RYAN FINNEY
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Sermon

Love God, Love People. Period.

When faith becomes heavy with pressure, performance, and proving, Jesus brings us back to the foundation: love God and love people.

Great CommandmentFebruary 15, 2026

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About this message

Jesus answers the question of what matters most with a foundation sturdy enough to hold everything else: wholehearted love for God and neighbor.

This message invites tired, striving people to examine what their faith is resting on and to rediscover obedience that flows from love rather than pressure.

Key ideas

Love is the foundation. Everything else in faithful life hangs on it.

Performance cannot carry faith. Pressure and proving eventually crack under their own weight.

Love orders obedience. Truth becomes healing when love remains at the center.

Scripture

Matthew 22:34–40