What if the Ten Commandments are more than just ancient rules—but a window into the heart of God and a roadmap to the good life? As we begin this new sermon series, we’ll see how the commandments reveal who God is, who we’re called to be, and how love is at their very core.

Five Preliminary Points About the Ten Commandments:
1) The Ten Commandments tell us about God
2) The Ten Commandments show us who we are to be
3) The Ten Commandments form the basis of New Testament ethics
4) The Ten Commandments can be distilled down to two commands: love God and love neighbor
5) The Ten Commandments are not the recipe for salvation, but the response to salvation

Commandment #1:
1) What it meant
2) What it means
3) Why it's good

Text: Exodus 20:1-3

The Bible often warns us against false prophets. It is all throughout the pages of Scripture. So, how can a local church discern truth from error in a world filled with mixed messages? The answer is more straightforward than you might think!

1) Christians must test doctrine
2) Christians must hold fast to truth
3) Christians must listen to truth

Text: 1 John 4:1-6

What if the chaos of history isn't as random as it seems? In Daniel 10-12, we’re given a rare glimpse behind the veil—into the unseen spiritual conflict shaping world events. Even empires rise and fall according to a divine script. This final message in the book of Daniel invites us to find strength and confidence in God's sovereign hand, even in turbulent times.

In this final installment of this sermon series on Daniel, we'll consider...
1) The spiritual warfare of historical commotion
2) The futility of historical commotion
3) The divine constraints on historical commotion
4) The final accountability for historical commotion

Text: Daniel 10:1-12:13

To modern-day Christians, Babylon is a symbol of spiritual resistance that seeks to extinguish the faith of those who follow Jesus. Daniel 9 offers a powerful framework for how believers can not just survive, but thrive in Babylon. Join us as we continue to deep-dive into the book of Daniel!

Thriving in Babylon requires...
1) Zeal for Scripture
2) Impulse to confess sin
3) A map of the future

Text: Daniel 9:1-27

History has a checkered past: wars, government corruption, and sinister characters. And the future isn't so bright either. However, God doesn't want his people to live naively, paralyzed by the unknown. Living wisely in Babylon means having some sense of what the future holds. God's Word gives that to us. Join us as we continue our journey through the book of Daniel.

The three primary characters in Daniel's vision:
The ram (Daniel 8:1-4; 15-20)
The goat (Daniel 8:5-8; 21-22)
The little horn of the goat (Daniel 8:9-14; 23-27)

Applications:
1) Predictive prophecy of Scripture
2) The unpleasantness of God's Word
3) The ferocity and fragility of human nations
4) The courage-inducing knowledge of future darkness
5) The comfort-providing truth of a Sovereign Author

Text: Daniel 8:1-27

Jesus told his disciples that people will know that they are his disciples by their love for one another. Since Christ laid down his life for us we are to do the same. But what keeps us from showing that love? And what does it look like to love in deed and in truth? Join us as we continue to journey through this marvelous letter of John!

1) A negative example
2) A positive example

Text: 1 John 3:11-24

Skepticism over the Jesus story isn't a new phenomenon; it's as old as the Bible itself. Join us as we take a close and personal look at the resurrection from a questioner's perspective. Is it possible that skepticism is actually a part of the Easter story?

1) The request of a healthy skeptic
2) The confession of a converted skeptic
3) The effect of a former skeptic

Text: John 20:24-29

Irony = the opposite of what is expected.

The trial and crucifixion of Jesus is filled with ironies. This can serve to pour fuel on the fires of our faith because realities are different from appearances.

Irony #1: Religious devotion hides animus toward Jesus
Irony #2: Underhanded political maneuverings fulfill Scripture
Irony #3: The dismissed King really is a King
Irony #4: The innocent is condemned, the guilty goes free

Text: John 18:28-40

Hollywood movies are a clear indicator that the end of the world is of interest to many people. We all have an existential angst about not just our personal future, but the future of the universe. Maybe God put that interest in us. What better place to turn than the Bible to find answers to how the world will end.

1) The beastly nature of history
2) The ironclad kingship of heaven
3) The final conflict of suffering

Text: Daniel 7:1-28

If you think Daniel walking out of a lions' den without a scratch is amazing, just wait to see what happens at the end of time when Christians walk out of the den of God's judgment without a scratch. The critical question is: will that be you?

Four principles for how Christians do engaged alienation wisely:
1) Be never-despairing yet never-presuming
2) Defiantly...pray
3) Don't trust "Persia's" leaders
4) Trust the righteousness of Christ

Text: Daniel 6:1-28