Sermons on Commandment:

The Great Commandment

Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Mar 12, 2016

Jesus tells us that we need to love others.

Back in 1987 I was enrolled at Ohio Christian University, and attending Community United Methodist Church in Circleville. The pastor at that time was Rev. Lovell. He told a story in one of his sermons that has stayed with me all these years. There was a child physiologist that was having some ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40

Denomination: United Methodist

The 10 Commandments Series

Contributed by James Dorman on May 2, 2017

An introduction to a sermon series on the 10 commandments.

Intro: AG: Ted Turner has declared the Ten Commandments obsolete and stated, "We’re living with outdated rules.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

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Christ And The Commandments Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Aug 2, 2021

Because Jesus fulfilled the commandments, we must put our faith in Him and follow His commands.

Do you ever get distracted and end up not paying attention? I can’t imagine that ever happening during a sermon. A couple weeks ago I was in the drive-through at Taco Bell and placed my order. As I pulled up to the window, I handed the bubbly worker my debit card. With a smile, she rang me up, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-23, Galatians 5:14

Denomination: Baptist

The Ten Commandments

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 14, 2020

Ten Commandments

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (EXODUS 20:1-17) Marvin and Tina were not a very religious couple but tried their best; they only went to church once a year. As they were leaving the church, the priest said, “Marvin, it sure would be nice to see you and Tina at Mass more than once a year” “I know,” replied ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Ten Commandments

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Apr 13, 2020

This is from a series I preached on the Ten Commandments

Title: The 10 Commandments: Part 4 Scripture: Exodus 20:14&16 Type: Expository Series Where: GNBC 10-27-19 Intro: Here is a great quote on the Moral Law of God by Dr. Steve Lawson: Can you imagine a Christian couple actually praying about living together before marriage? Can you fathom a ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:14, Exodus 20:16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Our Commander

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Oct 9, 2019

A study in Psalm 46: 1 – 11

Psalm 46: 1 – 11 Our Commander To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song for Alamoth. 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:7

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

10 Commandments

Contributed by Fran Van Hoven on Nov 13, 2019

Modern Society Mocks The Truth And Exalts The Lie. We Live In A Time When Right Is Classified As Wrong And Wrong As Right. Many People Believe That There Are No "Moral Absolutes."

Today, We Begin A Series On The Ten Commandments. Modern Society Mocks The Truth And Exalts The Lie. We Live In A Time When Right Is Classified As Wrong And Wrong As Right. Many People Believe That There Are No "Moral Absolutes." This Is Reflected In Statements Like:"What’s ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:2-3, Deuteronomy 5:1-22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The First Commandment Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 6, 2021

God must win our obedience to the first commandment or the rest of them become meaningless. If we are not absolutely loyal to Him and Him alone, we will not be concerned about being loyal to His standard of morality.

And God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. In the book, The Doctor Of Crows Nest, and old doctor Ferguson fell in love with the hands of young Barney Boyle. "You must be a surgeon, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-3

Concentration Commanded Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 6, 2021

This First Commandment is a law of love, for God knows we cannot be happy in split-level living with dual or multiple gods demanding our devotion. The law is God's preventative love, whereas the cross is God's redeeming love.

A salesman who was growing more and more nervous about his travel by air went one day to see a statistician. "Can you tell me what the odds would be against my boarding an aircraft on which somebody had hidden a bomb?" he asked. He replied, "I can't tell you until ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-4

Relaxation Commanded Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 6, 2021

The guy who says the devil never takes a vacation and so why should I, is not being super spiritual, for that is the angelic fallacy. Satan doesn't need a vacation, but we do, for we have the limitations of flesh.

A young boy was visiting his uncle on a Sunday when a new neighbor knocked at the door. When he answered it, and learned that he wanted to borrow the lawn mower, he conveyed the message to his uncle. The uncle said, "If he mows his lawn on the Sabbath he'll be breaking the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:8-11

Imagination Commanded Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 6, 2021

True worship comes from within, and is dependent upon a sanctified imagination. The Second Commandment is a call to forsake the dependence upon the sensual and climb to the higher level of spiritual worship.

Back in the 60's eight wrestlers took their own lives because world champion 37 year old Gohlam-Rexa committed suicide. Three of them left notes saying they could not stand the death of their idol. Almost every time a well-known person takes their own life some of their worshipers do ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:4-5

Sanctification Commanded Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 6, 2021

The Second Commandment forbids the linking of God to any fixed image. This Third Commandment forbids that we link His name with any idea that is unworthy of His nature. Many who would never dream of reducing God to an idol will reduce Him to a curse word, which is equally vile.

During the Civil War one company of soldiers adopted a rule that every man who swore would be required to read aloud a chapter from the Bible. While that rule was in force one private read all of Genesis and Exodus and was starting on Leviticus. The one recording the experience said he had a fine ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:7

The Command Of Discipleship Series

Contributed by David Owens on Oct 19, 2020

The command of discipleship is found in what we call the great commission. It is the command for all disciples of Jesus to make disciples who will make disciples.

A. I like the story told about a truck driver who was hauling a load of 500 penguins to the zoo. 1. Unfortunately, his truck broke down. 2. He eventually waved down another truck and offered the driver $500 to take the penguins to the zoo. 3. Later that day the first truck driver got his truck ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, 2 Timothy 2:2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A New Commandment Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 2, 2015

This is a brief examination of the new commandment that Jesus gave to his disciples in John 13:34-35.

Scripture On Jesus’ final evening on earth he had just had supper with his disciples. During this meal Jesus inaugurated what we now call the Lord’s Supper. After supper Jesus visibly demonstrated his servanthood by washing his disciples’ feet. Then Judas Iscariot left them in ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Single Commandment

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 7, 2015

A two-pronged, present-continuous, commandment to love - set in its original context.

A SINGLE COMMANDMENT. 1 John 3:16-24. “This is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another” (1 John 3:23). Before we look at the two prongs of this single commandment, we need to set the verse within its immediate context. The ones who ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:16-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational