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To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Among seven things God hates, the writer of Proverbs lists lying twice. Thats serious for a sin we all commit. Winning in the race of life requires telling the truth. In this message we find out why lying is so prevalent, and so destructive.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Many people frequently exaggerate, brag, or slander. For some, telling a white lie is okay. But its not okay with God. If what comes out of our mouth is inconsistent with how we live, then we are liars. Lying violates the ninth commandment in the Bible, and God values integrity. Do you always tell the truth?

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Theft is theft, whether large or small. It can be obvious theft, such as robbery; but it can also be hidden theft, such as tax fraud, stealing time, or even not paying back a loan. Today in our study of the eighth commandment, we consider how when we steal, we steal from God.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Stealing is on the rise as people say, whats yours is mine. Its more than burglary. People steal from their employers with hardly a second thought. We forget that stealing of any kind violates one of the Ten Commandments.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Its dangerous to get too close to a fire. And its also dangerous to get close to a possible sexual sin. Thats why the seventh commandment teaches us to avoid all forms of such sin. Obedience to Gods command results in a life free of entanglements that can stop us in our tracks.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Each of us has a strong desire for intimacy. But keeping our sex drives under control is one of our biggest challenges. Sex in its proper place is a great gift, while passions out of control can ruin ones future. So, what should we do in a world that only provokes our desires?

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Good relationships provide happiness, and bad ones bring sorrow. Despite fragmenting homes, the Bible has a plan for the family, and God calls us to honor our parents. In this message we hear more teaching on Gods command designed to ensure stable and holy homes.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Long ago, God gave the Ten Commandments as a blueprint for living. Our failure to follow commandment number five is a big reason for the dismal state of many families. In this message we learn an important key to having happy and stable homes. Our parents are not perfect, but we are called to honor them, nonetheless.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 A central commandment of the Law of God is the prohibition against murder. Yet hundreds of people are killed every year in each of our major cities. Life is cheap and gets cheaper when convicted killers never pay the price God commanded. What does God think about this?

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Murder: its now so common that we often arent fazed by it anymore. But the taking of innocent life breaks one of the cardinal commandments of God. And since Roe versus Wade, that commandment has been broken untold millions of times.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 God made it clear that all of us need to observe a day of rest. The concept is so important that He made it into one of the Ten Commandments. But now, Sunday is just another day to shop, work, or be on the move: not a day for reflection, meditation and prayer. What does the Sabbath have to do with us?

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 A century ago, British Olympian Eric Liddell shocked the world by refusing to run on Sunday. Eric was made famous in the movie Chariots of Fire, holding fast to his conviction that the Lords Day was sacred, and not to be used for sport. These days, many of us use Sunday for watching football, running errands, or even working extra hours. Have we gone off track?

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 When someone sues you for slander, you might be fined for defaming a good name. But whats the penalty for slandering God? The commandment to not take His name in vain goes to the core of His nature, and to the heart of respecting Him as Creator. Do you know how important His name really is?

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Christians know that Gods name is holy, and is not to be misused by swearing, cursing, or improper oath-taking. Keeping His name set apart was so important to God that He wrote a command about it with His finger on a tablet of stone.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 I am the Lord, that is My name. My glory I will not give to another, neither My praise to graven images. There is no ambiguity here. Its clear that God will not tolerate the worship of images. But does that include crosses, crucifixes, or icons? Some people find these objects very meaningful. Do they violate Gods commandment?