Summary: Mark 12:28-34 - every other act is useless if you don't love God first - God doesn't just want our obedience, He wants our love. - It is easy to think that religious ceremony and devotion are more important than love for God and our neighbor, but this isn’t the case. A thousand empty burnt offerings are not more to God than a single act of love done in His name. Loving God involves: 1. Obedience (John 14:23 "If you love Me, you'll keep My commandments" - God's love language is obedience. 2. Self-Denial (Matt. 16:24) 3. Seek First the Kingdom of God (Matt. 6:33) 4. From the Heart (Mark 7:6-7) 5. From a Passionate Heart (Matt. 24:12)
