Talk 5 Christian Life Program

The Christian Ideal:

LOVING GOD
What are your
GOALS and
IDEALS?
Lofty IDEALS
are laudable but
they are
not sufficient.
 LOVING GOD is
As Christians,

our HIGHEST ideal.

 “One of the scribes, when he came forward and heard
them disputing and saw how well he had answered
them, asked him, “Which is the first of all
commandments?” Jesus replied, “The first is this:
‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You
shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all
your strength.””
Mark 12:28-30
 Loving God
with All Our HEART
 HEART

Seat of
intelligence CORE
and decision.
 “Love is not merely a sentiment. Sentiments come and
go. A sentiment can be a marvelous first spark, but it is
not the fullness of love. It is characteristic of mature
love that it calls into play all man’s potentialities; it
engages the whole man. But this process is always
open-ended; love is never ‘finished’ and complete;
throughout life, it changes and matures, and thus remains
faithful to itself.”

Pope Benedict XVI, Deus Caritas Est

 HEART

Be totally committed to Him

 HEART

Develop a
Decide to PERSONAL Be with God
OBEY Him RELATIONSHIP all the time
with Him
Loving God with All Our
HEART

Loving God with All Our

MIND & SOUL
MIND &
SOUL
Keep our mind
CLEAN and
HOLY.
MIND &
SOUL
Use our mind
According to
God’s truths.
MIND &
SOUL
Keep our mind
preoccupied
with the things
of God.
MIND &
SOUL
Protect and
preserve our
mind from
unholy
influences.
MIND &
SOUL
Use our mind
for God’s
purpose.
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Loving God with All Our
HEART

Loving God with All Our

MIND & SOUL

Loving God with All Our

STRENGTH
 Giving God our

Time
Using our Talent to glorify
God

Having the right attitude toward our Treasure

STRENGTH
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 ST. JOHN THE
PATRIARCH OF
ALEXANDRIA
Loving God is a very
HIGH IDEAL but it is
NOT VAGUE or
IMPRACTICAL.
Our Perfect Models for Loving God
To love God with all our heart, mind, and
strength, we need the power of the
HOLY SPIRIT.