Exodus

0:00 - Intro 1:42 - Joke 2:14 - Worship 7:18 - Announcements 10:24 - Pledge of Allegiance 12:40 - Worship Continued 29:02 - Message 1:14:46 - Closing Worship The 7th Commandment: What Adultery Really Is & Why It Matters | A Biblical Call to Faithfulness In today’s culture, sex is everywhere. Hollywood glamorizes infidelity, pornography is easily accessible—even to children—and marriage is treated as disposable. But God’s Word speaks a different truth. In this powerful teaching on the Seventh Commandment—“You shall not commit adultery”—we unpack the deeper meaning behind this command. It’s not just about physical unfaithfulness; it’s about faithfulness of the heart, mind, and soul. 📖 Jesus raised the bar in Matthew 5:27–28, teaching that even lustful thoughts violate God’s standard. We explore what this means for Christians today, the devastating impact of adultery, and why God’s command is not just a rule—but a loving protection for marriage, families, and society. 🔍 What you’ll learn in this video: * What the Bible says about adultery, lust, and purity * How media, culture, and technology normalize sexual sin * The spiritual and emotional fallout of infidelity * A biblical path to healing and restoration after betrayal * Why faithfulness in marriage is foundational to a healthy society * How to protect your marriage and heart from compromise 💔 Adultery breaks trust. It severs sacred bonds. But there is hope and healing in Jesus Christ—for the unfaithful, the betrayed, and the broken. God’s mercy is real, His forgiveness is complete, and His power can restore what sin has shattered. 🙏 Whether you are married, single, struggling, or seeking restoration, this message is a call to purity, repentance, and godly love in a world that’s lost its way. 📢 Subscribe for more Bible-centered teaching on the Ten Commandments, Christian living, and God’s design for relationships. 
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0:00 - Intro 1:43 - Joke 2:48 - Worship 8:17 - Announcements 13:13 - Rejoice, Pray, Watch 20:02 - Pledge of Allegiance 21:44 - Worship Continued 36:01 - Message 1:23:35 - Closing Worship Do Not Bear False Witness | The 9th Commandment Unpacked | Exodus 20:16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” 
Sounds simple—don’t lie. But if that were easy, we wouldn’t struggle with deception, gossip, slander, and silence in the face of falsehood. In this powerful breakdown of the Ninth Commandment, we go far deeper than surface-level morality to uncover the spiritual, personal, and cultural cost of living in lies. 🕊️ Truth isn’t just a value—it’s a person: Jesus Christ.
And if we belong to Him, we must reflect His truth in every aspect of life. In this episode, we’ll explore: * What “bearing false witness” truly means—legally, spiritually, and culturally * Why humans are naturally inclined to lie—and how to overcome it * The deadly consequences of lies in Scripture, from Eden to Ananias and Sapphira * How deception is destroying our society—from corrupt institutions to false ideologies * The spiritual battle between the truth of God and the lies of the enemy * How silence makes us complicit—and how the Church must boldly speak truth 📖 Featuring powerful Scriptures from Genesis 3, John 8, Colossians 3, Proverbs 19, and more. 
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💡 You’ll walk away convicted, encouraged, and equipped to live with integrity in a world drowning in deceit. The truth will set you free. Lies will enslave and destroy. 
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0:00 Intro 1:49 Joke 2:26 Worship 7:43 Announcements 12:35 Pledge of Allegiance 16:35 Worship Continued 32:05 Message 1:05:17 Closing Worship The Eighth Commandment is a short and simple sentence only four words long. “You shall not steal.” There’s not a lot to be said there. Or is there? You may be getting a picture in your head about people in ski masks robbing a bank or breaking into a home to steal precious valuables. This commandment does say this is wrong but there is more to it than that. At the time that the commandments were given to Moses by God, there were other codes and sets of laws. One famous one was the Code of Hammurabi. These codes also said that stealing was wrong and the consequences were very severe. So, why did God reiterated that stealing was wrong to His people, the Israelites? God clearly wanted something different for His chosen people. He took them out of an environment where they were enslaved and didn’t have much free choice in their lives. Now that they were free, God wanted to make it clear to them how they needed to live to maintain their freedom. It was to create a civilization where they could thrive. It was a means to show their love for God and love for each other. Practically speaking, if stealing was allowed, that would not be good. There would be no peace or trust between neighbors, or friends, or family. Stealing is an injustice selfishly inflicted on another person. God knew the importance of possessions, or having things in life that we enjoy and are ours to take care of. Everything we have comes from God and we can be thankful for what we have been given. But, it’s more than stealing physical things. This can be in a variety of forms. Cheating on taxes, cheating on your timecard at work, purposefully not return something that was borrowed, taking credit for something we didn’t do, and the list could go on and on. Even stealing because you are hungry is wrong. Proverbs makes it clear that anything stolen must be repaid seven times over. When we steal, we don’t trust God to give us what we truly need. Or, we’re not satisfied with what God has provided. Sometimes, we think we know what we need better than God. It only produces heartache and emptiness and it can never truly satisfy what we need. Believing in Jesus Christ brings that satisfaction that we need.

