We've said throughout this sermon series that God's law is an expression of his love to bring us freedom. But freedom from what? And for what? This Sunday we wrap up our series on the 10 Commandments considering them as a whole. We'll see how God's law frees us to love Him and love one another.
Why does God care so much about how we use his name? As Shakespeare writes in Romeo and Juliet, "What's in a name?" More than we first think. This week we continue in our sermon series with the Third Commandment: "You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God."
In the second commandment this Sunday, we'll see that God is not only concerned about who we worship but how we worship. The way we worship the Lord matters!
This Sunday, we begin a sermon series on the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17). When most people think of God's rules or his law, they think of something that limits them in the least or oppresses them at worst. But as we'll see beginning even this week, the Ten Commandments were written so that we would live in freedom.
What is the greatest commandment in all of Scripture? Put differently, what is the most important thing that God wants from us? In our passage this Sunday, Jesus says that God cares about not just what we believe or do, but most of all, what--or who--we love. He wants our hearts.
Is your heart really in it? That's what this Sunday is all about. It's so easy for us to just go through the motions in our spiritual lives! This week we have the privilege to sit under our brother Daniel Mboweni's preaching. He will show us from Matthew 15 the eternal importance of devoting not just our religious habits, but our hearts to the Lord.
The Bible is full of commands--there are at least 1500 of them! But Sunday's passage shows that there is a right and wrong way to view and follow God's good law. As we continue to see opposition build to Christ and his kingdom, we'll hear Jesus declare the purpose and priority of God's law for believers--as he points to his unique authority as God and King.
Have you wondered how the Law (the Ten Commandments) fits in with the Gospel declaration that we are saved by faith and not by works of the law? Huge parts of Christendom confuse us by failing to clarify the purpose of the Law. This confusion relates closely to the matter Paul is attempting to spell out in his letter to the Galatian churches, the recipients of this letter. Today we join Paul in attempting to explain the purpose of the Law and its relationship to the Gospel.
