INTRODUCTION
BIG IDEA
The 10 Commandments are the best tool for examining our hearts.
In this introductory message of the series, we see four things that the 10 Commandments reveal that we often miss...
[1] THE 10 COMMANDMENTS REVEAL HOW ________ ________ FOR THINGS TO GO.
God is the designer of all creation, and He intended for creation to work in a certain order...
> God’s Commandments restore God’s Goodness
> Human nature is to reject what IS good for what SEEMS good...
[2] THE TEN COMMANDMENTS REVEAL ______ ________ TO US
> Exodus exists so that the people might know God
> Our entire Christian existence is a response to God...
> They are our way of communing with and relating to Him
> God’s not after obedience… He’s after a new kind of obedience
[3] THE TEN COMMANDMENTS REVEAL ______ _____
> Our Hearts are bent against God & His commandments
> The Law reveals our heart is hopelessly wicked
[4] THE TEN COMMANDMENTS REVEAL THE URGENT _____ OF ______
> The Commandments can’t change you
> The Commandments reveal our need for Grace
> We obey because we are accepted, not to be accepted
In other religions, acceptance is an earned reward for obedience. In Christianity, obedience is our response to undeserved acceptance.