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It seems to me that sometimes we over emphasize great commission over great commandment of Jesus. The great and first commandment of Jesus: Mark 12:29-31   says 29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” (ESV). One thing that should precede great commission is to love God and love people. This is the foundation of everything. Abiding in love means we abide in God (John 15). We need a deep revelation and experience of love of God. If we are not touched and filled with depth of God’s love (cf.Rom. 5.4), then we will not be able to love others. Let us pray that the love of God may increase in us, so that our love for God and people around us may increase. The very foundation o

[This course is prepared from the book: Bill Hybels and Mark Mittelberg, Becoming A Contagious Christian (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994). It also used course materials developed by   http://www.xaatuva.com based on the above book] Contents 1.        WHY BECOME CONTAGIOUS CHRISTIAN? . 4 1.1 People Matters to God .. 4 Who is a Contagious Christian? . 4 Why we are not able to become a contagious Christian? . 4 What is God’s heart for the lost? . 4 What are the three common themes in the parable seen in Lk 15? . 4 Guiding thought: 5 1.2 Rewards of Contagious Christianity . 5 Personal Benefits . 5 The cost of contagious Christianity . 5 Guiding Thought 5 1.3 Formula for impacting your world .. 5 What are the functions of salt? . 5 What are the functions of light? . 6 The Formula to Impact the World .. 6 Guiding Thought 6 2.        PREREQUISITE OF HIGH POTENCY .. 7 2.1 Authenticity . 7 Elements of Authenticity . 7 2.2 Compassion ..