All Souls Church Sermon Podcast All Souls Church

As we study the last of the Ten Commandments, it becomes evident that the last is connected to the first. We learn that in order to battle against covetousness, we must find our satisfaction in Christ, and not fall prey to the idolatry of comparison to others.

With a command not to lie, God is not only telling us to avoid speaking untruth, but to embrace the Truth, Jesus Christ himself. To beat the lie, we must run to the Truth. Pastor Harvey looks at the original lie, told by the devil to Adam and Eve, and shows how that theme has been repeated in every human heart since creation.

Our idea of stealing is often limited to simply "not taking what isn't yours", but Jesus gives us a calling that goes beyond simply "not taking". To be a Christian means to live a life of giving and to work honestly.

The seventh command God gave his people was more than a rule that said "don't cheat on your spouse"; it is a calling to value sexuality as gift that is only meant to be expressed in certain contexts, and for the glory of God and to promote human flourishing.

Although the pinnacle of human hatred is the physical act of vengefully taking human life, Jesus taught that the sixth commandment is interested in our hearts much more than just our actions. After a deep study, we find that this commandment may very well be one of the hardest to follow!

In His infinite wisdom, the Lord has set up the world to be structured according to various authorities, the most powerful and consequential one being Himself, of course. But despite the fact that He is the ultimate authority, He commands us to honor the first instances of authority in our lives: our parents. The familial structure and the subordination we give to our parents also carries over into other areas of our lives.