Sunday, October 2, 2022

Tenth Commandment

"You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."

- Exodus 20:17

(Italics added for emphasis.)

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Sunday, September 4, 2022

Ninth Commandment

"You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor." 

- Exodus 20:16


Sunday, August 7, 2022

Eighth Commandment

 "You shall not steal."

 - Exodus 20:15


Sunday, July 3, 2022

Seventh Commandment

"You shall not commit adultery."

- Exodus 20:14

Jesus said: "You have heard that it was said, "You shall not commit adultery.' But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already commit adultery with her in his heart."

- Matthew 5:27-28

Sunday, June 5, 2022

Sixth Commandment

 "You shall not murder."

- Exodus 20:13

Jesus said: "You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment."

- Matthew 5:21-22a

7th Commandment

Sunday, May 1, 2022

Fifth Commandment

 "Honor your father and mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you."

- Exodus 20:12

6th Commandment

Sunday, April 3, 2022

Fourth Commandment

"Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor you son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. For in six day the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore, the LORD blessed the Sabbath and made it holy [set apart]."

- Exodus 20:8-11

Sunday, March 6, 2022

Third Commandment

"You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name."

- Exodus 20:7

Sunday, February 6, 2022

Second Commandment

"You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments."

- Exodus 20:4-6

3rd Commandment

Sunday, January 2, 2022

First Commandment

And God spoke all these words: 

“You shall have no other gods before me."

- Exodus 20:1 & 3

2nd Commandment

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Be Prepared With Prayer

... Asa called to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, Lord our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this vast army. Lord, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail against you.”

- 2 Chronicles 14:11

NOTE: Asa prayed out of need. But he also was prepared to pray since he prayed daily before the need.

"All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen."

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

A Prophetic Psalm Parallel to Mary's Song

Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. The Lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations. He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; make music to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing, with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn---shout for joy before the Lord, the King. Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; let them sing before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.

- Psalm 98

Parallel to Mary's Song