0:00 Intro 2:26 Joke 3:53 Worship 9:50 Announcements 12:23 Pledge of Allegiance 15:13 Worship Continued 31:27 Message 47:34 Hope Clinic For Women 1:00:17 Birth Choice 1:11:29 Closing Worship The sixth commandment is “You shall not murder”. This commandment is pretty straightforward, but it has all sorts of implications for modern culture. Note, it doesn’t say “You shall not kill.” There are times when it is justified to take another life, such as in the case of self-defense. But murder is the intentional, malicious taking of an innocent human life. The sixth commandment is a commandment to honor life. When the commandment was given, human sacrifice was a common practice. There were also brutal forms of slavery, and there was little regard for life in general. God was re-establishing the sanctity of human life with His people. Murder is an attack on the opportunity to be in a relationship with God and with other people. God wants to be connected with us from womb to tomb. Only God has the authority to determine when our lives end. Life is sacred because we are made in the image of God. Even before we are born, God knows us, and He forms us in our mother’s womb. At the point of conception, life is literally sparked. Science has observed a phenomenon of fluorescence at conception. It is a spark of light created when a sperm cell successfully fertilizes an egg. This scientific observation connects with what is written in John 1. The true Light, Jesus, gives light to every human coming into the world. Light happens when life happens. Today, we have things like assisted suicide, abortion, and incubation, where babies are basically grown for organ transplants. All of these things are done in the name of compassion or in the name of saving more lives. But what this really is, is man trying to be God. God is God, and we are not. It breaks God’s heart to see life attacked in these ways.

0:00 Intro 0:49 Joke 2:03 Worship 5:16 Announcements 9:40 Pledge of Allegiance 12:03 Worship Continued 27:38 Rejoice, Watch, Pray 36:06 Message 1:07:46 Closing Worship The next commandments we’ll explore in our deep dive are commandments 3 and 4. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. So let’s break down what those mean. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. This one is harder than it sounds. The word “vain” in Hebrew means emptiness, falseness, worthlessness, lying, or deceit. The name of God is not to be used in any of these senses of the word. The name of God is powerful and deserves respect. It has the power of salvation according to Acts 4:12. It is a refuge according to Proverbs 18:10. His name is everlasting according to Revelation 1:8. His name holds authority according to Philippians 2:10-11. His name is glorified according to Isaiah 42:8. His name is powerful according to Proverbs 30:4. If we don’t honor the name of God as Christians, how can we expect others to do the same? In our culture today, the name of God is thrown around carelessly as an exclamation of anger or frustration. It is used in a false oath or promise when we say “I swear to God.” It is used in a way that dishonors and trivializes Him. As our relationship and faith in Christ grows, we should find ourselves doing less of this. We need to exercise thoughtfulness in our daily lives. Moving on to the next commandment. Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. Sabbath means rest. According to Genesis, God made everything in the world in six day and then rested on the seventh day. God wasn’t tired, but He wanted to establish the idea of taking a break from working. It has spiritual and practical applications. It was God’s idea to take a break to enjoy the fruits of our labor with the people around us. In essence, God established the weekend. In ancient days, people worked from sunup to sundown. Rest was essential for physical refreshment for both man and animal. Rested people are more productive and healthy. They thrive, they are discerning, and they are more successful. On a spiritual level, the Sabbath is a time to rest from normal everyday things and focus on God. Today our rest as believers is in Jesus Christ, which means we can rest in His peace and comfort every day. When we come to Him, He gives us rest from our burdens. The Law was given to show people what righteousness looks like, but only Jesus Christ can truly give it to us.

