1.Do not displace God in your heart (Exodus 20:3)

2.Do not distort God in your mind (Exodus 20:4-6)

3.Do not diminish God with your words (Exodus (20:7)

1.What was helpful to you in this week’s sermon? What didn’t you understand?

2.Name one axiom or moral principle you try to live by. What’s the first one that comes to mind? Why do you think that one came to mind first? Share your answer with the group.

3.How does God preface the 10 Commandments (see v. 2)? Why is it crucial for us to remember that redemption comes before the giving of the law?

4.If someone said to you, “God gave the 10 Commandments to Israel, not the church. Therefore they have no relevance for God’s people today,” how would you respond (see Matthew 5:17-20; Mark 10:19; Romans 13:8-10)?

5.Read Exodus 19:4-6. How do these verses help us understand God’s purpose in giving Israel the 10 Commandments?

6.Restate the first commandment in your own words (v. 3). What does it look like, practically, to obey (or disobey) this commandment? How does obeying this commandment make us distinct in the world?

7.Restate the second commandment in your own words (vv. 4-6). What does it look like, practically, to obey (or disobey) this commandment? What are we to make of God’s statement in vv. 5b-6 about visiting the sins of fathers on their children? How aren’t we to understand this? How does obeying to this commandment make us distinct in the world?

8.Restate the third commandment in your own words (v. 7). What does it look like, practically, to obey (or disobey) this commandment? How does obeying this commandment make us distinct in the world?