Deut 21 – Do Right By

When we “do right by” someone, we treat them fairly, as they ought to be treated.  Today we see how the seemingly disconnected commands in Deuteronomy 21 are actually linked together by the idea of doing right by someone.  Do right by your neighbor; do...

Deut 20 – Rules of Engagement

It seems surprising that the Bible has an entire chapter devoted to the practice of war.  But war is a human reality, and the Bible deals with the world, not as we wish it to be, but as it actually exists.  Join us today as we see God’s law mitigating the worst...

Deut 19 Law and Order

In the face of crime, it’s easy to go all “law and order.”  And the Bible does tell us, as we learned last week, that the guilty are to be brought to justice.  But today we learn that the accused and the guilty are also given a fair shake in the...

Deut 19 Motives for Murder

God’s law often gets a bad rap–many view it as negative and oppressive.  But as we get into the latter part of Deuteronomy, we get a chance to take a closer look at the law, and we find that God’s law is concerned with just treatment for both victims...

Christ Our Priest Deut 18 Advent Series 2

In our mini-Advent series, we look at Christ, anointed to be a prophet, a priest, and a king.  Join us this week for our second sermon in this series, Christ Our Priest.  (Note: due to audio problems, the third and final sermon in this series did not get...