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Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Exodus 20:16 (NLT)
16 “You must not testify falsely against your neighbor.
Exodus 23:1-3 (NLT)
23 “You must not pass along false rumors. You must not cooperate with evil people by lying on the witness stand. 2b When you are called to testify in a dispute, do not be swayed by the crowd to twist justice. 3 And do not slant your testimony in favor of a person just because that person is poor.
When you lie, people believe you.
Proverbs 19:5 (NLT)
5 A false witness will not go unpunished,
nor will a liar escape.
Proverbs 25:18 (NLT)
18 Telling lies about others is as harmful as hitting them with an ax, wounding them with a sword, or shooting them with a sharp arrow.
When our witness becomes a lie, we are misrepresenting God.
Colossians 3:9-10 (NLT)
9 Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. 10 Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.
The Dangers of Lies
Over time Lies become truth in culture.
Romans 1:18-27 (NLT)
18 But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness. 19 They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. 20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.
21 Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. 22 Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools.
24 So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s bodies. 25 They traded the truth about God for a lie.
26 That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. 27 And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved.
God will never lie to you.
Proverbs 30:5 (NLT)
5 Every word of God proves true. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.
Psalm 12:6 (NKJV)
6 The words of the Lord are pure words, Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times.
Hebrews 6:16-20 (NLT)
16 Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding. 17 God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind. 18 So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. 19 This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary. 20 Jesus has already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest.
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Sermon Manuscript: Exodus 20:14
Series: Do the 10 Commandments Still Matter?
Title: The Protections of the 7th Commandment
Date: June 28, 2020
Location: Rock of Generations, Facebook, YouTube
Exodus 20:14 (NLT)
14 “You must not commit adultery.
The Seventh Commandment is a Protection for the Community.
Proverbs 6:24-29 New Living Translation (NLT)
24 It will keep you from the immoral woman,
from the smooth tongue of a promiscuous woman.
25 Don’t lust for her beauty.
Don’t let her coy glances seduce you.
26 For a prostitute will bring you to poverty,
but sleeping with another man’s wife will cost you your life.
27 Can a man scoop a flame into his lap
and not have his clothes catch on fire?
28 Can he walk on hot coals
and not blister his feet?
29 So it is with the man who sleeps with another man’s wife.
He who embraces her will not go unpunished.
Romans 13:9 (NLT)
9 For the commandments say, “You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet.” These—and other such commandments—are summed up in this one commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
The Seventh Commandment is a Protection for the Family.
Leviticus 20:1-2 (NLT)
The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Give the people of Israel these instructions,
10 “If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the man and the woman who have committed adultery must be put to death.
The Seventh Commandment is a Protection for our Hearts.
Matthew 15:19 (NLT)
19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander.
Jeremiah 17:9 (NLT)
9 “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked.Who really knows how bad it is?
The Seventh Commandment is a Protection for our Relationship with God.
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Sermon Manuscript: Exodus 20:12
Series: God’s Original Prescription for relationships
Title: The Sanctity of Life
Date: 6/14/20
Location: Facebook Live, YouTube
Exodus 20:13 (NLT)
13 “You must not murder.
Life Is Sacred Because All Life Is Made In The Image Of God
Genesis 9:5-6 (NLT)
5 “And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person’s life. If a wild animal kills a person, it must die. And anyone who murders a fellow human must die. 6 If anyone takes a human life, that person’s life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings in his own image.
The Sixth Commandment Is More Than A Prohibition: It Is Also Protection.
There Are Biblical Penalties For Any Taking Of Life
Numbers 35:9-15 (NLT)
“When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 11 designate cities of refuge to which people can flee if they have killed someone accidentally.
Numbers 35:16-21 (NLT)
16 “But if someone strikes and kills another person with a piece of iron, it is murder, and the murderer must be executed. 17 Or if someone with a stone in his hand strikes and kills another person, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death.
Matthew 5:21-22 (NLT)
21 “You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’22 But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.
