The 10 Commandments
2/2/2020 to 4/5/2020
Do Not Covet
April 5, 2020 • Joe Coffey
This week Pastor Joe took us through the final commandment: You shall not covet. So what's the harm in wanting something you don't have? Trying to keep up with the Joneses will never satisfy you. Plus, it's hard to really love your neighbor when you just want their stuff. Through this message, we learned that the secret to not coveting is to find contentment in God and his love for you. Fill up on his unending grace, and you'll realize you already have everything you could ever truly need.
Do Not Lie
March 29, 2020 • Zach Weihrauch
This week Pastor Zach took us through the ninth commandment: You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. AKA: Don’t lie. It seems like a simple enough law to understand, but we learned how lying actually stems from our deep desires to be loved and to be cared for. So why does dishonesty matter so much to God? Because you thinking you need to lie to prove or protect yourself shows you ultimately don’t trust him with your life or your future. Next time you’re tempted to lie to earn someone’s affection or gain some sort of security, remind yourself of the gospel: that you’re already infinitely loved and cared for by what Jesus has done for you.
Do Not Steal
March 22, 2020 • Joe Coffey
This week Pastor Joe took us through the eighth commandment—thou shall not steal. We learned that stealing includes both wrong taking and wrong keeping. Both cause damage to not only the victim but the criminal. We know that the opposite of stealing is generosity. And how do we become generous people? We look at how Jesus become poor for us. We laugh at how the discomfort we feel pails in comparison, and we give freely.
Do Not Commit Adultery
March 15, 2020 • Todd Iannetta
Our sexuality is a sacred gift from God – one created with a very specific design and purpose for our benefit and pleasure. In fact, sex and how it should be handled is so important to him that he addresses it in his top 10 commands. In this message from Todd Iannetta, you’ll learn why sex is such a great thing, why not following God’s design for it is wrong, and most importantly you’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of sexuality that helps you love God and others better than you have before. Please note, because this message addresses the topic of adultery and sexuality, it may not be appropriate for younger audiences.
Do Not Murder
March 8, 2020 • Zach Weihrauch
This weekend we continued our series by learning about the sixth commandment– do not murder. Seems pretty easy to keep, right? This commandment means more than you think, and we're guilty of it in more ways than we think. When the sixth commandment says you shall not murder, it also means you shall value life. Therefore anything that damages people or devalues their worth is an affront on God himself. The good news? There is grace. The message of our Savior is that life is so meaningful, it’s worth dying to save.
Honor Your Father and Mother
March 1, 2020 • Joe Coffey
This weekend we continued in our series by learning about the fifth commandment– to honor your father and mother. We learned about the importance of honoring our parents, but most importantly how the gospel fits in this commandment. We talked about the deep secret: That we have a heavenly father who does not die, will never leave you, and can heal the wounds from your earthly parents.
Work and Rest
February 23, 2020 • Joe Coffey
This weekend we continued our series in The 10 Commandments by learning about the fourth commandment– the commandment to rest. We can give our work to God as a gift of love, but we should then view rest as God’s gift to us. If we try to find our worth in what we do, we will never rest and always be a slave. But if we find out wroth in Jesus and what he has done - we will know true rest, understanding that we are already loved.
Don't Speak for Me
February 16, 2020 • Zach Weihrauch
This weekend we continued our series in The 10 Commandments by learning about the third commandment– do not take the Lord's name in vain. Pastor Zach taught us why we should not speak for God, saying, "God told me this," especially if it can't be found in Scripture. Rather, we can know exactly what God says by looking to Jesus and reading his word in the Bible.
Don’t Make Me Up
February 9, 2020 • Joe Coffey
This weekend we continued our series in The 10 Commandments by learning why we shouldn't create images of God. Often times, this leads us to create false ideas of who God really is. Instead, we can look to Jesus, who came to earth and revealed to us who the true God is.
The 10 Commandments
February 2, 2020 • Joe Coffey
This week we started our new sermon series in The 10 Commandments. We know that might seem weird since our new theme is Love Matters Most, but we also know that the entire Bible, cover to cover, rightly understood about love. We started by learning from Exodus 20:1-3, where the Israelites are commanded to have no other gods besides the Lord. Pastor Joe taught us that when God is at the center of our lives, we are then free to love others and God.