God is our gracious and generous provider who calls us to respect the property rights of others and to be generous as well. As each one of us fail to keep this command, Christ fulfills it perfectly in his lavish generosity and in giving his life completely. So graciously, he shares with us all that he is and has in his life, death, and resurrection.
The Seventh Commandment
Sex is a good gift from God, and he invites us to turn from misusing it to find freedom in Christ.
The Sixth Commandment
God created every human being in his own image. Therefore, every person possesses dignity and value based on the God who made them. Because God treasures humanity, he forbids murder, and calls his people to pursue the preservation and flourishing of human life.
The Fifth Commandment
In the fifth commandment, we see one of the ways that families that follow Christ are supposed to be different. We’re called to honor our parents and to require the same of our children. Like all the Ten Commandments, this is one we’ve all broken and torn asunder. But not Jesus. Jesus honored his parents and perfectly honored the Father. And by his grace, he shares with us the promised blessing attached to this commandment.
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The Fourth Commandment
In fourth commandment, we see God's command to set aside one day every week to rest and spend time with God. This commandment is a gracious provision and invitation for us to enter the rest of God provided in Christ.
(NOTE: Due to technical difficulties, the final minutes of the sermon were not recorded)
The Third Commandment
In the third commandment, God commands his people to refrain from lifting up his name in a way that dishonors him or belittles his infinite worth. In this sermon, we look at a few ways that we are guilty of this, but how Christ—who alone is guiltless—was counted guilty so that we can be counted as guiltless in him.
The Second Commandment
In the second commandment, God commands us not to form idols for worship. If you see idols as carvings made by hands, this may seem irrelevant to you. But we also see that idols are comforts made by hearts—something we’re all guilty of. To be redeemed and to kill the idols we’ve created, we need Jesus, the true image of God to replace our worthless objects of worship.
The First Commandment
In our redemption, God lays an exclusive claim over our lives. As our Creator and Redeemer, he then commands that we worship him and him alone. While this may make you feel like you're being fitted for a strait jacket, we see that in his exclusive confinement there is exquisite contentment.
Ten Commandments - Introduction
Martin Luther said in his catechism on the Ten Commandments, “anyone who knows the ten commandments, perfectly knows the entire Scriptures.” That is a tall, yet insightful claim.
The Beautiful Christ - Exaltation
The second and final sermon in our kickoff series titled The Beautiful Christ. Today we unpack Jesus' Exaltation.
