(Wednesday Online) The Seven Word Shema Life – March 5, 2025
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Pastor Jeremy Mayol
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Mark 12:28-34 (CSB)
28 One of the scribes approached. When he heard them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, Which command is the most important of all? 29 Jesus answered, The most important is Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. 31 The second is, Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other command greater than these. 32 Then the scribe said to him, You are right, teacher. You have correctly said that he is one, and there is no one else except him. 33 And to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices. 34 When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And no one dared to question him any longer.
Shema: means to listen but it’s deeper meaning is to really pay attention
Deuteronomy 6:1-9 (CSB)
1 This is the command — the statutes and ordinances — the Lord your God has commanded me to teach you, so that you may follow them in the land you are about to enter and possess. 2 Do this so that you may fear the Lord your God all the days of your life by keeping all his statutes and commands I am giving you, your son, and your grandson, and so that you may have a long life. 3 Listen, Israel, and be careful to follow them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly, because the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has promised you a land flowing with milk and honey. 4 Listen, Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. 6 These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart. 7 Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be a symbol on your forehead. 9 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your city gates.
The 7 Word Shema Life:
1. Fear
Deuteronomy 6:2 (CSB)
2 Do this so that you may fear the Lord your God all the days of your life by keeping all his statutes and commands I am giving you, your son, and your grandson, and so that you may have a long life.
2. Listen
Deuteronomy 6:3-4 (CSB)
3 Listen, Israel, and be careful to follow them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly, because the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has promised you a land flowing with milk and honey. 4 Listen, Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
3. Love
Deuteronomy 6:5 (CSB)
5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
4. Remember
Deuteronomy 6:6 (CSB)
6 These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart.
5. Repeat
Deuteronomy 6:7 (CSB)
7 Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
6. Represent
Deuteronomy 6:8 (CSB)
8 Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be a symbol on your forehead.
7. Declare
Deuteronomy 6:9 (CSB)
9 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your city gates.