“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23, ESV)

04/07/2021 – Morning Service: Lockdown Worship I – 2nd Commandment

Bible Readings:

Exodus 20
Deut. 4:15-40
Sermon Outline:

Exodus 20:4–6 (NKJV)

4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

I No visual representation of God is allowed

II The warning of punishment from generation to generation

III Words of truth 

The Shema – What begins the synagogue worship to this day

Deuteronomy 6:4–7 (NKJV)

4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

6 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

Our Lord Jesus said to His disciples in the Upper Room:

John 14:15 (NKJV)

15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments.

John 14:23 (NKJV)

23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.