Paul Fudge Preaching - Who do You Love More? The Gift or the Giver?

January 5, 2025
Matthew 22:34-40
Genesis 12:1-4
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"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment."

from Matthew 22:37

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Paul Fudge shared the Good News of God's love with us this morning. Paul and his wife Melanie are missionaries to Zimbabwe. They are currently in the States for a couple of months before returning to Africa. They are long-time friends of Leonard Mallot and have preached and spoken about mission work with us before.
Last Sunday, as I greeted Paul and Melanie after worship, Paul mentioned that my sermon about the extraordinary event and gift of Jesus' birth connected with something he had thought a lot about and had shared with the people in Zimbabwe. Paul said he would be very happy to share it with us too.
God gives us a great gift in Jesus. Everybody loves the forgiveness of sin and the promise of eternal life. We talk about them a lot. They are great gifts! But, are we more caught up in the blessings of these gifts or the love of God that led him to give us such gifts.