Rev. Allen | Retelling the story of Jesus washing His disciples’ feet. What is and isn’t humility. Jesus’ main teaching - even more than love - was humility. The distinguishing characteristic of his life - even more than love - was humility. We don’t talk about humility a lot, but how do you move toward humility? It’s not anything you can do, but more of Jesus in you. It’s not even a gift He gives, but His presence in your life.  

John 13:1-20

Rev. Tanner Fox | The 10th Commandment is all about covetousness as it relates to our neighbor, but it also has to do with the state of our hearts. A restless heart wanders from place to place and person to person always needing more. Our God offers us a better way. Exodus 20:17

Dr. David Swanson | Lying has become so commonplace among our national and even local leaders that we hardly think anything of it now.  It is almost expected, and yet God expects us to live by truth as a reflection of His character. Exodus 20:16

Dr. David Swanson | We tend to think of theft as something we would never do  - thieves operate in darkness and need to be caught - and yet, we are stealing in ways that we never imagined. Exodus 20:15

Dr. David Swanson | Without a proper grounding in our relationship with God and how we understand marriage, we easily fall into a self-centered idea of why we are married in the first place.  We crack the door on adultery and with no true authority guiding us, we cave in to a cultural understanding.  Exodus 20:14

Jude Vilma | The Sixth Commandment forbids the outward action and also the inward thought or desire and speech of murder. It also requires us to preserve or protect one's life and the life of others because life is sacred for we are made in the image of God.  Exodus 20:13; Genesis 9:5-6; Matthew 5:21-26

Alexa Rossi |  The wisdom of the fifth commandment lies in the reality that human need is not a result of the fall. Very practically honoring the authority of our parents is correlated with our survival, which could be why this is the first commandment with a promise--that days would be long (full) in the land. Additionally by implying our created needfulness, this commandment invites all of us to practice humility, recognizing that God alone can meet all of our needs. In the living hope of Christ, parents are freed to bring attention to their shortcomings and sinfulness and model repentance; children are freed to honor their parents regardless of how deserving they are. Exodus 20:12

Dr. David Swanson | The Fourth Commandment -- Worship and rest and why it’s important! Exodus 20:8-11

Dr. David Swanson | As we get into the more pointed commandments, we tend to resist rigidity, but what we find in life is that when we follow the instructions from the "manufacturer", it seems to turn out better. Psalm 119:34-48

Dr. Case Thorp | The Third Commandment; From Wikipedia..."The sentiment behind this commandment is expressed in the Lord's Prayer, which begins, "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name." According to Pope Benedict XVI, when God revealed his name to Moses he established a relationship with mankind; Benedict stated that the Incarnation was the culmination of a process that "had begun with the giving of the divine name."[40] Benedict elaborated that this means the divine name could be misused and that Jesus' inclusion of "hallowed be thy name" is a plea for the sanctification of God's name, to "protect the wonderful mystery of his accessibility to us, and constantly assert his true identity as opposed to our distortion of it."" | Exodus 20.7; Matthew 6:9