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Loving God--What Does That Really Mean?
Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Dec 10, 2025 (message contributor)
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1. The Greatest Command
Contributed on Dec 10, 2025
It is often taught that agape love is a special kind of love that is not a feeling, but rather a commitment to obey God--action, not emotion. That teaching can lead to spiritual disaster in your life. This message shows from Scripture the crucial role emotion plays in loving God.
For free audio or video download of this message, visit https://www.treasuringgod.com/sermons-by-scripture or my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@DarrellFerguson. Matthew 22:35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36 "Teacher, which is the greatest ...read more
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2. Your Soul Is Hungry--Feed It - Mark 12:28-30
Contributed on Dec 19, 2025
What does it mean to love God specifically with your soul? What is the soul, exactly, and how does one love with it?
Mark 12:28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" 29 "The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the ...read more
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3. How To Love God With Your Soul - 1 John 2:15-17
Contributed on Dec 20, 2025
What does it mean to love God specifically with your soul? What is the soul, exactly, and how does one love with it?
For free audio or video download of this message, visit https://www.treasuringgod.com/sermons-by-scripture or my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@DarrellFerguson. Required Desire Man-Centered? It is fairly rare that Tracy will make a comment about my sermons, but last week when we ...read more
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4. Soul Surgery: Changing Your Desires - 1 John 2:16
Contributed on Dec 23, 2025
The Bible commands you to not only do what is right, but, more importantly, to desire it. How do you change disordered desires?
For free audio or video download of this message, visit https://www.treasuringgod.com/sermons-by-scripture or my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@DarrellFerguson. Introduction: Joy "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved. … These men ...read more
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5. Using Your Work To Draw Near To God - Luke 10:38-42
Contributed on Dec 25, 2025
Can you really choose Mary’s path when the dishes still need to be done? Why does serving God sometimes feel exhausting instead of life-giving?
Luke 10:38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She ...read more
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6. Soul Surgery: How To Change Your Desires - Mark 12:28-31
Contributed on Dec 29, 2025
How can the psalmist claim to have only one desire, God, when in the same psalm he speaks of his desires for various earthly things? This message shows how enjoying earthly blessings in the right way is an expression of desire for God.
For free audio or video download of this message, visit https://www.treasuringgod.com/sermons-by-scripture or my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@DarrellFerguson. Mark 12:28-31 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, ...read more
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7. Love God With Your Mind - Mark 12:28-31
Contributed on Dec 30, 2025
Is emptying your mind the path to God—or away from Him? Biblical meditation fills the mind with truth; counterfeit spirituality bypasses it.
For free audio or video download of this message, visit https://www.treasuringgod.com/sermons-by-scripture or my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@DarrellFerguson. Mark 12:28-31 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, ...read more
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8. What Is The Presence Of God? - 2 Corinthians 13:14
Contributed on Jan 3, 2026
If God exists everywhere, why does the Bible speak of his presence being in specific places? And how does one seek his presence?
For free audio or video download of this message, visit https://www.treasuringgod.com/sermons-by-scripture or my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@DarrellFerguson. 2 Corinthians 13:14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be ...read more
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9. Obedience Isn't Enough: What Love For God Really Looks Like - Psalm 63:3
Contributed on Jan 6, 2026
If your soul craves a sin, you can resist the temptation 99 times out of 100, and still find yourself falling over and over. This message shows how to change that.
For free audio or video download of this message, visit https://www.treasuringgod.com/sermons-by-scripture or my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@DarrellFerguson. Introduction: The Prodigal Son’s Brother Is there anybody here who has been kind of a Prodigal Son – your story is kind of ...read more
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10. There’s A Cross To Bridge The Great Divide - Mark 12:29-31
Contributed on Jan 8, 2026
What could you do today that would result in having more grace tomorrow than you would have otherwise? This message reveals five ways Scripture teaches us to access greater grace and what you can expect to happen in your life when you have received it.
For free audio or video download of this message, visit https://www.treasuringgod.com/sermons-by-scripture or my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@DarrellFerguson. Review We are in the midst of a study on how to increase your emotional love for God by having delightful, satisfying ...read more
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11. Draw Near To Christ: How To Live In Fellowship With Jesus
Contributed on Jan 12, 2026
Jesus died to obtain a people who are eager to do what is good. In your case, did he get what he paid for?
For free audio or video download of this message, visit https://www.treasuringgod.com/sermons-by-scripture or my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@DarrellFerguson. Introduction Draw near to God and he will draw near to you - James 4:8 Draw near to God. How is that done? And more ...read more
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12. How To Have Fellowship With The Holy Spirit
Contributed on Jan 13, 2026
When is the last time you enjoyed the presence of the Holy Spirit? You felt His presence, and it was so delightful to your soul that you are really looking forward to the next time? And when that happens, how do you know for sure it is the Holy Spirit?
For free audio or video download of this message, visit https://www.treasuringgod.com/sermons-by-scripture or my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@DarrellFerguson. John 16:6 Because I have said these things, you are filled with grief. 7 But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that ...read more
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13. How To Keep In Step With The Holy Spirit
Contributed on Jan 14, 2026
The promise connected to walking by the Spirit is amazing: you will not gratify the desires of the flesh! So what does it mean to walk by the Spirit?
For free audio or video download of this message, visit https://www.treasuringgod.com/sermons-by-scripture or my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@DarrellFerguson. We come this morning to the final message in our series on loving God. The greatest command is to love God, and the way to ...read more