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May 07, 2023 The Seventh Commandment: No Adultery
Sermon 52 in Series
Exodus 20:14
[14] “You shall not commit adultery.

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1. How are the sixth and seventh commandments similar? How do they both come with strong theological backing in Scripture?
2. Why is marriage so important to society? How have you seen it cheapened in our culture?
3. Why is Genesis 2:24 so foundational? How does the end of Ephesians 5 give us a grand view of marriage?
4. How has Satan weakened your perception of marriage? Why would bathing your mind in the gospel naturally strengthen it?
5. When it comes to adultery, what is the relationship between the heart, the eyes, and the physical act?
6. Discuss the destructive effects of adultery. How does the gospel bring comfort to married couples who have walked through this and to those who have been divorced and remarried?
7. How are Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:27-30 sobering, motivating, and convicting? What does it look like to do “whatever it takes” to flee from every form of adultery?
References: Genesis 20:9; 2:20-25; Matthew 19:4-6; Ephesians 5:32; Leviticus 20:10; Deuteronomy 22:22; Proverbs 5:15-21; 6:32-33; Hebrews 13:4; Matthew 5:32; 19:9; 1 Corinthians 7:15; Matthew 5:27-30; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10.
1 hr 7 min
April 30, 2023 The Sixth Commandment: No Murder
Sermon 51 in Series
Exodus 20:13
[13] “You shall not murder.

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1. What is the theological basis for this commandment? In other words, how does it relate to God’s glory?
2. Why should the verb in v. 13 be translated as “murder” rather than “kill”? What biblical distinctions are made between lawful and unlawful killing?
3. How is this commandment applicable to slander and verbal abuse?
4. How do Jesus’ words in the Sermon on the Mount bring murder deep into the heart? How do they challenge us regarding envy, hatred, unresolved anger, lack of reconciliation, and bitterness?
5. How do accidents factor into this commandment? In what ways can we be negligent with human life?
6. How is obeying this commandment fulfilled in Christlike love? How does it relate to selfishness?
7. As we think about spiritual warfare, how does it help us to know that Satan is “a murderer from the beginning” (John 8:44)?
References: Genesis 1:26-28; 2:7, 22; Genesis 9:5-6; Romans 13:4; Exodus 22:2-3; Numbers 35:9-34; Matthew 5:21-24; Genesis 4:5; 37:4, 8, 18; James 3:16; Ephesians 4:26; 1 John 3:14-18; Deuteronomy 19:5; Exodus 21:28-29; Philippians 2:3-4; John 8:44.
1 hr 5 min
April 23, 2023 The Fifth Commandment: Honoring Parents
Sermon 50 in Series
Exodus 20:12
[12] “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1. How is honoring parents understood in terms of “weightiness”? What is the opposite of treating our parents as weighty?
2. How does the promise refer specifically to Israel? How should we think about the results of honoring or dishonoring our parents in this life?
3. How does this commandment apply to children who are still at home? What imperatives does it place on parents?
4. How do parents function as representatives or ambassadors of God in the lives of their kids? Have you viewed your role in this way?
5. As an adult, have you given much thought to what it means to honor your parents? What are some changes that you could make as you seek to obey the Lord?
6. How does this commandment prepare our children for life in the world, family, and church? How does it ultimately impact all our relationships?
References: Colossians 2:16-17; Romans 14:5-8; Leviticus 20:9; Deuteronomy 5:16; Ephesians 6:1-4; Colossians 3:20-21; Acts 5:29; Leviticus 19:3; Proverbs 1:7-8; 13:24; 30:17; 19:26; 20:20; 28:24; 23:22-25; Deuteronomy 6:7; Exodus 21:15, 17; Matthew 15:3-6; 1 Timothy 5:4-8; Romans 13:1; 1 Peter 2:13; Hebrews 13:17; Ephesians 5:22; Leviticus 19:32; 1 Timothy 5:1; Romans 12:10; 1 Peter 2:17.
1 hr 6 min
April 16, 2023 The Fourth Commandment: The Sabbath Day
Sermon 49 in Series
Exodus 20:8-11
[8] “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. [9] Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, [10] but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. [11] For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1. Where else have we seen the theme of holiness in Exodus? How does the Fourth Commandment fit into that context?
2. Why do you think God introduced the commandment before Sinai (in chapter 16 with the manna)?
3. What did God command Israel to do in the Fourth Commandment? What reason is given?
4. How have you thought about this commandment up to this point? How have you applied it to your own life or family?
5. How have some understood the Fourth Commandment to be binding on believers today? What New Testament evidence suggests that it is not?
6. What were the five applications given at the end of the sermon? In what ways do they challenge you towards greater wisdom and faithfulness?
References: Exodus 3:5; 15:13; 19:6; 16:22-26; 23:12; 31:12-15; Genesis 2:2-3; Matthew 11:28-29; Hebrews 4:9-11; Colossians 2:16-17; Romans 14:5-7; Galatians 4:9-10; Hebrews 10:24-25; Mark 2:27.
1 hr 4 min
April 09, 2023 Believe the Word of Life
John 20:24-31
[24] Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. [25] So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.”
[26] Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” [27] Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” [28] Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” [29] Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
[30] Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; [31] but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1. Why is Jesus’ resurrection meant to give us joy? How do we sometimes lose sight of this joy in our daily lives, and how do we get it back?
2. In what ways do we tend to separate the crucifixion and resurrection? How should they be held together in our minds?
3. How would you describe Thomas’ mindset? What does this encounter show us about Christ’s character and way of relating to us?
4. What is the result of Jesus’ appearance to Thomas? What does this tell us about God’s ultimate purposes in our lives?
5. How does this passage so clearly uphold Christ’s full humanity and deity?
6. What does it mean to believe in Jesus? How does this passage show us that this belief is rich with content?
References: 1 Corinthians 5:7; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Corinthians 15:3-5; John 11:16; 14:5; Luke 22:31-32; John 17:11; Romans 10:17; 1 Peter 1:8-9; 2 Corinthians 5:7.
1 hr
April 07, 2023 Glory at the Cross
John 12:27-33
[27] “Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. [28] Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” [29] The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” [30] Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not mine. [31] Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. [32] And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” [33] He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
30 min
April 02, 2023 The Third Commandment: Honoring God’s Name
Sermon 48 in Series
Exodus 20:7
[7] “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1. How would you summarize what we have encountered so far in the first two commandments? How do words like “love” and “joy” help us to encapsulate these truths?2. Where do we see Christ in each of the first three commandments? What does it mean to say that he is the name of God par excellence?
3. How does Scripture relate God to his name? How does dishonoring God’s name result in the growth and multiplication of idols?
4. What does it mean to “take God’s name in vain”? What acts are prohibited, and what pursuits are encouraged?
5. How can our actions betray our profession? Why should this also be considered under the third commandment?
6. How does this reference to guilt push us immediately to the gospel? How does it cause us to think soberly about God’s discipline?
References: Matthew 22:37; John 12:13; Exodus 9:16; 34:5-7; Proverbs 18:10; Psalm 20:1; 30:4; John 1:12; Psalm 16:4; Exodus 23:1; Jeremiah 46:11; Leviticus 19:12; Deuteronomy 6:13; Matthew 5:33-37; Philippians 1:8; Leviticus 24:15-16; Romans 3:10; Hebrews 12:5-6.
1 hr 3 min
March 26, 2023 The Second Commandment: No Idols
Sermon 47 in Series
Exodus 20:4-6
[4] “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. [5] You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, [6] but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1. How is false worship a deception? In what ways has God helped you see this deception in your own life over the years?
2. What was Christ’s response to Satan’s temptation to bow down to him? How does this encourage us regarding our justification and sanctification?
3. What is prohibited in the Second Commandment? How does the wording of the text show us that worship is in view, rather than mere image making?
4. How does Isaiah 44:16-17 depict the stupidity of idolatry? How does this help you see it for what it is and take it more seriously in your own life?
5. What reason/motivation does God give for this command? What does it mean to say that God is jealous?
6. How does this passage challenge parents? How does it push you to carefully examine the patterns and habits that you are storing up for your children?
References: Isaiah 42:8; Romans 1:25; Jeremiah 10:10; Deuteronomy 11:16; Matthew 4:8-10; Exodus 25:18; Isaiah 44:16-17; Deuteronomy 4:15-16; Jeremiah 10:14-15; Colossians 1:15; John 14:9; Deuteronomy 4:23-24; Deuteronomy 24:16; Ezekiel 18:4.
1 hr 3 min
March 13, 2022 The Fundamentals of Citizenship
Philippians 2:1-4
1 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in
the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having
the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or
conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you
look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
The Fundamentals of Citizenship — Pastor Trey Russell
Philippians 2:1-4
Sermon Series: Philippians
March 13, 2022