Christians Live Under The Command, Not The Suggestion, To Control Their Anger
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Sermon Manuscript: Exodus 20:12
Series: God’s Original Prescription for relationships
Title: Forgiving My Worthless Father
Date: 6/7/20
Location: Facebook Live, YouTube
Exodus 20:12(NLT)
12 “Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
To honor somebody does not demand that we love them.
Honoring those who have wronged us starts by giving grace.
To honor somebody who has wronged us, we must be willing to forgive before even being asked.
Romans 12:17-21 (NLT)
17 Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. 18 Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone. 19 Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. 21 Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.
We must show our mother and father honor and respect for the sake of our children
Proverbs 22:6 (NLT)
6 Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.
Proverbs 20:7 (NLT)
7 The godly walk with integrity;
blessed are their children who follow them.
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Sermon Manuscript: Exodus 20:8-11
Series: Do the 10 Commandments Still Matter
Title: God’s Holy Day
Date: 5/31/20
Location: Facebook Live / YouTube
Exodus 20:8-11 (NLT)
8 “Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 You have six days each week for your ordinary work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
Exodus 20:8 (NLT)
8 “Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
The Sabbath is a day that God’s children are commanded to set apart for the Lord.
Ezekiel 20:10-13 (NASB)
10 So I took them out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness. 11 I gave them My statutes and informed them of My ordinances, by which, if a man observes them, he will live. 12 Also I gave them My sabbaths to be a sign between Me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
13 But the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not walk in My statutes and they rejected My ordinances, by which, if a man observes them, he will live; and My sabbaths they greatly profaned.
Exodus 20:9 (NASB)
9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
Our work that brings a harvest to our household, is prescribed to be done in six days.
Exodus 20:10 (NLT)
10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God.
God has built downtime into your nature and commanded you to take it.
Exodus 16:27-29 (NLT)
27 Some of the people went out anyway on the seventh day, but they found no food. 28 The Lord asked Moses, “How long will these people refuse to obey my commands and instructions? 29 They must realize that the Sabbath is the Lord’s gift to you. That is why he gives you a two-day supply on the sixth day, so there will be enough for two days. On the Sabbath day you must each stay in your place. Do not go out to pick up food on the seventh day.”
Mark 2:27 (NLT)
27 Then Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath.
Matthew 11:28-29 (NLT)
28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Saturday Jun 20, 2020
Saturday Jun 20, 2020
2 Corinthians 8:2-5 (NLT)
2 They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity. 3 For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And they did it of their own free will. 4 They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem. 5 They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.
Ungenerous Christians are stunted souls.
2 Corinthians 8:6-8 (NLT)
6 So we have urged Titus, who encouraged your giving in the first place, to return to you and encourage you to finish this ministry of giving. 7 Since you excel in so many ways—in your faith, your gifted speakers, your knowledge, your enthusiasm, and your love from us —I want you to excel also in this gracious act of giving. 8 I am not commanding you to do this. But I am testing how genuine your love is by comparing it with the eagerness of the other churches.
Nothing inspires a good endeavor as much as a good example.
2 Corinthians 8:10-11 (NLT)
10 Here is my advice: It would be good for you to finish what you started a year ago. Last year you were the first who wanted to give, and you were the first to begin doing it. 11 Now you should finish what you started. Let the eagerness you showed in the beginning be matched now by your giving.
Good intentions are useless if not followed with corresponding actions
2 Corinthians 8:11-12 (NLT)
Give in proportion to what you have. 12 Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have.
Saturday Jun 20, 2020
Saturday Jun 20, 2020
Sermon Manuscript: Exodus 20:7
Series: Do the Ten Commandments Still Matter?
Title: Separate from Typical
Date: 5.17.20
Location: Facebook Live, YouTube
Transformational Point: Our words matter to God
Exodus 20:7 (NLT)
7 “You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.
Point Number 1: God's name, or any written, spoken, or signed, or drawn representation of not just God, but even his name, is sacred.
Matthew 6:9 (NIV)
9 "This, then, is how you should pray:
"'Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
Matthew 6:9 (NLT)
9 Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.
Point Number 2: God’s Name is HOLY.
