We explore how to love God with all your soul by abiding in Christ, embracing pruning, and choosing habits that fuel a living relationship. John 15 and James 4:8 frame a practical path: cut what hinders, feed what helps, and trust God to meet you as you draw near.

• the call to abide in Christ as the source of fruit
• the garden metaphor of pruning and growth
• mortification of sin and vivification of holy desire
• identifying distractions that drain spiritual focus
• adding presence, people, and word as core practices
• the promise of James 4:8 to draw near and be met

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We trace the Shema from creed to practice by testing love where it counts—marriage, parenting, and brotherhood. Scripture frames a simple measure for the heart: how we treat people reveals how we love God.

• the Word as the sword of the Spirit
• the Shema as a whole-life call to love
• marriage marked by initiative and service
• parenting toward relationship and discipleship
• confession and accountability among trusted friends
• love as public witness that validates faith

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We lay down resolutions and pick up the greatest commandment, asking how to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Using the Shema and Luke 2:52, we build a practical diagnostic to align the whole life under one Lord.

• the Shema reframed as God as the page, not item one
• new creation identity as the basis for evaluation
• belief without love challenged by Jesus’ command
• heart, soul, mind and strength as one integrated life
• Luke 2:52 as a model for holistic growth
• a simple diagnostic for habits, learning, prayer and service
• next steps for a week of intentional recalibration

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We walk through Psalm 136:23–26 to trace a love that remembers our lowest state, rescues us from our foes, feeds our bodies, and calls us to give thanks. The cross and the empty tomb ground the claim that steadfast love truly endures forever.

• Psalm 136 refrain as the theme of endurance
• Honesty about sin and the deceitful heart
• God’s provision as daily evidence of love
• Rescue from sin as the ultimate deliverance
• Imputed faith and the finished work of Christ
• Vivid account of the crucifixion and its meaning
• Resurrection as proof that love outlasts death
• Invitation to believe and to share the good news

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We trace Psalm 136:17–22 to show how God’s covenant love topples fear and secures inheritance. Sihon and Og become case studies in how God promises victory before it arrives and why that matters for the battles we face now.

• Psalm 136 focus on steadfast love and mercy
• Transition from liberation to inheritance
• Reading and unpacking verses 17–22
• Sihon and Og as forgotten but formidable rulers
• Numbers 21 and God’s promise before victory
• Lessons on fear, odds, and God’s sovereignty
• Applications to grief, betrayal, and endurance
• Confidence in God’s covenant faithfulness

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We trace Psalm 136:10–16 through Exodus to show how judgment on Egypt opened the way for Israel’s freedom, and how the same steadfast love that split the sea also led through the wilderness. Hard passages become clearer when seen as rescue for the oppressed and a call to trust.

• Psalm 136 focus on steadfast love
• Plagues as targeted judgment against Egypt’s gods
• The death of the firstborn as severe justice
• Red Sea as salvation and separation
• God leading through the wilderness for forty years
• Unbelief dying over time and trust formed
• Hope for today when the path feels long

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We trace Psalm 136:4–9 to show how fine-tuned order in creation reveals God’s steadfast love and leads us to humility, gratitude, and trust. Job 38 reorients our pride with a bracing reminder of God’s wisdom and our place in his world.

• Psalm 136 refrain as the anchor of mercy
• Fine-tuning examples from gravity and nuclear forces
• Creation’s order as provision for human life
• Awe that humbles pride and calms anxiety
• Job 38 as a corrective to complaint and control
• Practicing gratitude and trust in daily rhythms

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We trace Psalm 136:1–3 to show why God’s goodness and supremacy are the bedrock of a steady life and why lesser lords cannot bear the weight of our hopes. We call men to reorder love, practice gratitude, and return to the refrain that anchors choices and courage.

• context and structure of Psalm 136 as a liturgical hymn
• meanings across translations of the refrain
• hesed as covenant love and engine of history
• focus on God’s goodness as essential attribute
• God’s supremacy over all rulers and idols
• modern idols of success, fitness, and self-improvement
• daily practice of reading Psalm 136 for formation
• call to align life with God’s goodness and rule

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