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This sermon explores the third commandment, defining it not merely as a prohibition against misuse of God's name but as a call to cultivate a righteous attitude toward Him. The preacher identifies five essential marks of this attitude: faith, fear, love, loyalty, and trust, explaining how each reflects a believer's desire for Christlikeness and reverence. It further examines various times of testing, such as adversity, scarcity, abundance, and social inconvenience, which challenge and refine these spiritual dispositions. By contrasting human failure with the perfect obedience of Jesus Christ, the message encourages believers to rely on His grace for growth in holiness. The ultimate goal is to foster a deep, obsessive love for God that remains steadfast through all life's trials.

Humans are unable to live in right relationship with one another because they are not in right relationship with God. In this sermon from Exodus 20:1–26 titled "The Message of the Bible Today," Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones shows that at every opportunity throughout Scripture, humanity failed to dwell in obedience to God. Adam, Noah, Abraham—they all failed. Even when God gave the Israelites the Ten Commandments, they were unable to live in obedience. Scripture highlights God's holiness and the depravity of sin in humanity with the sole purpose of turning people's eyes to Jesus Christ. The greatest need is to live in right relationship with God and this is accomplished because sins were punished in Christ. Dr. Lloyd-Jones asks, "has the law of God brought you to Christ?" When one considers the state of humanity and their inability to live in obedience, Dr. Lloyd-Jones encourages turning to the character of God and the gift of His Son.

*Special Note: There were some technical difficulties toward the end of the message resulting in about a two minute space of lost footage. We apologize for this inconvenience, but trust what remains will be a blessing to your soul. This sermon centers on the Third Commandment—'Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain'—presenting it not merely as a prohibition against profanity, but as a profound call to reverence God's entire revelation in creation, Scripture, and character. It emphasizes that the commandment's foundation lies in God's self-revelation through nature and Scripture, making all humanity accountable for their response to His glory. The focus is on the heart's attitude toward God: whether one honors, delights in, and esteems His name, or instead disregards, despises, or misuses His revelation through hypocrisy, secularism, or theological distortion. The sermon argues that this commandment exposes humanity's universal failure, revealing a desperate need for Christ, who perfectly fulfilled it through His holy life and death. The fruit of this commandment, when lived out by believers, is a deepening delight in God's name and a passionate desire to magnify His glory in worship, witness, and daily life, fulfilling the Great Commission and reflecting the eternal hope of Christ's return.

The Westminster Larger Catechism is an oft-neglected treasure house of clearly stated biblical doctrine. In this class, we are opening the doors of the treasure house to handle and steward truths old and new for the people of God. This session continues in our consideration of the duty which God requires of men, covering how we understand the moral law as summarized in the Ten Commandments.

This sermon centers on the spiritual blessing of faith in an unseen Savior, grounded in the second commandment's prohibition of graven images and reinforced by 1 Peter 1:8, which celebrates the joy of believing in Christ without physical sight. It argues that depictions of Jesus—whether in film, art, or literature—though often well-intentioned, are inherently blasphemous because they undermine the sufficiency and supremacy of Scripture, leading to false ideas, false familiarity, false affections, and false faith, while diminishing the believer's reliance on, respect for, and appreciation of God's revealed word. The sermon highlights six harmful results of such depictions, including the erosion of accurate doctrine, false affections, and a depreciated view of Scripture, while contrasting them with six spiritual benefits of faith without images: a more accurate, affectionate, anchored, appreciative, anticipating, and attractive faith. Ultimately, it calls believers to cherish the biblical portrait of Christ revealed in Scripture, affirming that true faith, joy, and love are found not in visual representations but in the living, unmediated word of God.

A look at the final three of the ten commandments and how they apply to Christians under the framework of the Age of Grace. We deal with the biblical prohibitions against stealing, lying (perjury/slander) and coveting/greed.

The moral law is summarily comprehended in the Ten Commandments, which serve as God's clear, concise summary of His unchanging expectations for human conduct. These commands, delivered with awe at Sinai and written by God's own finger, did not originate there but were already in force from creation—evident in the lives of the patriarchs and the Noahic covenant. Far from being limited to ancient Israel, they express God's holy character and moral will for all people everywhere, as confirmed by conscience, the New Testament, and their pre-Sinai existence. The law is not a path to salvation but a mirror that exposes our sin and drives us to Christ, who alone fulfilled it perfectly. For believers, it then guides grateful obedience, with each commandment unfolding into rich applications across every sphere of life, equipping us to honor God, love our neighbor, and navigate a morally confused world.

This sermon centers on the biblical truth that genuine worship is not defined by external rituals or human tradition, but by a heart transformed through faith in Jesus Christ alone, who is the only acceptable mediator between God and humanity. Drawing from the second commandment and 1 Peter 2:5, it emphasizes that true worshipers are those who, as 'lively stones' built into a spiritual house and holy priesthood, approach God through Christ with sincerity, humility, and devotion, offering spiritual sacrifices that are singular, selective, simple, spiritual, sermonic, sacrificial, separated, serious, selfless, and sanctified by Christ's righteousness. The preacher underscores that worship must be biblically grounded, rejecting innovation and idolatry, and calls believers to examine their hearts, ensuring their worship is not self-centered or merely ceremonial, but a life of continual consecration to God, empowered by the Holy Spirit and rooted in the finished work of Christ.

The sermon presents the Eighth Commandment, 'You shall not steal,' not as a mere moral rule but as a profound revelation of humanity's fallen condition and divine ownership of all creation. Grounded in Psalm 24's declaration that 'the earth is the Lord's,' it argues that all things—including our time, talents, health, and resources—belong ultimately to God, making every act of self-centered accumulation a form of theft. The sermon exposes how people steal from God through unfaithful tithing, hoarding financial blessings, neglecting spiritual gifts, and failing to steward the means of grace, all rooted in a heart that claims ownership rather than stewardship. It challenges the congregation to recognize that true righteousness is not earned by law-keeping but transformed by the gospel, which renews thieves into faithful stewards through Christ's perfect obedience and sacrificial love. The solution, therefore, is not legalism but repentance and faith in Christ, who bore the weight of the law and offers new life to those who surrender all to His glory.