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Best Building Blocks Of Nations
Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 31, 2020 (message contributor)
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1. Best Building Blocks Of Nations
Contributed on Jul 31, 2020
This is a look at the 10 "Words" of "Commandments." This lesson is an overview of these vital words.
1. Ted Turner has declared the Ten Commandments obsolete and stated, "We’re living with outdated rules. The rules we’re living under are the Ten Commandments, and I bet nobody here even pays much attention to them because they’re too old. When Moses went up on the mountain, there were no ...read more
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2. Best Builder For Nations
Contributed on Jul 31, 2020
This is the first of the 10 words from the Jewish perspective. ALL things come from and by God.
1. In The Finishing Touch, Chuck Swindoll tells the story of a marketplace in northern India where people brought their wares to trade and sell. One old farmer brought in a whole covey of quail that he caught. He hoped to get the attention of passersby by tying strings to ring that fit loosely ...read more
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3. No Substitutes
Contributed on Jul 31, 2020
We are to worship the LORD and NO substitutes!
1. Exodus 20.3-6 3 “You must not have any other gods except me. 4 “You must not make for yourselves an idol that looks like anything in the sky above or on the earth below or in the water below the land. 5 You must not worship or serve any idol, because I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God. If ...read more
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4. The Lord And His Name
Contributed on Aug 4, 2020
The LORD's name involves his character and reputation. As we take (on) his name we represent him and determine his influence based on our words and actions.
1. I read that in China when young people would get out of line with public displays of affection they would take the young people to the police station along with their families and the authorities would berate the family for hours over how the incident brought shame on them and how the parents ...read more
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5. Take A Break!
Contributed on Aug 19, 2020
Sabbath-ing is still important!
1. Exodus 20:8-11 8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your ...read more
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6. Honor Your Parents
Contributed on Sep 9, 2020
Honoring parents promises a long-surviving society.
1. Exodus 20:12 12 “Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the LORD your God is giving you. a. One of the few commands to give a reason to obey b. Another is Deuteronomy 22:6-7 (“least commandment”) 6 “If you happen to find a bird’s nest in a tree or on the ...read more
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7. Let There Be Life!
Contributed on Sep 14, 2020
Protecting life is a fundamental principle.
1. The Conscientious Objector is a 2004 documentary film about the life of Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who received a Medal of Honor for his service in World War II. Because of his religious convictions as a Seventh-day Adventist, he refused to carry a weapon (based on Exodus ...read more