We are beginning our deep dive into the Ten Commandments exploring exactly what they meant then and what they mean now. The first three have to do with who God is, how we are to worship God, and the respect and reverence we ought to have for Him. These are not frivolous laws, of which there are many today. These are more like a parent teaching a child how they can wisely live their life. They are like a fence around a yard to create the best possible environment for the child to grow, have fun, and experience joy. God gave us these laws because He loves us like a parent loves their child. God wants to see us succeed and not suffer. The first commandment is, “You shall have no other gods before Me.” This is the most important commandment. The Israelites came out of a culture that worshipped many gods. They tried to stay on the good side of their deities so that they could receive divine favors. Their relationship with the one true God would be completely different. God is directing them toward the fact that there is only One God and that their focus should be solely on Him. He is not one out of many. Following His laws was not a way to gain His favor, but rather to have a deep meaningful relationship. Jesus echoes this in the Book of Matthew and Luke. He said to love the Lord your God with all your soul, mind, and strength. Jesus is the fulfillment of the commandments in the Old Testament. Through Jesus we have direct access to that deeper relationship with God. He is Emmanuel, God With Us. This leads us to the second commandment, which is not making a carved image of anything on the earth and worshipping it as a god. It also says God is a jealous God, which is an interesting characteristic since we often hear that jealousy is a sin. The word used for jealous here is more like an intense, fierce love because He wants what is best for us. He desires an exclusive relationship with us. The Israelites came out of a culture of idol worship, and generations had been taught this practice. This commandment taught the Israelites how to appropriately worship God and how to teach their children to do the same. Children will live out what they have been taught and how they have been raised. That was true then and it is still true now. The actions of previous generations can bring either destruction or blessing on the current generation. The first commandment teaches us to not worship false gods. The second commandment teaches us not to worship the One True God in a false way. Idols are still all around us in the form of technology, social media, the news, and anything else that takes our focus away from God. God desires an exclusive relationship with us. That is a beautiful thing! These commandments are just as relevant today as they were back in the times of Exodus.

This chapter is one of the most foundational chapters in the whole Bible. Moses is up on Mount Sinai with God, and God reveals His divine laws. We know them as the Ten Commandments. These were not just rules set down in some ancient time. These are guiding principles for everyday life to not only determine what is right or wrong, but also to guide our relationship with God and others. Today, the Ten Commandments are considered controversial. Copies used to be displayed in public places such as courthouses and schools. Today, most of those have been removed. Why? We live in an environment of moral relativism. Deep down in our soul, we know that we fall short of God’s perfect standard, so it is easier to just remove them so we don’t have to see them all the time. The beginning of Chapter 20 starts with a profound declaration of God’s identity. He declares, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt,out of the house ofbondage.” God had released the Israelites from their slavery in His mercy and grace. The rules God was about to give them were not given because God wanted to be a tyrant. These rules were not a way to earn God’s favor or forgiveness, because no human can do that on their own. They were meant to show the Israelites what life in a full relationship with God ought to look like. Jesus Christ demonstrated this in Matthew, where He said that He had not come to abolish the law, but to fulfill it. By going to the cross, Jesus fulfilled the law and allowed us to have a perfect relationship with God. This is what the Ten Commandments are all about! The first four are considered vertical commandments. It is how we are to have a relationship with God. We should worship no other god, have no idols, not misuse His name, and keep His Sabbath, or day of rest, holy. As Christians, God must be the center of our lives. The other six are horizontal commandments. These have to do with how we should relate to one another. Don’t lie, don’t steal, don’t commit adultery, etc. We will touch on all the commandments briefly, but we will dive deeper in the coming weeks.

We touched on the first few verses of Chapter 19 last week, so to quickly sum up, the Israelites are at Mount Sinai after being delivered and brought through the wilderness. God calls Moses up the mountain and tells him things to say to the Israelites. Their arrival at Mount Sinai fulfills the promise God spoke to Moses back in Exodus 3:12, where God tells Moses that he will serve God on this mountain. There is evidence throughout scripture that God is a promise keeper. This was the beginning of God setting the Israelites apart as His chosen and holy people. Continuing on, so Moses called the elders and told them everything God said. They responded and said that they would do everything the Lord commanded. So Moses went back to the Lord with their response. Here, the Israelites show some spiritual immaturity. Their response was genuine. Their relationship with God was new and they had seen many miracles that showed this was a powerful God. However, as we will see later, their hearts weren’t truly committed yet. Then God told Moses to consecrate or prepare the people because God would descend on Mount Sinai in front of all the people. God told Moses to set up boundaries so that no person or animal would touch the mountain. Any person or animal that disobeyed was to be killed. This preparation that the people needed to do, like washing their clothes was a physical purification that allowed the people to be in the presence of God. It was an outward demonstration of a new beginning and a repentant heart. Nothing impure could be in the presence of God without being destroyed. This is a standard that is far beyond human capability and can’t be achieved without God’s presence. This showed how holy God was and is. So God came down on the mountain. The mountain smoked the ground shook and there was a loud sound of trumpets. God warned Moses again not to let the people come up to the mountain. Moses replied that the people couldn’t because of the boundaries God commanded him to set up. Then God told Moses to go down, warn the people again and bring Aaron with him back up the mountain. So, Moses went down and spoke to the people.

