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 Christ.
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 dominion in his created order. We also see that the gospel transforms us: we turn from theft and become givers through hard…
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 hope: through Christ’s forgiveness, we find power to flee temptation, guard our hearts, love our spouses, and glorify God in our bodies.…
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, and abortion while affirming biblical allowances for just war, self-defense, and capital punishment. Ultimately, the commandment calls us not only to…
