Well, in 2015, Pastor John recorded a series of devotionals based on his 2006 book, titled

What Jesus Demands From The World.

And it was in one of those devotionals that he made the point that you don't know God

if you don't love Christ above all else.

This point, and this devotional really impacted a podcast listener named Tim, who lives in Australia.

He suggested this clip for the podcast I'm glad he did.

The here now is Pastor John to explain.

We all know what Jesus answered to the question, what's the first and great commandment?

Matthew 22, 37.

The first and great commandment is you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart

and soul and mind and other gospels say and strength.

So loving God with your heart and all that you are is the first and great demand of Jesus.

And then in Matthew 10, 37, interesting how these verses are rememberable, 22, 37, 10,

37, whoever loves mother or father more than me is not worthy of me, Jesus says.

Whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

So now you've got two powerful, deep life transforming commands.

Love God the Father with all your heart, so mind, strength and love Jesus more than you love.

Children more than you love parents, surely more than you love anything.

And my question is what shall we think about those loves?

In fact, I have four questions.

One would be what's the relationship between them?

Another would be what's the nature of the love?

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