The Shema

August 25, 2013

Series: The Story of God: 7:17 Messages

Category: Sunday Evening Sermons

Passage: Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Speaker: Daniel Sweet

Tags: shema, deuteronomy, the story of god

Failure and Mercy in the Forty Years in the Wilderness:
The Law Presented to a New Generation

I.          The Shema, Deuteronomy 6:5-9

            A.        The Simplicity and Complexity of God

            B.         God's Love for Us and Our Love for God

            C.        The Content of Our Love for God, words, commands, teachings

            D.        The Pervasive Necessity of God's Word:
                        Sit, Walk, Stand, Sleep, Wake, Home, Work, Kids, Adults

            E.         Application for Us: Constantly Seek to

  • Love God with all we are
  • To know God's Word
  • To live every moment of our life according to His Word
  • To teach His Word to others

II.        Choose Life, Deuteronomy 30

            A.        Be Careful of the Culture Pulling Us Away, Deuteronomy 29:22-28

            B.         There are Consequences to Disobedience and Blessings for Obedience,                                          Deuteronomy 30:1-5

            C.        All of this is a Matter of the Heart, Deuteronomy 30:6-10

            D.        None of this is too Difficult to Understand, Deuteronomy 30:11-14

            E.         So Choose Life, Deuteronomy 30:15-20