Friday, January 23, 2009

Ten Commandments

This was a really fun series to do. The first challenge, of course, is determining which commandments are the 10 commandments. The lists which are commonly known as the Ten Commandments are given in passages in two books of the Bible: Exodus 20:2-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21 (compare side-by-side at BibleGateway.com).

If you count each "imperative statement," then you will quickly see that there are more than 10 commands. A little research shows that different religious backgrounds have parsed the commandments in different ways. I struggled with whether to follow the Jewish tradition or the Evangelical tradition. In the end, I went with the evangelical.

Commandment 1 - You shall have no other gods before me.Commandment 1


Commandment 2 - You shall not make for yourself an idolCommandment 2


Commandment 3 - Do not take the Lord's name in vainCommandment 3
I was stumped on how to illustrate this one for several weeks. I finally had a brainstorm and was able to find this picture.


Commandment 4 - Remember the SabbathCommandment 4


Commandment 5 - Honor your parents.Commandment 5
This is one of my favorite designs. I played with a few things to get this to work.


Commandment 6 - You shall not murderCommandment 6


Commandment 7 - Do not commit adulteryCommandment 7
Handling lust in a tasteful way is always difficult.


Commandment 8 - You shall stealCommandment 8


Commandment 9 - Do not bear false witnessCommandment 9
I actually wanted a picture of person taking an oath. But I couldn't find a good high quality (free) graphic to do that.


Commandment 10 - Do not envyCommandment 10
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Covenants of God

The "religious tradition" of the church I attend is one that promotes the taking of the communion each week. Our church used to have one of the men share a short devotional thought and then pray over the emblems. I enjoy this practice because it gives me a chance to publicly speak/teach in a manner that I don't often get to because I am no longer in full-time ministry. However, a year or so ago, the leadership began requesting that men only pray over the communion and not share a devotional.

Being passive-aggressive I have come up with a round-about way to still share a message. When it is my turn I use my announcement slides and my prayer to share an insight. So, for this one, I wanted to talk about how God's covenants and how communion is a symbol of the covenant relationship we have with God. Each of these slides bring remembrance of God's faithfulness to the people He has made covenants with in the past.

As I prayed, I mentioned each covenant and the fulfillment of that covenant as a testimony to God's faithfulness.

Genesis 3:15 - I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.Genesis 3:15


Genesis 9:11 - I will establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earthGenesis 9:11


Genesis 12:2 - I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great and you will be a blessing.Genesis 12:2


Genesis 22:15-18 - I will indeed bless you, and I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore...and by your descendants shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.Genesis 22:15-18


Exodus 19:4-6 - You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. Now, therefore, if you will obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my own possession and you shall be to me a kingdom of priest and a holy nation.Exodus 19:4-6


Psalm 89:3-4 - I have made a covenant with my chose one, I have sworn to David my servant: 'I will establish your descendants forever and build your throne for all generations.'Psalm 89:3-4


Matthew 26:26-28 - While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, 'Take and eat; this is my body.' Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, 'Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.'Matthew 26:26-28
I didn't actually use this Matthew 26 one. After I made the slide, I found this one and thought it was much better, both execution and with my theme.
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Pre-Election Scriptures

These are series of scripture slides that I did right before the election. All of these scriptures remind us that God is ultimately in control of the affairs of government, not us.


Romans 13:4 - The ruler is God's servant to help youRomans 13:4


Daniel 2:21 - You control human events-- you give rulers their power and take it awayDaniel 2:21


Proverbs 21:1 - The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord and He directs it wherever He pleasesProverbs 21:1


John 19:11 - Jesus answered, You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from aboveJohn 19:11


Colossians 2:9-10 - For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.Colossians 2:9,10


1 Peter 2:13,14 - Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do rightI Peter 2:13,14
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Scripture Slides Catch Up

Its been awhile since I have uploaded scripture slides. So, we are going to play "catch up" over the next few posts. First, I will put some "miscellaneous" slides here. Then, I will do some other posts for a few series I have completed.

As always, click on the picture to access a larger resolution version. FWIW, I downloaded the Google Photo Screensaver and changed the settings to point to my directory of scripture slides. Now, when my screensaver kicks in, it loops through the scripture slides.

John 1:3,4 - He was with God in the beginning. All things were made by him, and nothing was made without him. In him there was life and that life was the light of all people.'John 1:3,4


Ecclesiastes 7:16-18.jpg - Do not be overrighteouse, neither be overwise. Do not be overwicked, and do not be a fool. The man who fears God will avoid all extremes.'Ecclesiastes 7:16-18.jpg
This was from a series that Don did entitled a Balanced Christian Life.


Proverbs 30:8 - Give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily breadProverbs 30:8
Another slide dealing with living a life of moderation.


Revelation 3:15 - I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other.Genesis 1:2
This verse talks about NOT being moderate or balanced, but living your life to an extreme. A nice contrast to the other two.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Who Baptized Jesus?

I absolutely love 4 years old children. They say the funniest things. Conversation snippet from last night:

Mom: So, what did you learn about in Bible class?

Mihaela: Jesus got baptized.

Mom: Oh. Who baptized Jesus?

Mihaela: John McCain
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Friday, January 16, 2009

Get Your Old School Photos

Everything is on the Internet...if you know where to look. This website is amazing. They actually have class photos from a ton of schools in the world.

I was able to find most of my photos. They don't seem to have the DoD schools, so none from when I was in Germany.

Anyway, give it whirl...it's amazing the database they've got!
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