Episodios

  • True Happiness, Contentment and the Coveting Thief

    True Happiness, Contentment and the Coveting Thief
    Jun 30 2025
    Don't steal or covet. So says God. Why not? This sermons explores that answer and relates it directly to the modern lust for bigger, better more. Roy Oswald says: "The truly happy person is the one who wants, more than anything else, what he already has."
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    29 m
  • Adultery, Lust, Porn and Throwing the First Stone

    Adultery, Lust, Porn and Throwing the First Stone
    Jun 22 2025
    Adultery, marriage, pornography, and sexuality. Attitudes have certainly changed. Why was the 7th command "the great sin"? Why did Jesus say even that lust was adultery in the heart? This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) explores difficult but essential topics including the modern health emergency that no one wants to discuss. One thing is for sure: Thoughts are coordinates.
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    24 m
  • Murder, Manslaughter, War, Hunting, Abortion, Suicide, Euthanasia—and Anger

    Murder, Manslaughter, War, Hunting, Abortion, Suicide, Euthanasia—and Anger
    Jun 16 2025
    We seem infatuated with death, and are getting more creative at killing (and justifying it). This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) explores the 6th command to not murder and Jesus' commentary in Matthew 5:21-26. How do we form opinions about right and wrong? Popular opinion, friends, media? Or do we look to the will and wisdom of God?
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    31 m
  • Should the Sabbath be on Saturday or Sunday for Christians?

    Should the Sabbath be on Saturday or Sunday for Christians?
    Jun 5 2025
    Sabbath rest is a command. Originally that was on Saturday. Should Christians still do that, or is it now on Sunday, or something else? This episode and blog explores an issue related to the fourth command, to remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
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    15 m
  • What does it actually mean to honour my parents?

    What does it actually mean to honour my parents?
    Jun 2 2025
    Our society tends to dis-honour older people and ideas; we worship youth culture. This is a stain which brings harm. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks Exodus 20:12 to honour your father and mother. What does that mean, and how do we apply it today in practical ways?
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    30 m
  • The counter-cultural restoration of Sabbath rest one day a week

    The counter-cultural restoration of Sabbath rest one day a week
    May 26 2025
    Rest is an act of war against the powers of chaos. Is that statement too strong, or just right? This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) explores the 4th command about keeping the Sabbath day holy.
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    28 m
  • What does it mean to not take God’s name in vain?

    What does it mean to not take God’s name in vain?
    May 19 2025
    Attitudes have definitely changed about how we use God's name. But this is about so much more than swearing or thoughtless chatter. Taking (i.e. carrying) God's name with you is related to what is doing around the world. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) explores the third commandment in Exodus 20:7.
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    28 m
  • How do I know what my idols and gods are?

    How do I know what my idols and gods are?
    May 12 2025
    Pascal said there is a God-shaped hole within us. If we try to fill it with anything else. That's at the heart of the first two commandments. Put God first, yes. But there's also a not-so-common application to do with spiritual war -- mostly because we misunderstand the word "gods." This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks Exodus 20:1-6.
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    27 m