Sermons
This section of Exodus is called the Book of the Covenant, and it consists of laws that govern Israel in line with God’s holy character. Right at the beginning is…
We come to the end of the Ten Commandments, God’s covenant law given to His redeemed people. Israel responds with fear and faith. Moses mediates in the thick darkness and…
The tenth commandment can seem less important than the others, as if we began with no other gods and finish with no donkeys. But this commandment is the only one…
How important is the truth? Is there such a thing as truth? Michael Foucault believed that truth-claims are really just power plays. But if this is true, then it isn’t,…
Behind the eighth commandment is the glorious fact that God owns everything: “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof” (Ps. 24:1). Made in His image, we are entrusted…
Abortion is the single greatest injustice occurring in the world today, and so we should be against it. There’s nothing wrong with making the positive case for being pro-life, but…
Just as the sixth commandment forbids murder because God gives abundant life, so the seventh commandment provides a fence to guard the wonderful gift of marriage. Adultery is not just…
The sixth commandment is clear and blunt: no murder. We may wonder why it’s necessary to state something so obvious, or think we’ve advanced beyond the ignorance of ancient people…
We come to the end of another year, looking back on what happened and forward to what is to come. Not only should we look forward, God gives us promises…
At Christmas time we sing that Jesus was “born a child, and yet a king”. This fact affected everything for Jesus and His parents right from the beginning.