Love and obedienceMatthew 22:34-40Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What does Jesus name as the greatest commandments, and how does Deuteronomy say that love is passed on at home?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • If love is the engine of church planting, what is actually driving you right now?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • Which neighborhood or household will you begin loving in concrete ways this week as the place you intend to plant?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Whom in your cohort will you tell what you sensed God saying about where to plant?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).