Sermons and Biblical Studies

EXODUS 20 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). People are closely tied to their names. If someone speaks your name in a crowded noisy room, chances are you will hear it. We are annoyed if someone … Continue reading “THE HOLY NAME”

EXODUS 20 You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below (Exodus 20:4). The first commandment forbids covenantal idolatry, which means anything in our lives before God. The second commandment forbids liturgical idolatry which involves using any created … Continue reading “NO IMAGES”

EXODUS 20 You shall have no other gods before Me (Exodus 20:3). The first commandment forbids the worship or service of any god apart from the true God, the God who created the world, the God who redeemed Israel from Egypt, the God who saved the world through Jesus Christ. Literally, the first commandment says … Continue reading “NO OTHER GODS”

PSALM 119:97–104 Oh, how I love Your law! I meditate on it all day long (Psalm 119:97). The psalmist cries from his heart, “Oh, how I love Your law!” Too often modern Christians take a low view of God’s law, but such a view is unscriptural. There are several reasons why we as Christians should … Continue reading “LOVING THE LAW”

PHILIPPIANS 2 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12). Paul writes to the Philippians that we obey Christ because it is God who works in us the desire and ability to … Continue reading “HOLY ANXIETY”

MATTHEW 5 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:20). We have arrived at Mount Sinai. Starting today, we shall take an excursion into the subject of the law of God, using segments … Continue reading “SAVED BY THE LAW?”

EXODUS 15 I will sing to the Lord, for He is highly exalted. The horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea (Exodus 15:16). One of the great recurring patterns in the Bible is that after God delivers His people, they sing a new song. The Song at the Red Sea (Exodus 15) … Continue reading “THE RED SEA SONG”

EXODUS 12 On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every first-born—both men and animals—and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt; I am the Lord (Exodus 12:12). We come now to the tenth plague, the slaughter of the firstborn of Egypt. God identified it as a plague … Continue reading “THE PASSOVER OF GOD”

EXODUS 6 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of My mighty hand he will let them go; because of My mighty hand he will drive them out of his country” (Exodus 6:1). God’s character, just as it has been revealed in His names, is … Continue reading “THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT”

EXODUS 6 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, [El Shaddai], but by My name the Lord I did not make myself known to them (Exodus 6:3). The name El Shaddai focuses on the power and strength of God. It has been translated as “He who is sufficient,” “the thunderer,” … Continue reading “EL SHADDAI: ALL-POWERFUL”