“For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” Matthew 12:8

Scripture Reading: Matthew 12:1-13

Memory Verse: “Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” Matthew 12:12

Introduction:

Have you ever had a discussion about what are appropriate activities for the Sabbath day? Can you think of past arguments by sincere believers about whether this or that activity should be done on the Sabbath? As we read the Ten Commandments and seek to follow them, the Sabbath commandment is one of the more controversial

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.” Exodus 20:8-11

“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.” Exodus 20:7

Scripture Reading: 1 Chronicles 16:8-36

Memory Verse: Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together. Psalm 34:3

Introduction:

If you were to say that one commandment was not as important as the others, would you say it was the third commandment? Why does God tell us it is wrong to misuse the name of God? We need to understand why this is important and what it means

“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; 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, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.” Exodus 20:4-6

Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 4:1-25

Memory Verse: Oh come,

“You shall have no other gods before Me.” Exodus 20:3

Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 6:1-15

Memory Verse: And God spoke all these words, saying: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.” Exodus 20:1-3

Introduction:

God brought the Israelites out of slavery and out of bondage in Egypt. He also brought them out of the spiritual bondage to false idols. He did this to make Israel a holy nation and a kingdom of priests. God through Moses in Deuteronomy 7

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.
Ecclesiastes 12:13

Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 5

Memory Verse: Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” Matthew 22:37-39

Introduction:

As we read through the Ten Commandments, we see it divided into two divisions. The first four describe our relationship to God and the last

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Key Scripture:  As many as walk by this rule, peace and mercy be on them, and on God’s Israel. ~ Galatians 6:16

Galatians 6:11-18

¹¹ See with what large letters I write to you with my own hand. ¹²As many as desire to make a good impression in the flesh compel you to be circumcised, just so they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. ¹³For even they who receive circumcision don’t keep the law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised, so that they may boast in your flesh. ¹⁴ But far be it

Key Scripture: Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. ~ Galatians 6:2

Galatians 6:1-10

¹ Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted. ² Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. ³ For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. ⁴ But let each man examine his own work, and then he will have reason to boast in himself,

Key Scripture:  For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” ~ Galatians 5:14

Galatians 5:13-26

¹³ For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants to one another. ¹⁴ For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”^{✡ 15}But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don’t consume one another.

¹⁶But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t