People are familiar with the 10 Commandments, especially the one to honor your father and mother. But what if this commandment was not simply about obeying one’s parents but centered on the right use of authority in general?A sermon on the Fifth Commandment.Sermon Outline:I. All of us are guiltyII. None of us can do itIII. God did it for usScripture text: Exodus 12″Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.13 “You shall not murder.14 “You shall not commit adultery.15 “You shall not steal.16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.”Sermon TranscriptLiturgy Bulletin“Right Use of Authority” preached by Rev. Dr. Timothy R. LeCroy, Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Sermon music is from “We Will Feast in the House of Zion” provided by Sandra McCracken and with her permission. www.sandramccracken.com.The post 3. Right Use of Authority first appeared on New Life Ithaca Presbyterian Church.