110717 the big ten 02 no place but first place
DESCRIPTION
Lesson 2 of 11 in a series on the Ten Commandments entitled "The Big Ten". This sermon on the first commandment was presented July 17, 2011, at Palm Desert Church of Christ, by Dale Wells.TRANSCRIPT
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No Place ButFirst Place
Exo
dus
20:1
-3
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Exodus 20:1-3 NIV
And God spoke all these words: "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. "You shall have no other gods before me.
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The Preamble
Exodus 20:2 NIV I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt,
out of the land of slavery.
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God Deserves First Place Because
I am the
LORD
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God Deserves First Place Because
I am the
LORD
Exodus 3:14 NIV God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you.'"
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God Deserves First Place Because
I am the
LORD
I am … your God
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God Deserves First Place Because
I am the
LORD
I am … your God
Who brought you out
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God Deserves First Place Because
I am the
LORD
I am … your God
Who brought you out
God's arguments
haven't changed
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The Command
Exodus 20:3 NIV “You shall have no other gods before me.”
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Gods that Vie for our Affections1 John 2:16 NIV For everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does--comes not from the Father but from the world.
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Gods that Vie for our Affections1 John 2:16 NIV For everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does--comes not from the Father but from the world.
Exodus 34:14 NIV Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
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Practical Counsel
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You (and I) Need to:
Rethink carefully the end of all
other affections
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You (and I) Need to:
Rethink carefully the end of all
other affections
Recall specifically the deeds of the Almighty on our
behalf
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Psalms 106:6-22 NIV
We have sinned, even as our fathers did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly. When our fathers were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea. Yet he saved them for his name's sake, to make his mighty power known.
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Psalms 106:6-22 NIV
He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them through the depths as through a desert. He saved them from the hand of the foe; from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them. The waters covered their adversaries; not one of them survived. Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.
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Psalms 106:6-22 NIV
But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel. In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wasteland they put God to the test. So he gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease upon them. In the camp they grew envious of Moses and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the LORD.
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Psalms 106:6-22 NIV
The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it buried the company of Abiram. Fire blazed among their followers; a flame consumed the wicked. At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal. They exchanged their Glory for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
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Psalms 106:6-22 NIV
They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt, miracles in the land of Ham and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
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You (and I) Need to:
Rethink carefully the end of all
other affections
Recall specifically the deeds of the Almighty on our
behalf
Relate personally to YHWH as your
God
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You may know the commands, but do you know
the Commander?