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1. What is the argument Paul is making in verse 1? How do these realities function for you as motivation to live as a proper citizen of heaven?
2. What does it mean to be “of the same mind”? What does it not mean?
3. What is our unity in the church based on? How do we know this from the text?
4. How does this unity allow us to reflect all kinds of diversity and weather all kinds of disagreement?
5. What is the true enemy of unity? How do you see this working under the surface of your own heart?
6. How does humility enable unity?

References: Phil. 3:20; Rom. 15:5; 1 Cor. 1:10; 1 Cor. 12:24-45; 1 Thess. 1:10; Rom. 5:9; Luke 14:21; Rom; 5:5; 2 Thess. 2:16; 1 Cor. 12:13; Eph 4:1-3; Rom. 12:5; 1 Cor 12:18; 1 Cor. 13:11; Phil. 2:5-11
1 hr 4 min
March 06, 2022 Citizens Together for the Gospel
Philippians 1:27-30
27 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come
and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with
one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, 28 and not frightened in anything
by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation,
and that from God. 29 For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should
not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, 30 engaged in the same conflict that you
saw I had and now hear that I still have.
Citizens Together for the Gospel — Pastor Trey Russell
Philippians 1:27-30
Sermon Series: Philippians
March 6, 2022

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.   What does Paul want the Philippian church to be known for?
2.   Consider the reality that, as Christians, we don’t belong here. How does this reality affect the way you live your everyday life?
3.   What is the relationship between being a citizen and living worthily as a citizen? In other words, what is the relationship between being and doing? If these two are mixed up, how does it distort the message of the gospel?
4.   How do we answer the call to steadfastness and being unafraid?
5.   What does it mean to strive after the gospel? What does it look like for us to raise the flag of the gospel on the battlefield?
6.   How does this text demonstrate that proper citizenship is done in community with others?
7.   How is suffering a gift from God? Have you ever considered grace from this angle? Have you ever seen how suffering well witnesses to the preciousness of the gospel?

References: Eph. 4:1; Col. 1:10; 1 Thess. 2:12; Acts 16:21; Phil. 3:20; Eph. 2:1-10; Titus 3:3-8; Col. 1:13; Matt. 10:22; 1 Pt. 4:12; Eph. 6:12; 2 Cor. 5:20-21; 2 Cor. 2:15-16.
1 hr 3 min