Message on the first commandment of 10 commandments.

1. WELCOME TO BROWNSTOWN
CHURCH OF CHRIST
June 23, 2103

2. EXODUS 20:1-17 (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. "You shall not
make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven
above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You
shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD
your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the
sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those
who hate me, but showing love to a thousand [generations]
of those who love me and keep my commandments.

3. EXODUS 20:1-17 (NIV)
"You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the
LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
"Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh
day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not
do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your
manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien
within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens
and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested
on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath
day and made it holy.

4. EXODUS 20:1-17 (NIV)
"Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live
long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
"You shall not murder.
"You shall not commit adultery.
"You shall not steal.
"You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
"You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not
covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant,
his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."

5. THE OFFERTORY
“For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down
of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles;
and in every place incense shall be offered unto my
name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great
among the heathen, says the LORD of hosts.”

6. THE LORD’S SUPPER
The purpose of the Lord's Supper is to receive from Christ
the nourishment and strength and hope and joy that
come from feasting our souls on all that He purchased for
us on the cross, especially His own fellowship.
Partake the Elements as Received

7. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
For many generations the Ten Commandments
were considered a standard part of a good
American education.

8. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
The sad reality is that most American children will
grow up and know next to nothing about the Ten
Commandments.

9. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
They Provide an Objective Standard of Right and
Wrong.

10. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
Someone has said that since the beginning of time
man has passed 35 million laws

11. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
That absolute standard must be, and can only be,
God.

12. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
We are not saved by keeping the Ten
Commandments.

13. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
Although we are not saved by the Ten
Commandments, we are kept safe by them.

14. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
They Point Out God’s Road Map to Happiness.

15. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
Blessed are they who put God first.
Blessed are they who need no substitutes.
Blessed are they who honor God’s name.
Blessed are they who honor God’s day.

16. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
Blessed are they who honor their parents.
Blessed are they who value life.
Blessed are they who keep their marriage vows.

17. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
Blessed are they who respect the property of
others.
Blessed are they who love the truth.
Blessed are they who learn the art of contentment.

18. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
"You shall have no other Gods before me.”

19. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
You must have a God.
You must have only one God.
You must take God as He has revealed Himself.

20. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
Loyalty

21. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
Honesty

22. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
Repentance

23. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
Courage

24. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
“They believed the First Commandment.”

25. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
The First Commandment says, “Put Him first and
you will find life.”

26. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
Be sure you have built your life and life eternal on
the right foundation.