Even today, the Ten Commandments that God gave to Israel occasionally make the news. Just last week the governor of Arkansas signed a bill requiring a monument to the Ten Commandments in his state. http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2015/04/09/arkansas-governor-signs-ten-commandments-bill/. Why are the Ten Commandments so important? How are they relevant for us today? These are good questions. Last Sunday, Pastor Kelvin Jones started a new series of messages on the Ten Commandments. He will continue this series through June with a week or two break here and there.
To help us gain familiarity with the commands we will read them each week. But to add a little extra touch, we plan to use a different version each week. Last Sunday we read them from the Geneva Bible, the Bible of the Pilgrims, likely the first Bible read in New England.
The Ten Commandments, Then and Now |
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Key Verses:The law is good if one uses it properly. (1 Tim. 1:8 NIV 2011)The law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ. (Gal. 3:24 KJV) |
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| Date | Message | Scripture |
| Apr. 12 | The Ten Commandments, then and now | Ex. 20:1-20 Geneva BibleRom. 2:17-29 |
| Apr. 19 | No other gods – commands 1 &2 | Ex. 20:1-20KJV 1611Isa. 44:6-20 |
| Apr. 26 | Respect God’s Name | Ex. 20:1-20 Amplified Bible |
| May 3Communion | Remember the Sabbath | Ex. 20:1-20Complete Jewish Bible |
| May 10Mother’s Day | Honor Your parents | Ex. 20:1-20NKJV |
| May 17 | You shall not murder | Ex. 20:1-20Living Bible |
| May 24 | You shall not commit adultery | Ex. 20:1-20NRSVMal. 2:13-16 |
| June 14Communion | You shall not steal | Ex. 20:1-20CEV |
| June 21Father’s Day | You shall not give false witness | Ex. 20:1-20NIV 2011 |
| June 28 | You shall not covet | Ex. 20:1-20The Message |