Moses and the Israelites are near Mt. Sinai. After the battle with the Amalekites, Moses’s father-in-law Jethro comes to visit. He saw how Moses would spend all day as a judge for any disputes or questions about the law. People would come to him all day long. Jethro told Moses that this practice was not good because it would wear Moses out. So, he advised Moses to appoint rulers over the people. These were to be able men, such asfear God,men of truth,hating covetousness. In other words, trustworthy leaders. They would handle all the small issues and anything they couldn’t resolve would be brought to Moses. Moses took his advice and some time after, Jethro went back to his land. Jethro’s advice allowed Moses to move from a place of just surviving to a way of thriving. Hearing and resolving everyone’s disputes was important, but it took away from other important tasks. He learned to delegate the responsibility of leading the people and prevented himself from burnout. This principle is true today in modern life. No one person can do everything themselves. If we try to do everything ourselves, we quickly become exhausted. Three months after leaving Egypt the Israelites are at the foot of Mt. Sinai. God calls to Moses from the mountain and Moses goes up. God tells Moses to speak to the people saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, andhowIbore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.Nowtherefore, if you will indeed obey My voice andkeep My covenant, thenyou shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earthisMine.And you shall be to Me akingdom of priests and aholy nation.’ Thesearethe words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.” God reminded the Israelites how He supported them like an eagle with an eaglet. An eagle will break up the comfortable nest to encourage eaglets to fly. While they are learning to fly, the eagle will fly under the eaglet to catch it if it falls, and encourage the eaglet to keep flying. It’s a wonderful metaphor for God’s provision. These words also established a conditional covenant between God and the Israelites. If they listened and kept the covenant with God, they would be blessed. When Moses relayed the message the people responded and said that they would do everything the Lord said.

The Children of Israel continue their journey to the Promised Land. Despite God’s miraculous provision of bread, meat, and water, they begin to complain once again that there is no water to drink. They still questioned whether God was among them or not. The Lord told Moses to take his staff and strike a certain rock. When Moses did so, unimaginable amounts of water poured out providing more than enough water for everyone and their livestock. This mirrors what the Apostle Paul wrote about in 1 Corinthians, that Christ is the Rock and He provided the Israelites with both food and drink in a physical and spiritual sense. Now, the news of what God had done to the Egyptians was spreading and Amalek, the leader of the Amalekites came out of to fight Israel. Amalek was the descendant of Isaac through Esau, so they are distant cousins of the Israelites. They attacked Israel from the rear, which was a cowardly way to engage in warfare. The rear was where all the women, children, and those that traveled slower were. Moses told Joshua to take some men and go out and fight the Amalekites. Moses, Aaron, and Miriam’s husband, Hur went up on a mountain to watch the battle. Moses lifted his hands, probably in praise and worship to God. When his hands were up Israel prevailed, and when he put them down, they began to lose. Eventually Moses’s hands got tired, so Aaron and Her held up his hands. Israel won against the Amalekites. The Lord told Moses to write everything in a book for Joshua and the people to remember. Then Jethro, Moses’s father-in-law came to visit Moses. He came with Moses’s wife and children. Moses told Jethro everything that had happened and Jethro knew from what he heard that there was only one God. Jethro was a Midianite priest, where he worshipped many gods. This was a major shift for him to declare that there was only one God. Jethro also observed how Moses was leading the people. He noticed that everyone came to Moses whenever they had a question or problem with the law of God. Jethro told Moses that this wasn’t a good system and advised him on how to set up a system of government that put more responsibility on the captains of the people. It distributed the load of leading the people.