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The Last Three Commandments: Acquire by the Rules, Tell the Truth, Be Content | Ten (Week 6)
33 minutes Posted Mar 9, 2025 at 8:20 pm.
, NLT)(Proverbs 20:23, Msg)(Malachi 3:8, NIV)(Exodus 20:16, NLT)(Proverbs 6:16-19, NLT)(Exodus 20:17, NLT)(Mark 10:17, Msg)(Mark 10:18, Msg)(Mark 10:19-20, Msg)(Mark 10:21, Msg)(Hebrews 8:10, NLT)(Mark 10:22, Msg)The Seventh Commandment: Stay FaithfulGod's Top Ten List:1. Put Me First2. Make Sure It's Me3. Take Me Seriously4. Call for Time5. Honor Your Parents6. Respect Human Life7. Stay Faithful8. Acquire by the Rules9. Tell the Truth10. Be ContentWays We Steal:1. Taking 2. Cheating3. Defrauding4. The Ultimate TheftWhy We Lie at Work:1. To appease a customer2. To cover up a failed project, mistake or missed deadline3. To explain an unexcused absence or late arrival4. To protect another employee5. To get another employee in trouble or look better in front of a supervisorThe Most Common Lies at Work:1. I don't know how that happened2. I have another call to take3. I'll call you right back4. I've been out of town5. I've been out sick6. I like your outfit7. You look great8. I didn't get your email9. I didn't get your voicemail10. I didn't get your textHow We Can Lie:1. We can just plain lie2. We can distort3. We can exaggerate4. We can call them “white”Why Lying Matters:1. Lying hurts people2. The truth mattersIn Person:Sundays | 8:15, 9:30 and 11 a.m.(8335 Browne Rd, Charlotte, NC 28269)Online:Sundays | 8:15, 9:30 and 11 a.m., 1:30, 5:30, 7 and 8:30 p.m. EST.Tuesdays | 12 and 7:30 p.m. EST.(Online Campus)
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We like lists as a culture, don't we? We follow leader boards in sports, love to find out which companies make the Fortune 500 list, enjoy seeing the rankings of stocks and mutual funds. God likes lists, too. Whether you grew up in the church or not, you've likely heard of the Ten Commandments. A lot of people think of these commandments as a set of legalistic dos and don'ts, but the truth is we've fundamentally misunderstood what God was after with them. In our six-week series "Ten," we'll be challenged to take a fresh look at each commandment the way that God intended them to be taken - as guidelines and principles for a successful life.Referenced Verses: (Exodus