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In this ninth message from our Deuteronomy series, Pastor Jason Nix explores what Israel’s laws concerning food, tithing, generosity, and debt reveal about the heart of God. Deuteronomy 14 & 15 shows that God’s people were called to be set apart, active participants in his covenant, and ordered in the practices of everyday life.

Looking at the Levitical tithe, the annual festival tithe, the triennial welfare tithe, and the release of debts, this sermon challenges the idea that biblical giving is merely about meeting a fixed percentage. God uses generosity to confront self-sufficiency, provide for the vulnerable, and form his people in justice, mercy, faithfulness, and wholehearted obedience. The deeper question is not simply, “How much should I give?” but, “Does God have all of me?”

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In Deuteronomy Pt. 8, we begin looking at the Deuteronomic Law Code and what it reveals about the heart and character of God. Deuteronomy 12 shows us that the order of our worship matters, not because God is interested in empty ritual, but because worship must be shaped by who God is. Deuteronomy 13 then presses deeper, showing that the order of our lives will determine the order of our worship.

This message explores how God’s people can drift from truth when we give authority to ability over obedience, prioritize relationships over revelation, or allow culture to define the order of our lives. Jesus fulfills and reframes these commands, calling His people not to destroy others, but to take up the cross, surrender their own lives, and follow Him.

The church is not expected to be perfect, but we are called to discern and deal with sin faithfully, both individually and corporately. And when that feels impossible, we remember the mercy of God: Jesus is the final sacrifice whose body was broken and blood was shed so that our disordered hearts can be healed and our lives rightly ordered in grace.

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In this message, Carolyn Van Meter invites us to consider what it means to faithfully follow Jesus with a heart fully surrendered to God. True discipleship is not merely about knowing the right answers or going through religious motions; it is about allowing the love and grace of Christ to shape our desires, our obedience, and the way we live in the world.

Through Scripture, Carolyn points us back to the faithfulness of God and the call placed on every believer: to trust the Lord, listen for His voice, and respond with humble obedience. This sermon encourages us to examine the posture of our hearts and to open ourselves again to the transforming work of the Holy Spirit.

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In this episode, Pastor Jason continues our journey through Deuteronomy by showing how the story of Israel in the wilderness points us directly to Jesus. When Jesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness and tempted by the enemy, He does not answer with something new—He stands on the very words Moses gave to the people of God in Deuteronomy.

Through the temptations of the flesh, the mind, and the heart, we see that God’s Word remains true in every generation. The call of God has always been the same: to love the Lord, obey His voice, and orient our whole lives around Him.

This message invites us to see the deep connection between the Old and New Covenants and to recognize that God’s desire has always been to bring humanity into right relationship with Himself. What was true then is still true now: we live by every word that comes from the mouth of God.

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In Part 5 of our Deuteronomy series, Pastor Jason walks through Deuteronomy 6–7 and the central confession of Israel’s faith: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” From the Shema to the words of Jesus in Mark 12, we are reminded that the order of operations matters: love comes first.

Before obedience can be rightly practiced, our love must be rightly ordered back to God. The commandments do not produce holiness on their own; they reveal God’s holy love and show us what love looks like when it is lived out in our homes, our families, our church, and the world.

This message calls us to examine where we root our identity. Is it in our size, our history, our traditions, our doctrine, or our success? Or is it rooted first and fully in the faithful covenant love of God?

God’s people are called to love and obey, because obedience without love becomes control and manipulation. But when love comes first, obedience becomes the faithful response of a people shaped by God’s grace.

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4–9; Deuteronomy 7:6–9; Mark 12:28–34; Matthew 18:1–3

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In this message, we look at the Ten Commandments and what they reveal about God, sin, and our deep need for grace. The commandments are holy, good, and necessary. They teach us what love for God and neighbor looks like, expose the places where our hearts have wandered, and show us the life God desires for His people.

But the law itself cannot sanctify us. The Ten Commandments can reveal sin, restrain evil, and guide obedience, but they cannot make the human heart holy. For that, we need the grace of God made available through Jesus Christ and poured into us by the Holy Spirit.

This sermon invites us to recover a faithful view of both law and grace: we do not reject God’s commands, and we do not trust the commandments to save or sanctify us. Instead, we receive the law as a gift that points us to our need for Christ, and we receive grace as the power that forgives, transforms, and enables us to love and obey the Lord.

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Even through delay, discipline, and transition, God faithfully leads His people toward His promises. In Deuteronomy, Israel is reminded that the Lord does not abandon His people in the wilderness, but teaches them to trust His voice, obey His commands, and follow His timing. When God says stop, He means it. When He says go, He means it.

This sermon calls us to examine whether our fear of being wrong has become greater than our confidence in the Lord. God keeps His promises, fights for His people, and leads them with wisdom and purpose. Our calling is not to command God, but to obey Him; not to rush ahead in fear, but to follow Him in faith.

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Even through delay, discipline, and transition, God faithfully leads His people toward His promises. In this sermon, we are reminded that God’s commands are not suggestions. When He says stop, He means it. When He says go, He means it. Too often, our fear of being wrong becomes greater than our confidence in the Lord. But God does not follow our commands; He calls us to trust and follow His. Because God keeps His promises and fights for His people, our response is faithful obedience, even when the path is uncertain.

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