Intro: Killjoy Commands

1) Beliefs and Behaviour

Not knowing GodWhen you learned Christ

2) Jesus Changes Lives

Anti-social to socialThe Devil to the Holy Spirit

3) Can Jesus change your life?

God gives freelyYou could give freelyWho do you want to be?

Intro: Wronged!

1) Jesus is…

more powerful than you thoughtmore important than you thoughtmore crucial than you thought

2) We are…

more of the problem than we thoughtmore reconcilable than we thought

3) The only way back

faiththe hope of the gospelopen for everyone

Intro: Is it just COVID?

1) Is it NOT just COVID?

something about uspassions at warquarrels and fights

2) Wisdom and Peace

WisdomUnspiritual wisdomWisdom from God

3) Where does this leave us?

Wanting PeaceBut starting warsHow can we access…?

Intro: controversial commandments

Context

1.       The 10 commandments

2.       Why the 10 commandments?

-         a more moral world?

-         good order in Israelite society?

-         reflecting the character of God

3.       Jesus and the 10 commandments

-         the sermon on the mount

-         how to respond?

-         the cross and righteousness

-         the pattern from Mt Sinai

4. Help for strugglers

God’s word

God’s Spirit

intro: are you talkin’ to me?

Overview: Exodus 20-23: All kinds of laws

How christians have applied law

obey it all

obey what’s relevant

obey the moral laws

ignore it all

The law and Israel

what God is doing in the Exodus

worship

law: negative or positive

The law and Jesus

Jesus shows us what the law is about

Jesus fulfils the law

The law and Christians

it’s not about obeying law

the place of the law

Intro: Freaked out?

God’s privileged people

Saved First

Treasured possession

Kingdom of priests

Holy nation

Holiness and meeting God

Preparations

Reminders of the gap

Fear and meeting God

Terrifying phenomena

A different God or a changed people?

Living the privilege

Gods chosen people

That you may declare the praises

Living such good lives…

Intro: Freaked out? God’s privileged peopleSaved First Treasured possession Kingdom of priests Holy nationHoliness and meeting GodPreparations Reminders of the gapFear and meeting GodTerrifying phenomena A different God or a changed people?Living the privilegeGods chosen people That you may declare the praises Living such good lives…

1. A divine date

2. Will God be… Provider? Protector? Present? Pastor?

3. That’s why Jesus came!

4. So will you commit?

1. The glory of judgement

2. Experiencing true greatness! … and forgetting it

3. Unforgettable glory! … and singing about judgement

4. The path of praise

1. What’s wrong?

2. What’s their problem?

a) Isn’t it obvious?

b) But is there more…?

3. What’s our problem?

a) What’s the big deal?

b) It’s worse than we think

4. Where’s the hope?

a) In the promise

b) In the firstborn

5. So, what must I do to be saved?