1. Living The 10 Commandments Way
Reading: Exodus 20 v 1-17

2. Children – expected to obey parents, teachers etc
Sports & Games - have rules to abide by
Driving – rules of the road
Work – policies and procedures we are supposed to adhere to
Legal - laws of the land

3. Why do we have rules? Genesis 2 v 15-17
One rule – don’t eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
Consequences for disobedience?
Death!

4. The 10 Commandments - Exodus 20
You shall have no other gods before me
You shall not make for yourself a carved image
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy
Honour your father and mother
You shall not murder
You shall not commit adultery
You shall not steal
You shall not bear false witness
You shall not covet your neighbours possessions

5. Why should we be interested in the 10 commandments?
We can be God’s chosen people – his sons and daughters
Romans 8 v 12-17
We can be his children by being led by the spirit – by following his commands

6. Suffering with Christ Romans 6 v 1-4
Baptism – symbol of being buried with Christ
Rise from the water – have a responsibility to ‘walk in newness of life’

7. What did Jesus say about the commandments?
Which is the greatest?
Matthew 22 v 34-40
Firstly – love God with all your heart, soul and mind
Secondly – love others as you love yourself

8. Loving others Matthew 5 v 38-48
Go the extra mile – not just for those we love but also our enemies
Not easy – what if we fail?
God will forgive us – but need to keep trying

9. The Lord’s Prayer - forgiveness
Matthew 6 v 9-15
Forgive us as we forgive others – God’s forgiving of us requires us to be forgiving of others
Our undeserved reward – eternal life in God’s Kingdom!

10. Conclusion Should do our best to follow 10 commandments
Summarised by Jesus as 2 commandments
Put God first in our lives
Show love to others
Show forgiveness and we will be forgiven
Look forward to glorious kingdom to come on the Earth

11. 2nd John v 5-6 Now I plead with you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we have had from the beginning; that we love one another. This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.