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Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 10: 12-21 Text: 1 John 2: 3-11 Ministry of the Word: The knowledge of the Lord is manifested in keeping the commandment of love. 1. How do you know if you truly know the Lord? 2. What does it mean to obey the commandments?

In this sermon from Romans 8:1–4 and the church's study of Exodus 20, Matt Sikes explains the essential distinction and relationship between God's law and God's gospel. The Ten Commandments are not merely ancient rules given to Israel; they summarize God's eternal moral law, reveal His holy character, expose humanity's sin, and show believers how God calls them to live. The sermon examines the difference between God's moral law and His positive laws. The moral law is written on every human heart, applies to all people, and is clearly summarized in the Ten Commandments. Other commands—including the ceremonial and judicial laws of the Mosaic covenant—were given for particular covenantal purposes and were fulfilled in Jesus Christ. The law is holy, righteous, and good, but sinful people are unable to obey it perfectly. The good news of the gospel is that God sent His Son to accomplish what the law, weakened by our sinful flesh, could not do. Jesus perfectly fulfilled every demand of God's law, bore its curse on the cross, and rose victoriously from the grave. Those who are in Christ are no longer condemned by the law. Christians do not obey God to earn salvation, but because Christ has already secured their salvation. Through the Holy Spirit, believers are set free from slavery to sin and given a new love for God's law, enabling them to walk in joyful and sincere obedience.

• Recap: Covenant children are holy (saints) and must be discipled in love (Eph. 6:4). • Raising them is a high and holy calling—loving, nurturing, teaching, training, and correcting them under Christ's lordship. • Goal: A generation that hopes in God, keeps His commandments, and declares His praises (Ps. 78:4–7). • We are laboring that "Christ is formed in them" (Gal. 4:19). Example: Timothy's genuine faith through Lois and Eunice (2 Tim. 1:5–6).

Scripture: Hebrews 4 Text: Lord's Day 38 Theme: What a blessing to rest in the completed work of Christ!

Scripture Reading: Psalm 63 Text: HC LD 38 1) The Need 2) The Privilege 3) The Foreshadow

1 Samuel 30:6 'And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.' The sermon examines David's crisis in Ziklag, where he and his exhausted men faced the loss of their families and the threat of stoning by their own troops. At this rock bottom moment, David encouraged himself in the Lord, marking a decisive turning point from despair to divine intervention. Through prayer, David received a simple command to pursue the enemy with the promise that all would be recovered without fail. The preacher emphasises that true faith relies on trusting God's word even when human strength is depleted. Believers are challenged to follow David's example by seeking God in their darkest hours and obeying His specific instructions.

The sermon explores the biblical command to prioritize spiritual wealth over material accumulation, using Matthew 6 to illustrate that anxiety stems from serving two masters. By examining the futility of hoarding earthly riches and the reliability of God's provision for creation, the text argues that believers must fix their spiritual sight on divine truth rather than worldly concerns. The message emphasizes that true security is found not in financial planning but in seeking God's kingdom first, which guarantees all true needs will be met. This perspective shifts the focus from temporary earthly comforts to eternal treasures stored in heaven. Ultimately, the message calls for a single-minded devotion to God, freeing the heart from the paralysis of worry about the future.