"Though we are all condemned by the ninth commandment because of our evil words, there is hope for us in Christ."

1. What this command forbids and requires

2. This command condemns us all...

3. ...But there is hope in Christ!

4. How then shall we speak?

Main Idea: "Because of our selfish adulteries we need the self-sacrificing love of Jesus"

1. What this command requires and forbids

2. We are adulterers who need the self-sacrificing love of Jesus

3. How then shall we love?

Main Idea: "Because we are all murderers at heart, we need the blood of Jesus."

1. What this command requires and forbids

2. What we ought to do about it

1. What this command requires and forbids

2. The promise attached to this command

1. Understanding the Sabbath Command in the Mt. Sinai context

2. Sabbath in Creation and God’s goal for Humanity

3. Jesus fulfilled and transformed the Sabbath

4. Understanding the Sabbath this side of the empty tomb

"Because you worship other gods besides Yahweh, you desperately need Christ the Savior."

1. The command is for everyone.

2. What the command requires and what it forbids.

3. Where this leaves us.

"Only Christ can separate us from the sin that distances us from God and give us the holiness needed to draw near."

1. The distance between God and man

2. The reason for the distance

3. The way to draw near to God

Guest Preacher, Allen Williams - Elder, Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church

“The Lord Reigns”

“God sovereignly rules over all His creation in perfect righteousness and justice and does so through the gospel of Jesus Christ.”

A plurality of qualified leaders, under Christ, are needed to maintain the order and peace among His people (and God has richly supplied His church).

1. The problem

2. The solution

3. The lesson

Yahweh is trustworthy because He is greater than all gods and faithful to His covenant promises.

1. The one being converted

2. The means of his conversion.

3. The results of his conversion.