Why the big deal about the Ten Commandments ? Do they really apply to
Christians today ?
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Is there a way to live the simple life in our busy world? How does life in a
constantly changing high tech cyber world of facebook connect to something as
ancient and unmoving as the 10 commandments? Are the 10 commandments for today?
Are Christians to live by grace instead of the law? What did Jesus teach about
the commandments ? What was up with the Ark of the Covenant ? Why did it have a
mercy seat ? It all comes back to Jesus.
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Does your life ever feel like a mess? If you could wipe the table clean,
start your life all over again, what is the first thing you would put back on
the table? Why in the world is the 1st of the Ten Commandments the 1st? We look
at how restaurant tables, mountain pools and weddings point us to the great truth
of the first commandment.
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What if the ten commandments are not about rules but about learning the ways
of the master craftsman of living life well - Jesus? As a matter of fact, the
2nd Commandment warns us you can be too religious! But why were idols such a big
deal and why does saying God's name in vain make the top ten? We find out as we
discover the difference between idols and icons in 1 Timothy 1:17
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What would you think of a God who gave only 10 rules to live by
and the one he spent the most time on was the command to rest,
relax, and cease from your toil? We explore practical ways to return
the Sabbath rest of God to our lives as we look at Deuteronomy
5:12-15, Isaiah 30:15, and Psalm 62
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Why would Honor your Father and Mother make God's top 10 list of
most important moral commands? What does honoring our parents really
mean when we didn't have the greatest parents? How can we be the kind
of parents that raise their kids well, parents worthy of honor? We
find out as we look at Ephesians 6:1-4 and Colossians 3:20-21
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If you had to rank the ten commandments in order of importance, which one
would be #1? Most people choose Thou Shall Not Kill. But that simple four word
phrase opens us up to some of the most divisive issues of our day: The death
penalty, Abortion, War, Suicide, Doctor assisted Suicide, etc. What should a
Christian's stance be towards these issues? We try to find out by facing the
tough questions raised by the death of Dr. George Tiller, and then listening to
Jesus.
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No Adultery - Eden's Tree -
John 8 & Hebrews 13:1-5Why is that the love relationships that seem the very best blessings of life
can turn into the very things that can break our hearts, fill us with remorse,
and leave us feeling half dead? And what's the scoop with sex? Are Christians
uptight, do we need to get caught up with the times? Is biblical morality out of
date ? In a very candid talk we discover that it was God's idea that Sex be
awesome, and there is a way to delight in sex and delight in innocence - all at
the same time!
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Is it wrong to make copies of music, or keep stuff from work, or charge high
interest rates? What exactly does God mean when he says "Do not steal"? And why
does the Old Testament spend so much time talking about weights and balances ?
We take a look at an obscure scripture in Leviticus 19. It turns out it that
honest scales are a foundational requirement for any culture and they make us to
take a hard look at ourselves when we consider the Commandment "Do Not Steal."
It turns out we have a savior who hung in a thief's place between two thieves...
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Bending the truth, white lies, gossip - they seem to have become America's
favorite pastimes. We cant stand it when others lie to us, and yet we don't
really think that our own bending of the truth is any big deal. But it turns out
that lying creates three great separations in our lives, and keeps us from
experiencing the kind of fulfilling lives God wants for us. Join us as we
explore Proverbs 6:16-23 to find out how to fight back against the three great
separations.
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Have you ever found yourself thinking - If only I had that ... then I would
be happy... ? Or have you ever found yourself envying someone else's life? What
are we supposed to do with that feeling ? Is contentment on this earth possible
? Is desire to acquire nice things really wrong? We find an incredibly hopeful
answer to these questions as we find out what beach houses, butter wrapped in
bacon, tapeworms and the story Jesus told of the Rich Young Ruler all have in
common
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In the Lord of the Rings, the heroes come to a place where the gate of Moria
is supposed to be. But all they can see is a bunch of words on a stone wall.
Ever feel like you are sitting outside the gate of the good life with now way to
get in? Does the bible ever seem like just a bunch of words on a wall that don't
change anything? What good are the ten commandments if I can't keep them? If
Jesus is real, why do I feel so miserable? Today we conclude the 10 Commandments
series by studying two of the most difficult chapters in the bible - Romans 7 &
8 - there we discover the password that opens the gate - we discover the true
meaning of Grace
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