1. SUGGESTIONS?

4. God Spoke All These Words to His newly nation of Israel

8. I. You shall have no other gods before me. II. You shall not worship false gods. III. You shall never take my name in vain. IV. You shall keep the Sabbath day holy. V. Honor your father and your mother. VI. You shall not murder. VII. You shall not commit adultery. VIII. You shall not steal. IX. You shall not lie. X. You shall never want what belongs to someone else.

9. Rediscovering the Commandments

10. A journey through the Ten Commandments. 1-4: The commandments about God. 4-10: The Commandments about us.

11. 1-4: The commandments about our relationship with God. To enhance our relationship and communication with our God.

12. 4-10: The Commandments about the relationship with one another. To enhance our relationship and fellowship with people around us.

13. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT

14. I. You shall have no other gods before me. Modern Version: You shall consider God first in ALL things. GOD MUST BE YOUR PRIORITY IN LIFE ABOVE ANYTHING ELSE.

15. THE SECOND COMMANDMENT

16. II. You shall not worship false gods. You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

17. We can turn this commandment into beatitude. Blessed are they who need no substitutes for God. Blessed are they who do not bow down to any other than God.

18. II. EXPLAINING THE COMMANDMENT: Do not worship false gods: In the heart Before an image to substitute God Do not bow down or worship them

19. II. You shall not worship false gods. Because: God is a jealous God; He will evaluate our love through our fidelity and faithfulness to Him. “If you love Me, you will obey My Commandments.” Worshipping other gods is unfaithfulness to God. This Commandment is about LOVE.

21. II. You shall not worship false gods. Because: God is a jealous God; He will evaluate our love through our fidelity and faithfulness to Him. “If you love Me, you will obey My Commandments.” Worshipping other gods is unfaithfulness to God. This Commandment is about LOVE.

22. THIS COMMANDMENT COMES WITH A PUNISHMENT AND A PROMISE: The Punishment: punish  GOD will punish the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Him.  To God, worship false gods means hating Him.  The punishment of the parent’s sin of idolatry will fall upon their children.

23. The promise: But God will show love to a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.  This is the best inheritance you can leave to your children and family.  It guarantees that God will show love to the generations that will come after you.

24. Modern Version: You shall not idolize anything that is not God: false idols, money, things or people. A. The quest to get things or win approval of people has caused many of God’s children to put God aside and to idolize friendships, family and other things.

25. B. Worship God, love people and use things. Don’t worship people, love things and use God. Money is a graven image and some people tend to worship it. Our society has become so work centered that people do not leave time for God.

29. CONFESS IDOLATRY AND REPENT IN YOUR HEART 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

30. THROW AWAY OR BURN ANY IDOLS YOU MAY HAVE

31. DECLARE GOD IS THE ONLY GOD IN YOUR LIFE AND PLEDGE YOUR LOVE AND FAITHFULNESS TO HIM.