In Matthew 22, Jesus is asked which commandment is the greatest of all the commandments. In response, Jesus doesn’t hesitate or hedge His bets – His answer is clear and concise - love God first and foremost.
“And He said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost commandment.” - Matthew 22:37-38, NASB 1995
For Jesus, loving Him with all that we are is the foremost responsibility of the believer. Therefore, because Jesus considers this the preeminent responsibility, we consider this the preeminent responsibility. Everything we do is primarily to love Jesus, and everything else we do flows from loving Him.
Within this purpose, Living God Church pursues and purposes to educate, equip, and edify the local Body of Christ through worship, teaching of the Word, and fellowship to see believers fully equipped to love Jesus well.
As the Body pursues the great and first commandment, we will naturally flow into the second commandment – to love our neighbor as ourselves.
“The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'” - Matthew 22:39, NASB 1995
Love for our neighbor is impossible if we do not first prioritize love for the Lord.
Additionally, Living God Church exists to further and advance the work of the gospel within our city, region, and world – the Great Commission.
The church acts with intentionality, effort, and resources to spread the love and message of Jesus wherever we feel assigned and promote His Kingdom.