Sermons at Graham Emmanuel

Yahweh is a God of life. He is also a God of justice. Because of that, the penalty for taking an innocent life is severe. Find out why God cares so much about human life, and how the protection of human life is honoring to God’s image and His attributes.

Only one group of people are mentioned specifically in the Ten Commandments, and they are parents. In the first command directed towards how God’s people treat other people, God begins by commanding His people to honor their fathers and mothers. Find out why this command is so important and how, both in the Old Testament and the New Testament, it is treated literally as a matter of life and death.

God gives the first positive command of the Decalogue—not of what His people should not do, but what they should do: keep the Sabbath. What is a Sabbath? Why is it important? And what does it look like for God’s people in the modern world today? Join us and find out.

God’s Ten Commandments are more than just commands. They’re ten principles about who He is and what it looks like to be His holy people. After declaring that His people shall have no other gods, and that they shall not dishonor Him by making idols, God continues by stating that His people shall not dishonor His name. Find out why God’s name is so important and how to bear His name in a worthy manner.

As God speaks directly to the people of Israel on Mount Sinai and gives the conditions of His covenant with them, He makes clear that those who make and worship idols cannot be His people. The same is true for God’s people today. What is an idol? Why are idols bad? Join us as we study God’s Word in Exodus 20 to find out.  

Now that God has given the purpose of His covenant to His people, for them to be His holy and treasured possession, and now that the people have obediently consecrated themselves at Mount Sinai, God now gives the words of His covenant to Moses, beginning with what is famously called, “The Ten Commandments.” Find out why these “Ten Words” are much more than commandments, and what they mean for God’s people today.

Before God gives the Law to Moses on Mount Sinai, He commands that Israel be consecrated. Another word for “holy” to be consecrated means to be pure and set apart, and the consequences are literally life and death. Find out why God calls Christians to be consecrated and what it means to live a holy life for Christ on Earth.

As Israel arrives at Mount Sinai, God makes a covenant with the people. This covenant promises that if the people obey His Word, they will be His people and represent His glory and holiness to each other and to the entire world. For those in Christ Jesus who by faith have been “grafted in” to God’s plan that started with Israel, it means that the Church, likewise, has been saved for a purpose. Join us to find out how to live out that purpose as a church.

During Moses’ visit with his father-in-law, Jethro advises Moses not to lead God’s people alone but to do so with the help of other spiritually qualified men. Jethro says that this will help Moses to endure and ultimately bless God’s people by giving them longevity, unity, and peace. These same principles are true for the church today, and are exactly why God still has His people, the Church, led by a plurality of shepherds.

After returning to Mount Sinai, where Moses first encountered God while shepherding his father-in-law’s sheep, Moses reunites with his father-in-law Jethro and shares all that God has accomplished in rescuing the Israelites. In response, Jethro receives the good news with rejoicing, belief, and worship. Find out how God’s salvation demands a response, and what that response should look like for all people.