We know God is the Father of the heavenly family but how do we define our relationship with Jesus Christ?  Christ taught that the greatest of commands was to love God with all our hearts, all our might and all our strength.  Christ was pointing us to the Father when he did that.  We understand that we must love God.  It is not enough to simply perform the commands exactly.  It is more than just a belief in God or Christ’s existence.  Christ spent his ministry teaching us about the relationship he had with the Father, and how we should have the same.  But he also taught us what kind of relationship we should have with our brother, Jesus Christ.  

Gary Petty

Beyond Today Presenter, United Church of God Pastor

Gary Petty is a 1978 graduate of Ambassador College with a BS in mass communications. He worked for six years in radio in Pennsylvania and Texas. He was ordained a minister in 1984 and has served congregations in Longview and Houston Texas; Rockford, Illinois; Janesville and Beloit, Wisconsin; and San Antonio, Austin and Waco, Texas. He presently pastors United Church of God congregations in Nashville, Murfreesboro and Jackson, Tennessee.