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?” 

“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.  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.” 

“Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him.  To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”   (Mark 12:28-33 NIV)

One of the best ways to learn how to follow the Greatest Commandment is to read great books written by authors who've experienced these aspects along their own spiritual journey. 

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• The Cure — John Lynch, Bruce McNicol, Bill Thrall

• On My Worst Day — John Lynch

• Crazy Love — Francis Chan
   
• The Furious Longing of God — Brennan Manning
   
• What’s So Amazing About Grace — Philip Yancey
   
• A Love Worth Giving — Max Lucado
   
• The Air I Breathe — Louie Giglio
   
• Whisper — Mark Batterson
   
• The Sacred Romance — John Eldredge & Brent Curtis
   
• The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus — Brennan Manning
   
• The Jesus I Never Knew — Philip Yancey
   

• Experiencing God — Henry Blackaby & Claude King
   
• Emotionally Healthy Spirituality — Peter Scazzero
   
• The Return of the Prodigal Son — Henri Nouwen
   
• Deeply Loved — Bill Gaultiere
   
• Abide in Christ — Andrew Murray
   
• The Divine Conspiracy — Dallas Willard
   
• Sacred Rhythms — Ruth Haley Barton
   
• Healing Is a Choice — Stephen Arterburn
   
• The Pressure’s Off — Larry Crabb
   
• Life of the Beloved — Henri Nouwen
  

• Mere Christianity — C.S. Lewis
   
• Surprised by Hope — N.T. Wright
   
• Knowing Scripture — R.C. Sproul
   
• The Enneagram of Belonging to Christ — Bill & Kristi Gaultiere
   
• The Reason for God — Tim Keller
   
• Simply Christian — N.T. Wright
   
• Evidence That Demands a Verdict — Josh McDowell
   
• The Knowledge of the Holy — A.W. Tozer
   
• Morning & Evening — Charles Spurgeon
   
• The Case for Christ — Lee Strobel
  

• Secrets of the Secret Place — Bob Sorge
   
• Wild at Heart — John Eldredge
   
• Goliath Must Fall — Louie Giglio
   
• Experiencing God (Workbook Edition) — Henry Blackaby & Claude King
   
• The Purpose Driven Life — Rick Warren
   
• Radical — David Platt
   
• Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire — Jim Cymbala
   
• Spiritual Leadership — J. Oswald Sanders
   
• Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret — Howard & Geraldine Taylor
   
• Not a Fan — Kyle Idleman