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Welcome to the gospel coalition podcast, equipping the next generation of believers, pastors, and church leaders to shape life and ministry around the gospel.

On today's episode, you'll hear a message from Craig Troxel.

This message was originally given at TGC's 2021 National Conference.

A gracious God and our Father, we come together as your children in this place, at this time, to sit at the feet of our true teacher, the Lord Jesus Christ.

We come to drink at the well of his grace, and so we ask for your spirit to teach us from your word that there will be a holy agreement between your truth and our hearts, even as we learn about our hearts.

This we pray in Christ's name. Amen.

As you well know, the Lord Jesus Christ was asked, what is the greatest commandment in the Bible?

He answered by saying, you shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and your strength.

You should every Christian knows this commandment, and our Lord made it very clear, this is the greatest commandment. This is the most important business that is before us.

And so as we think of this commandment to love God, with just this particular phrase, to love him, with all of our heart, you might be saying, well, I know what the word heart means.

If you have no heart, it means your cruel. If you have a heart of gold, it means that you are kind. If you wear your heart on your sleeves, it means that you are obvious.

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