Sermon from October 18

The Ten Commandments
5. Honor Your Father and Your Mother...

Exodus 20: 1 - 12

1. This Commandment transitions between our relationship with God and our relationship with each other.
2. Honoring and obeying our parents is practice for honoring and obeying God.
3. Our relationship with others begins with our parents.
4. God knows how important the family is. If it breaks down, so does society.
5. We obey our parents when we are young and we honor them throughout our lives. Colossians 3:20; Matthew 15: 3 – 9
6. If you must choose between obeying your parents and obeying God, you obey God. Matthew 10:37

Sermon from October 11

The Ten Commandments
4. Remember the Sabbath Day...

Exodus 20: 1 - 11

1. The commandments make us more like God himself. Genesis 2: 1 - 3

2. This commandment shows us how much God loves us.

3. Because of the resurrection, the Lord's Day changed to Sunday. Acts 20:7, Revelation 1:10

4. Jesus allowed for acts of charity, teaching, and necessity on the Sabbath, and proclaimed that He is Lord of the Sabbath. Mark, 1:21, Mark 2:27, Mark 2:28, Matthew 12:12

5. Jesus taught the true intent of the Sabbath - that it was made for man and not the other way around.

6. God commands us to rest one day per week from our normal work routine. We use that time to think about Him.

Sermon from October 4

The Ten Commandments
3. You Shall Not Misuse My Name

Exodus 20: 1 - 7

1. We should sanctify God's name. That means we keep it holy and use it only with proper respect.

2. We misuse God's name when we cheapen it by saying it without thinking about Him.

3. We misuse God's name when we use it as part of a curse word.

4. We misuse God's name when we attach it to a vow that we do not fully intend to keep.

5. Jesus said not to swear by heaven, earth or even your own head. Matthew 5:34

6. The way you use God's name shows what you truly think about him.

7. Jesus said when we come together in his name, he is with us. Matthew 18:20