{"id":6138,"date":"2011-06-06T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2011-06-06T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=6138"},"modified":"2025-07-23T09:10:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:10:00","slug":"loving-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/loving-god.htm","title":{"rendered":"Loving God the Top Priority in Your Church?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10997\" src=\"\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/love-God.jpg\" alt=\"Priority to Love God\" width=\"147\" height=\"99\" \/>Jesus said,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.&#8217;\u00a0 This is the first and greatest commandment.&#8221; \u00a0<span class=\"class2\">(Matt. 22:37-38)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If loving God with the whole of our being is the greatest commandment, then the greatest purpose we can have as a church is to love God and help others learn to love Him.<\/p>\n<h2>Ways to Show Love to God and Make Loving God Our Top Priority<\/h2>\n<p>1)\u00a0 Worship Him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Let God know how much we adore Him.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Express Love for God Through Worship\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/worship.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Church&#8217;s Purpose to Love God Is Expressed Through Worship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Worship Ministry Training\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/worship-ministry.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Worship Ministry Training<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Worship Ministry Resources\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/worship-resources.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Worship Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>2)\u00a0 Communicate with Him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Let God know how much we trust Him.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Express Love for God Through Prayer\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/prayer.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Church&#8217;s Purpose to Love God Is Expressed Through Prayer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Prayer Ministry Training\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/prayer-ministry.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prayer Ministry Training<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Prayer Resources\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/prayer-resources.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prayer Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>3)\u00a0 Learn about Him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Let God know how much we want to know Him.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Express Love for God Through Nurture\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/christian-nurture.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Church&#8217;s Purpose to Love God Is Expressed Through Nurture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Teaching Ministry Training\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/teaching-ministry.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teaching Ministry Training<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Teaching Resources\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/teaching-resources.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teaching Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>4)\u00a0 Obey Him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Let God know how much we revere Him.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Lining Up with God\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/line-up-with-god.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">It\u2019s About Lining Up with God<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Is Your Church Reaching Maximum Effectiveness?\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/lining-up-with-god.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lining Up with God in Ministry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>5)\u00a0 Give Him our best.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Let God know how much we value Him.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/reaching-maximum-effectiveness.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reaching Maximum Effectiveness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/giving-god-your-best-not.htm\">Giving God Your Best Isn&#8217;t . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/giving-god-your-best.htm\">Giving God Your Best Is . . .<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>6)\u00a0 Care about what matters to Him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Let God know how much we identify with Him.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Consideration &amp; 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