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What is the cost of lies? How do our words transform from nuclear disaster to fruitful seeds? God wants people who deeply value truth telling and blessing. Today, we learn about the danger and transformation of our words.

Exodus 20:16

James 3:1-18

What’s mine is _____; I’ll _____ it. (yours; take)

What’s mine is _____; I’ll _____ it. (mine; keep)

What’s mine is _____; I’ll _____ it. (God’s; share)

Exodus 20:15; 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Listen and learn how loving God and Loving Others leads to the boundary and beauty of sex.

Exodus 20:14, Proverbs 5:1-23

Exodus 20:13

Matthew 5:21-24

1 John 3:11-16

* Prohibition of Murder

* Promotion of Life

Loving God and Loving Others: Ten Practical Precepts

Honor Your Parents

Exodus 20:12; Luke 14:25-27

The commandments given are simple in statement, but complex in application. Jesus complicates the the matter with His teaching on the subject. How can we hate and honor at the same time?

* What is the purpose of honoring our parents?

* The remedy for a cold, dark world

* How is it even possible to honor our parents?

* When you are young and still at home

* When you are older and not at home

Exodus 20:4-6; Deuteronomy 5:12-15

 

Rest as worship; learn how the pattern of 6 days of work followed by a day of rest is seen throughout scripture and how we should apply it today.

Loving God and Loving Others: Ten Practical Precepts

What’s In a Name?

Exodus 20:7; Philippians 2:1-11

What is God like? How does God introduce Himself? What does it look like to get to know God? How does God relate to us?

God makes Himself known to us and takes His name and this relationship very seriously. So, how to we love God by having a correct view of His name and treating it correctly?

What is the central hope in your life? God is asking us to trust him as the central hope in our lives. In this passage, we learn about the main manner of worship and who truly provides fulfillment.

Exodus 20: 4-6

Application for the Ten Commandments.

Exodus 20: 1-3

When we love specific books, music, and movies, we love to read, listen to, and watch them over and over again. Today we will be listening to a much beloved sermon about why we should “Cheer Up!” this new year.  So cheer up Walnut Creek, you are …