What does it mean to love the Lord your God with all your mind in a culture that separates love from thought?

In this Oak Hill College Chapel Talk, Associate Teacher and church leader Mike Gilbart-Smith explores Jesus’ command in Mark 12:28–31. Addressing modern misconceptions of love, the rise of Artificial Intelligence, and the nature of Christian worship, Mike unpacks four essential ways we are called to love God with our intellect:

1. A Posture of Worshiping the Lord — Approaching theology with awe, moving from study to praise.
2. A Pursuit of His Word — Receiving God as He has revealed Himself, rather than creating Him in our image.
3. A Practice of Remembering — Learning truth not merely to pass exams, but to live faithfully.
4. A Patience in Maturing in Love — Loving God with the mind you have today while looking forward to eternal perfection.

📖 Scripture Reference: Mark 12:28–31; Deuteronomy 6:4–5

🎙 Speaker: Mike Gilbart-Smith (Associate Teacher, Oak Hill College)

📍 Venue: Oak Hill College Chapel, London

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• 00:00 - Introduction: Does Love Exclude the Mind?
• 00:02:03 - The Greatest Commandment & Hearing Truth (Mark 12 / Deut 6)
• 00:03:33 - 1. A Posture of Worshiping the Lord
• 00:06:44 - 2. A Pursuit of His Word (The Challenge of AI & Identity)
• 00:11:22 - 3. A Practice of Remembering
• 00:12:12 - 4. A Patience in Maturing in Love
• 00:14:04 - Concluding Prayer

In this Oak Hill College Chapel talk, Thomas Renz explores 2 Timothy 3:10–17 to unpack how Scripture is profitable for ministry. Rather than focusing solely on what Scripture is, Paul emphasises how Timothy—and believers today—must use God-breathed Scripture to teach, rebuke, correct, and train in righteousness. Learn how Scripture makes us fully alive human beings, rescues our thinking from satanic accusations, and equips us for every good work in gospel-centered community life.

Speaker: Thomas Renz (Lecturer of Hebrew and Old Testament at Oak Hill College)

Passage: 2 Timothy 3:10–17

Venue: Oak Hill College Chapel

Timestamps / Chapters:

00:00 - Living as One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church

01:02 - 2 Timothy 3:16: Scripture in Ministry vs. Nature of Scripture

04:13 - God-Breathed: Becoming Fully Alive Human Beings

06:11 - Profitable for Teaching: Understanding the Gospel

10:44 - Rebuking: Divine Grace vs. Satanic Accusation

15:35 - Correction and Training in Righteousness

17:29 - Proclaiming the Word in Christian Fellowship

What is your hope level right now on a scale of 1 to 10? Whether you are facing the weight of ministry transitions, the uncertainty of the future, or the pressures of a culture obsessed with self-construction, human beings cannot function without hope.

In this chapel talk delivered at Oak Hill College, Matt Lillicrap (CEO of UCCF and former medical doctor) opens up 1 Peter 1:1-9 to show why the Apostle Peter is so unapologetically joyful despite writing to marginalized, struggling Christians. Discover four profound reasons why we can delight deeply in the living hope of Christ—a hope that is rooted in God's unchanging mercy, dependent on His initiative, kept by His power, and beautifully refined through life's multi-coloured trials.

📖 Passage: 1 Peter 1:1-9

🗣️ Speaker: Matt Lillicrap (CEO of UCCF)

📍 Location: Oak Hill College Chapel

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