“Honor your father and your mother” - The 5th Commandment is about more than children obeying their parents. God calls us to honor our parents throughout our lives by listening, respecting, caring, and giving thanks. Yet we have all fallen short. We have rebelled against authority and trusted our own wisdom rather than believing God is truly for our good. Jesus was the perfect Son who honored his parents and obeyed his heavenly Father even to the point of death on the cross. Through him, rebellious children can come home to a Father who loves us, welcomes us, and is always for our good.

We all have a tendency to see rest as something that has to be done a certain way, or as something that we do whatever we want with it. Not only did God rest on the seventh day of creation, but he gave the Sabbath as a gift to his people. Listen and hear how Jesus frustrates our tendencies and shows us how he is the Lord of the Sabbath. 

What does it really mean to take the Lord’s name in vain? Exodus 20:7is about far more than misusing God’s name in our speech—it is aboutwhat happens when people who bear God’s name fail to represent himaccurately. Throughout Scripture, God’s people fall into two ditches:becoming indistinguishable from the world or becoming different onlyto begin to think they are better than everyone else. But Jesus showsus another way. He perfectly bears the name of God, moving towardsinners with both compassion and a call to repentance. And at thecross, he takes the judgment we deserve so that forgiven sinners canbear his name with humility and love while still courageously callingpeople to repent and believe the Gospel. This message asks achallenging question: When people encounter us, what picture of Jesusdo they see?

What happens when we trade the God who made us for something we can see, control, and understand? Exodus 20:4–6 warns us not only against making physical idols, but against something much more subtle: making God into our own image. We want a God we can put in a box—a God whoagrees with us, makes us comfortable, and never challenges us. But the God of Scripture is infinitely greater than any version we could invent. He is both Lion and Lamb, holy and loving, majestic and near.And His jealousy is not the insecurity of a desperate God; it is the fierce love of a God who knows that nothing else can satisfy His people. In the end, the second commandment points us to Jesus, the true image of the invisible God, who came to shatter our false pictures of God and rescue us with His own blood. This sermon asks a simple but searching question: Will we worship the God who has revealed Himself, or will we keep worshiping a God we have made?

Before God gave Israel commands to obey, He reminded them of the grace they had already received: "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt." The Ten Commandments begin not with rules, but with redemption. Having rescued His people from slavery, God invites them into a life of freedom, trust, and covenant relationship. The first commandment calls us to reject every false god that promises life but ultimately enslaves us. As we discuss this passage together, we'll consider what competes for our worship today and how Jesus fulfills God's invitation by bringing us into the Father's household through the gospel.

Why would a loving God warn His own people not to come near Him? InExodus 19, Israel stands trembling before Mount Sinai and discoversthat sincere intentions, religious effort, and even covenantprivileges are not enough to enter the presence of a holy God. Thismessage traces the story from Sinai to Zion, revealing that God hasalways provided the only way into His presence—a mediator. Ultimately,the sermon points to Jesus, the greater Moses, whose life, death, andresurrection open the way for sinners to draw near with confidence.Come discover why our hope rests not in ourselves, but in Christalone.

Everyone longs to know who they are and why they are here. In Exodus19, God answers those questions by reminding His people of what He hasdone before telling them what they are to do. Israel is God'streasured possession, called to be a kingdom of priests and a holynation. This sermon follows that identity through Jesus Christ, thetrue High Priest, who gives His church the same mission: know God,treasure Him, and make Him known.

Do you ever lie awake wondering if you did enough? Enough at work. Enough as a parent. Enough as a friend. Enough for God.In Exodus 18, Moses spends an entire day serving God’s people from morning until evening. By every human standard, it was a successful day. Yet Jethro’s surprising verdict is, “What you are doing is not good.” This passage exposes something many of us quietly carry: the exhausting belief that if we just worked harder, served more, or wasted less time, we might finally be enough.But the gospel tells a different story. Jesus didn’t come to help us finish our unfinished lists—He came to finish the work we never could. On the cross He declared, “It is finished,” offering us the approval, rest, and identity we have spent our lives trying to earn. Join us as we discover how the finished work of Christ frees us from the impossible burden of trying to be enough and empowers us to serve from acceptance instead of for acceptance.

Exodus 18 tells the surprising story of Jethro, a Midianite priest, joyfully worshiping the God of Israel and sharing a covenant meal with God's people. This passage reminds us that God has always been gathering a family from every nation. Our unity is not built on personality, politics, preferences, or background—it is a giftpurchased by Jesus Christ. In a divided world, discover how the gospel welcomes outsiders, forms a new family, and gives us a hope that reaches all the way to Revelation's great multitude around God's throne.

Exodus 17 reminds us that God's people never outgrow their need for Him. As Israel battles Amalek, victory is tied not merely to Joshua's courage in the valley but to Moses' uplifted hands on the mountain. The passage exposes our instinct toward self-reliance and shows that true strength is found in dependence on God and in the support of His people. Ultimately, it points to Jesus, the true and better Moses, who continually intercedes for us and has declared war on sin, Satan, and death. Join us as we discover why dependence is not weakness but the pathway to lasting victory.