Keeping God at the Centre

Oh Marge I’m so Sorry ! If I knew you were going to find out I never would have done it !!

Keeping God at the Centre You shall not Covet – Finding contentment You shall not give false testimony – nothing but the truth You shall not steal – prosper with integrity You shall not commit adultery – affair proof your life You shall not murder – taming your temper Honour your parents – respect goes both ways Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy – finding rest God’s way You shall not misuse God’s name – taking God seriously No idols – Know God; accepting no substitutes And Number 1….. No other God – keeping God at the centre of our lives o

Keeping God at the Centre We no longer live by the Law but by GRACE Saved by the blood of Jesus and transformed by the Holy Spirit Jesus summing up of the Ten C’s No longer in fear of God but in intimacy with God

Keeping God at the Centre “For you have not come to a tempest and the sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them. For they could not endure the order that was given, “If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.” Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I tremble with fear.”

But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.”

Keeping God at the Centre The Principle – Putting God First Living by Right Priorities (10Cs) The Premise Who God is Our privilege and Joy What God has done for us

Keeping God at the Centre The Promise Being transformed, not just better informed Putting God F. I.R.S.T. FINANCE INTERESTS RELATIONSHIPS SCHEDULE TRIALS, TROUBLES, TEMPTATION

Keeping God at the Centre Will your eyes behold through the morning light The city of gold, our harbour bright? We shall anchor safe by the heav’nly shore, When life's storms are past forevermore.

Keeping God at the Centre What has God been saying to you through this series ? And God invites us to express our gratitude and thanks. We invite you again, Holy Spirit, to change us from the inside out. AMEN

Keeping God at the Centre