{"product_id":"the-essential-commandment-a-disciples-guide-to-loving-god-and-others-9780830810888","title":"The Essential Commandment: A Disciple's Guide to Loving God and Others","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs it really possible to live out the Great Commandment?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an expert in the law asked Jesus what the greatest commandment is, Jesus gave a clear and simple answer: \"'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what does the Great Commandment look like on the ground, in our day-to-day lives? And can we even come close to living it out?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesus, Greg Ogden believes, has a simple answer to that too. He writes, \"Jesus didn't follow [the Great Commandment] up by saying, 'I know I'm asking a lot, but do the best you can. I know you'll never fully approximate this high and lofty goal, but it's still worth striving for.' . . . Jesus thinks this is possible.\" And with Jesus, Ogden has found, it \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e possible--and essential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this practical, in-depth handbook, Ogden draws from his years of pastoral experience training and discipling others to help us truly be changed by Christ into people who love God and love others with all that we are. Following the format of his bestselling \u003ci\u003eDiscipleship Essentials, \u003c\/i\u003e each chapter includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Ogden\u003c\/b\u003e (D.Min., Fuller Theological Seminary) is executive pastor of discipleship at Christ Church of Oak Brook in Oak Brook, Illinois. Previously he was academic director of the doctor of ministry program and associate professor of lay equipping and discipleship at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. Prior to that he was a pastor for twenty-three years with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDiscipleship Essentials\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor with Daniel Meyer of \u003ci\u003eLeadership Essentials.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Bible Studies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649909526802,"sku":"9780830810888","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4f7dd1e6-5c93-4e4b-85fb-4ffae2f52b41.jpg?v=1733276773","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-essential-commandment-a-disciples-guide-to-loving-god-and-others-9780830810888","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}