Sermons on Beyond The Commandments:

Wonderful Words Of Life

Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000

Thesis: God's instruction is for our own good.

Thesis: God's instruction is for our own good. Intro.: 1. Many of you will remember the TV game show, "Family Feud" with Richard Dawson. a. 100 members of studio audience are surveyed and the contestants are asked to guess what the "survey said." b. The audience was once asked to complete ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:28-33

The Love Of Life! Series

Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Oct 18, 2000

#6 in 10 Commandment Series

#6 “THE LOVE OF LIFE” TEXT: Ex. 20:13; Matt. 5:21-24,43-48; I Jn. 3:15 INTRO: Everyday we hear more and more about murder, killing! Our culture is full of killing; every year in this country we kill over 1,000,000 unborn babies mostly for the sake of convenience. We are moving to the day ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:13, Matthew 5:21-48

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Cheating Others! Series

Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Oct 18, 2000

#9 in 10 Commandment Series

#9 “CHEATING OTHERS” TEXT: Ex. 20:16; Deut. 19:15-19; James 4:11-12; Matt. 18:15-17 INTRO: The 9th commandment affects the whole world whether they are Christians or not. In fact, that is the marvel of the 10 commandments, they stand alone as truth whether people believe in God or not. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:16, Deuteronomy 19:15-19

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"Cheating Yourself!"” Series

Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Oct 18, 2000

#8 in 10 Commandment Series

#8 “CHEATING YOURSELF” TEXT: Ex. 20:15; Eph. 4:28; Mal. 3:8-14 INTRO: When we think of “stealing” we usually picture a hardened criminal like a bank robber or the “cat burglar” or perhaps someone who is a kleptomaniac. Certainly this command speaks to those type of people, but there is ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:15, Malachi 3:8-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Satisfaction Guaranteed! Series

Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Oct 18, 2000

#10 in 10 Commandment Series

#10 “SATISFACTION GUARANTEED” TEXT: Ex. 20:17; Rom. 7:7-8; I Kings 21:1-16; Philip. 4:4-19 INTRO: The last commandment is the lynch pin of the 10, the previous 9 commandments all have a strong overt element to them, they are actions observed, but, this final commandment strikes at the heart ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:17, 1 Kings 21:1-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Everyone's Golden Rule

Contributed by Eric Muirhed on Oct 20, 2000

Jesus removes barriers between people and gives us a common ground of love.

Everyone’s Golden Rule In the name of Jesus Christ, who teaches us to found our lives on love. Amen. “Do unto others.” This pretty much sums up the Golden Rule. We’ve all heard about it, and to be honest it is a very simple, sensible statement that reflects wisdom in the matters of interpersonal ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Lord Of The Sabbath Series

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Nov 3, 2000

The Christians relationship to the observance of the Sabbath is examined.

THE LORD OF THE SABBATH MARK 2:23-28 Introduction: Do you remember the old blue laws? When I was a child, most stores were closed on Sunday. If a store did happen to be open, like the old Lawson stores in our neighborhood were, many sections of that store would be covered over with sheets of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:23-28

Denomination: Baptist

How Important Is The Sabbath?

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 21, 2000

What role should the Sabbath play in our lives?

In 1981 the movie, Chariots of Fire, won the Academy Award for Best Picture. This Hollywood film told the true story of a devout Christian, Eric Liddell, in a very positive way. I want to just show you a clip of the film. Eric has decided he must forfeit his chance to run in the 200 meter dash at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

How Are We To Relate To God? Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Nov 14, 2001

A look at the first four commandments concerning how man is to relate to God.

Ten Commandments - Part 2 “HOW ARE WE TO RELATE TO GOD?” Exodus 20:1-11 By the time of Jesus the Ten Commandments had been expanded into a list of 618 rules of conduct. It was an impossible burden of confusing and ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Six Priniciples For A Happy And Sucessful Life Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Nov 19, 2001

An examination of the last six commandments that deal with how we are to relate to our fellowman.

The Ten Commandments – Part III “Six Principles for a Happy and Successful Life” Exodus 20: 12-17 Last week we examined the first four commandments that defined for us what it means to love the Lord your God will all your heart, mind, soul and ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

There Is Only Him! Series

Contributed by Michael Demastus on Jan 10, 2002

This is the 1st sermon in the 10 Commandments series.

Ten Commandments Series #1: There is only Him Exodus 20:1-3 Introduction: *Illustration- Ted Turner, never shy about making his thoughts public, has proposed that we do away with the ten commandments. On second thought, that isn’t quite right. He actually suggested a ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You Need Some Rest Series

Contributed by Kyle Meador on Jan 14, 2002

God models for us and charges us with living a life of balance - one that includes a practice of Sabbath Rest.

From the Very Start You Need Some Rest! We are in a Genesis series – An ancient text that speaks with amazing present-day relevance! - Marriage - Struggles in Marriage - Spiritual Jealousy - Selfishness - Trusting God when it really doesn’t make sense - Obeying God when everything ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:1-3, Exodus 20:8-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Working 24/7

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 18, 2002

God gave the sabbath command not to restrict us but to free us for rest and faith in Him to provide.

July 2, 2000 Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:12-15 “Working 24/7” INTRODUCTION A Sunday School teacher was telling her children about the importance of observing the Sabbath Day. "I never go FISHING on a Sunday!" piped up little Johnny. "VERY GOOD, Johnny!" said the teacher. "Won’t you ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:8-11, Deuteronomy 5:12-15

Denomination: Baptist

Just A Bunch Of Murderers

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 18, 2002

God forbids murder because He values life. It is possible to murder with words just as easily as you can with a gun.

Aug 13, 2000 Exodus 20:13 “Just a bunch of murderers” INTRODUCTION A. God has reasons for why the command was given.  God put a supreme value on human life (Gen. 1:27, 31) - He created it and called it “very good” - He redeemed it ; by sending His Son, God made it very ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:13

Denomination: Baptist

Stop Thief!!!

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 18, 2002

God tells the one who steals to stop, trust Him to provide for his needs, and work to give to others.

August 27, 2000 Exodus 20:15; Ephesians 4:28 “Stop thief !!” -or- “The only thing that God allows you to steal is 2nd base” INTRODUCTION I became personally acquainted with robbers and robbery 11 years ago, when just after I was married, Tammy turned to me and said, “What’s yours’ is mine ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:15, Ephesians 4:28

Denomination: Baptist