Isaiah 29:23 (NIV)
23 When they see among them their children,
the work of my hands,
they will keep my name holy;
they will acknowledge the holiness of the Holy One of Jacob,
and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
John 17:6 (NKJV)
6 “I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
POINT Number 3: God’s Name reveals who He is.
Deuteronomy 12:5-6 (NIV)
5 But you are to seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to put his Name there for his dwelling. To that place you must go; 6 there bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, what you have vowed to give and your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
Saturday Jun 20, 2020
Saturday Jun 20, 2020
Sermon Manuscript: Exodus 20:4-6
Series: Do the 10 Commandments Still Matter?
Title: Point A to Point B Worship
Date: 3/10/20
Location: Facebook Live, YouTube
Transformational Point: Eliminating the “in-between” you and God.
Exodus 20:4-6 New Living Translation (NLT)
4 “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. 5 You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. 6 But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.
Matthew 5:17-19
17 “Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose. 18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved. 19 So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God’s laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Point number 1 in your notes:
How we worship and serve is just as important as who we worship and serve.
Numbers 21:4-9
4 Then the people of Israel set out from Mount Hor, taking the road to the Red Sea to go around the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient with the long journey, 5 and they began to speak against God and Moses. “Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die here in the wilderness?” they complained. “There is nothing to eat here and nothing to drink. And we hate this horrible manna!”
6 So the Lord sent poisonous snakes among the people, and many were bitten and died. 7 Then the people came to Moses and cried out, “We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord will take away the snakes.” So Moses prayed for the people.
8 Then the Lord told him, “Make a replica of a poisonous snake and attach it to a pole. All who are bitten will live if they simply look at it!” 9 So Moses made a snake out of bronze and attached it to a pole. Then anyone who was bitten by a snake could look at the bronze snake and be healed!
2 Kings 18:1-4
18 Hezekiah son of Ahaz began to rule over Judah in the third year of King Hoshea’s reign in Israel. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. 3 He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his ancestor David had done. 4 He removed the pagan shrines, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke up the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because the people of Israel had been offering sacrifices to it.
Point number 2 in your notes:
Even elements of faith can become idols, and often do.
Deuteronomy 4:15-20
15 “But be very careful! You did not see the Lord’s form on the day he spoke to you from the heart of the fire at Mount Sinai. 16 So do not corrupt yourselves by making an idol in any form—whether of a man or a woman, 17 an animal on the ground, a bird in the sky, 18 a small animal that scurries along the ground, or a fish in the deepest sea. 19 And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the forces of heaven—don’t be seduced into worshiping them. The Lord your God gave them to all the peoples of the earth. 20 Remember that the Lord rescued you from the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt in order to make you his very own people and his special possession, which is what you are today.
Exodus 20:5-6
I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. 6 But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.
Point number 3 in your notes:
Idol Worship destroys Families.
Exodus 20:6 (NLT)
6 But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.
Jeremiah 10
2 This is what the Lord says: “Do not act like the other nations, who try to read their future in the stars. 3 Their ways are futile and foolish. They cut down a tree, and a craftsman carves an idol.
5 Their gods are like helpless scarecrows They cannot speak, and they need to be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of such gods, for they can neither harm you nor do you any good.”
11 Say this to those who worship other gods: “Your so-called gods, who did not make the heavens and earth, will vanish from the earth and from under the heavens.” 15 Idols are worthless; they are ridiculous lies! On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed.
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
Exodus 20:3 (NLT)
3 “You must not have any other god but me.”
3 “You must not have any other god (Lowercase g) but me.”
Point number 1:
The Ten Commandments were given to everybody, including me.
Exodus 24:3 (NLT)
3 Then Moses went down to the people and repeated all the instructions and regulations the Lord had given him. All the people answered with one voice, “We will do everything the Lord has commanded.”
Point Number
God needs us to remember at all times that we should have no other gods.
Joshua 24:15-25 (NASB)
15 If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
16 The people answered and said, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods; 17 for the Lord our God is He who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and who did these great signs in our sight and preserved us through all the way in which we went and among all the peoples through whose midst we passed. 18 The Lord drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites who lived in the land. We also will serve the Lord, for He is our God.”
