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The first article under each sermon, by Kim Miller, is referenced in the worship planning section of your flash drive.

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The Loving Large bins include all the content for the references below.

Sermon One: The Distracted Life (Matthew 22:34-40)

• “The Great Commandment,” from The New Testament in Context
• “The Greatest Commandment,” from Understanding Biblical Themes
• “The Law and the Prophets,” from Preaching Matthew’s Gospel
• “Deuteronomy in Jewish and Christian Tradition,” from The New Interpreter’s Bible
• “Neighbor,” from The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible

Sermon Two: Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher (Song of Songs 8:6-7)

• “Song of Songs, Book of,” from the Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation
• “(Introduction to) the Song of Songs,” from The New Interpreter’s Bible
• “Seals and Scarabs,” from The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible
• “I Feel a Divine Jealousy for You (2 Cor. 11:1),” from The Interpreter’s Bible

Sermon Three: Loving Is Giving (Matthew 6:19-24)

• “Piety in the Kingdom of Heaven,” from The New Testament in Context
• “Sermon 28: Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount,” from The Works of John Wesley: Bicentennial Edition
• “Character and the Possession of Wealth,” from the Abingdon New Testament Commentary
• “Wealth,” from The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible
• “Lifestyle Issues in Pastoral Care,” from the Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling

Sermon Four: Can We Really Change the World? (Mark 12:28:34)

• “Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven,” from The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible
• “Kingdom of God,” from the Abingdon Dictionary of Theology
• “Preaching on Poverty, Abundance, and the Use of Material Resources,” from Preaching Classic Texts
• “Spreading the Vision of God,” from Understanding Biblical Themes
• Information about Worship Without Walls