us of our response
to God after hearing of his Message!
D; Push your hands slowly - it signifies
to us that we must move on during
crisis and hard times!

9. 1 Samuel 13:14 after Saul’s
failure, God had "sought
Him a man
after His own heart."
Isaiah 38;3 ESV
Hezekiah said, “Please, O LORD,
remember how I have walked
before you in faithfulness and
with a whole heart, and have
done what is good in your sight.”

10. Loving God using our Heart is
telling us of…
 A; Secret of success- this was the secret of the
great men and women and the bible history.
 Psalm 37:25
I was young and now I am old, yet I have never
seen the righteous forsaken or their children
begging bread.
 B; Secrets of extension of God’s Favor- King
Hezekiah was decreed that he will die but
because he served the Lord whole heartedly,
his life extended for 15 more years!

11. The word “Soul”
 Soul/ Spirit- The spiritual nature of humans,
regarded as immortal, separable from the
body at death, and subject to happiness or
misery in a future state.
 the soul was mentioned by Jesus next to
heart this shows to us that…
 LOVING GOD NOT ONLY BY GIVING OUR
MATERIAL THINGS BUT THE MOST
IMPORTANT IS OUR SPIRIT.

12. Ecclesiastes 12:7 NIV
and the dust returns to the ground
it came from, and the SPIRIT
returns to God who gave it.

13. MIND
The human consciousness
that originates in the
brain and is manifested
especially in thought,
perception, will,
memory, and
imagination.
(Close your eyes, what
first comes in your
minds?)

14. Most common things that
comes on our mind!

15. Loving God with all our mind is
telling us..!
 WE SHOULD INCLUDE OUR CHURCH ON
OUR PLANS!
 What do I need to do, to help my church?
 Do I give my tithes faithfully?
 Will I support my Pastor?
 Will I give my pledge this coming thanks
giving?
 Shall I commit myself to the vision of this
church?

16. The word “strength”
Strength- the
capacity of an
object or substance
to withstand
(survive) great
force or pressure!

17. Observe the word strength from
this verse!
 V 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all
your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind,
and with all your STRENGHT.’ This is the first
commandment.
 Jesus mentioned the word strength at the last
portion of the verse!
 TO REMIND US, THAT WE SHOULD PUT
STRENGHT/ EFFORT WHEN WE DECIDE TO
LOVE THE LORD WITH OUR HEART, SOUL AND
MIND.