In Deuteronomy 6, God gives his people one great commandment that summarizes the entire law: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” This message explores what it truly means to love God—not as fleeting emotion, but through treasuring his word, remaining loyal in every season, selflessly serving him, and reflecting his love to the next…

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After God spoke the Ten Commandments directly to Israel at Sinai, the people trembled in awe and asked for a mediator—Moses—to speak God’s words to them. God commended their fear and established the pattern of revelation through prophets and Scripture. In this message, we explore why the written Word is sufficient, why fearing God leads to life, and how grace motivates joyful obedience…

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Continuing our series on the Ten Commandments, this message from Deuteronomy 5:21 examines the tenth commandment—”You shall not covet”—which targets the heart’s sinful desires for what belongs to others. We consider coveting with idolatry and envy, its subtle symptoms in our thoughts, pursuits, and speech, and its deadliness. The remedy is found not in self-effort but in the cross of Christ…

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Continuing our series on the Ten Commandments, this sermon explores Deuteronomy 5:20 and its prohibition against bearing false witness. We consider the unique evil of lies that condemn the innocent, the rare biblical exceptions for protecting life, and the positive call to be people of truth who build up others in love, defend the vulnerable, and proclaim the gospel as faithful witnesses for…

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In this message on the eighth commandment we explore the profound breadth of what God prohibits: not only outright theft of possessions, but also cheating, exploiting others, withholding fair wages, piracy, kidnapping, and even robbing God himself. Far more than forbidding wrongdoing, this command protects the God-given right to personal property and freedom as the foundation for exercising…

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In this message from our series on the Ten Commandments, we examine the seventh commandment—”You shall not commit adultery” (Deut. 5:18)—and discover why sexual sin in all its forms (lust, fornication, adultery, and more) is especially heinous: it deserves death, desecrates covenants, destroys families and nations, debases individuals, damns souls, and disgraces God. Yet the gospel offers radical…

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In this message on the sixth commandment we explore its deep and far-reaching meaning. Far more than prohibiting physical killing, this command forbids heart attitudes like anger, hatred, slander, envy, and retaliation that harm others and violate God’s image in humanity. It protects the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death, addressing issues such as suicide, euthanasia…

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The fifth commandment acknowledges the family as the foundational institution of human life and society. It is to be honored. This sermon explains what honoring means and gives five practical ways this command is lived out. In addition, we consider five reasons to motivate obedience. May this encourage us to be salt and light, honoring our parents to the glory of God.

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In this sermon we explore how the Old Testament Sabbath—rooted in God’s creation rest and Israel’s redemption from Egypt—serves as a shadow pointing to its fulfillment in Jesus Christ, the true Lord of the Sabbath. While the Sabbath has passed away in the new covenant, its principles endure in the Lord’s day, the day commemorating Christ’s resurrection and finished work.

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This sermon on the third commandment lists eight negative violations to avoid. and positively calls us to declare and praise the exalted name of Jesus, perform all good works in his name, and suffer well for his sake. The context of grace reminds us not to despair over failure but to rest in Christ’s mercy, which itself glorifies his name as he saves and transforms unworthy sinners.

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