19 “You will not be able to serve the Lord, for He is a holy God. He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your transgression or your sins. 20 If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, then He will turn and do you harm and consume you after He has done good to you.” 21 The people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve the Lord.” 22 Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen for yourselves the Lord, to serve Him.” And they said, “We are witnesses.” 23 “Now therefore, put away the foreign gods which are in your midst, and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.” 24 The people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God and we will obey His voice.”
Point number 3 in your notes this morning:
Christians do not have a choice not to serve Uppercase G, God.
Exodus 20:5 (NLT)
5 You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods.
Philippians 4:19 (NLT)
19 And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.
Luke 12:32 (NLT)
32 “So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
- You shall have no other gods but me.
- You shall not make unto you any graven images
- You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain
- You shall remember the Sabbath and keep it holy
- Honor your mother and father
- You shall not murder
- You shall not commit adultery
- You shall not steal
- You shall not bear false witness
- You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor
Exodus 19:1-6 (NLT)
19 Exactly two months after the Israelites left Egypt, they arrived in the wilderness of Sinai. 2 After breaking camp at Rephidim, they came to the wilderness of Sinai and set up camp there at the base of Mount Sinai. 3 Then Moses climbed the mountain to appear before God. The Lord called to him from the mountain and said, “Give these instructions to the family of Jacob; announce it to the descendants of Israel: 4 ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians. You know how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. 5 Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me. 6 And you will be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.’ This is the message you must give to the people of Israel.”
Exodus 19:9-13 (NLT)
9 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will come to you in a thick cloud, Moses, so the people themselves can hear me when I speak with you. Then they will always trust you.”
Moses told the Lord what the people had said. 10 Then the Lord told Moses, “Go down and prepare the people for my arrival. Consecrate them today and tomorrow, and have them wash their clothing. 11 Be sure they are ready on the third day, for on that day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai as all the people watch. 12 Mark off a boundary all around the mountain. Warn the people, ‘Be careful! Do not go up on the mountain or even touch its boundaries. Anyone who touches the mountain will certainly be put to death. 13 No hand may touch the person or animal that crosses the boundary; instead, stone them or shoot them with arrows. They must be put to death.’ However, when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast, then the people may go up on the mountain.”
Exodus 19:14-20 (NLT)
14 So Moses went down to the people. He consecrated them for worship, and they washed their clothes. 15 He told them, “Get ready for the third day, and until then abstain from having sexual intercourse.”
16 On the morning of the third day, thunder roared and lightning flashed, and a dense cloud came down on the mountain. There was a long, loud blast from a ram’s horn, and all the people trembled. 17 Moses led them out from the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. 18 All of Mount Sinai was covered with smoke because the Lord had descended on it in the form of fire. The smoke billowed into the sky like smoke from a brick kiln, and the whole mountain shook violently. 19 As the blast of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God thundered his reply. 20 The Lord came down on the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the top of the mountain. So Moses climbed the mountain.
Exodus 19:21-22 (NLT)
21 Then the Lord told Moses, “Go back down and warn the people not to break through the boundaries to see the Lord, or they will die. 22 Even the priests who regularly come near to the Lord must purify themselves so that the Lord does not break out and destroy them.”
23 “But Lord,” Moses protested, “the people cannot come up to Mount Sinai. You already warned us. You told me, ‘Mark off a boundary all around the mountain to set it apart as holy.’”
24 But the Lord said, “Go down and bring Aaron back up with you. In the meantime, do not let the priests or the people break through to approach the Lord, or he will break out and destroy them.”
25 So Moses went down to the people and told them what the Lord had said.
Exodus 20:1-2a (NLT)
20 Then God gave the people all these instructions 2 “I am the Lord your God. . ..
Mark 10:17-21 (NLT)
17 As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked. “Only God is truly good. 19 But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. You must not cheat anyone. Honor your father and mother.’”
20 “Teacher,” the man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.”
21 Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
Point number 1 in your notes:
We should care about the 10 Commandments is because God gave them.