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command

Said 368 times, in 137 of 378 sermons, across 29 Sundays. Spoken as 4 forms: command 159, commands 104, commanded 99, commanding 6.

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Romans 282 103
Let Us 29 15

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of that group. In 1 Chronicles 15, the Bible says, David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the si
s the covenant God makes with his people. If you follow these commands , I will do this. I will bless you and make you a blessed peop
nd of the Psalm. You are God. One writer said, we are gods to command , though he is also ours to enjoy. Moses is praying to God and
u are Lord. You are the one. You are the one who controls and commands our lives. You are God. Just before that, Moses says, from ev
and of the holy spirit teaching them to observe all that i've commanded you and behold i am with you always to the end of the age tha
a God of purpose, a God of protection. And yet we now see he commands that we will return to dust, return man to dust. In the book
? This is the thing that the unsaved person hates most, God's commands . I don't want God's authority, over me. I don't want anybody'
lay on the freeway? Or is it protective? It's protective. The commands of God are always to protect and to bless. The command to not
. The commands of God are always to protect and to bless. The command to not commit adultery is not to keep people from, you know,
rning down their family's lives, and breaking everything. The command to not murder, that's not restrictive, that's protective. The
to not murder, that's not restrictive, that's protective. The command against sexual immorality, that's not to prevent us, again, f
struction that comes into your life through these things. The command not to be drunk, is it really to make your weekend boring? No
being a fool. Happy is the person who delights greatly in his commands . I do. I don't know about you. I delight greatly in God's com
nds. I do. I don't know about you. I delight greatly in God's commands . And the reason I do is because I'm a fool. And I know I can'
going to pick the stupid thing. So I delight greatly in God's commands . I want these things in my life. I could never choose better.
in my life. I could never choose better. How do you see God's commands ? How do you see God's words? God's commands are true and righ
do you see God's commands? How do you see God's words? God's commands are true and right and just. And please hear this, always saf
e to fix it. Happy is the person that rejoices greatly in the commands of God. Verse two talks about the fruit that comes from this.
cing that, okay? So both of these passages start off with the command to praise the Lord. Both of them do. Praise the Lord, right?
fear the Lord will be obedient to Him. Obedient to the Lord's commands will be obedient. Do we mess up sometimes? Yeah, but somebody
truly is in awe of Him is going to do their best to keep His commands , to live for Him. Okay. When several years ago, actually, it'
se towels. Look, this scripture says we don't only obey God's commands . We delight in God's commands when we fear the Lord, when we
e says we don't only obey God's commands. We delight in God's commands when we fear the Lord, when we understand who he truly is, wh
aring the Lord. And when we fear the Lord, we delight, in his commands . We do them, not because we're told to, because we have faith
ing to tell you the truth. Fearing the Lord and keeping God's commands is the purpose of life. Many years as a kid, I wondered what
he scripture. The purpose of life is to fear God and keep his commands . there's a guy named Solomon he's actually King David's son a
he's the real deal men and women who fear and delight in his commands will have blessings we talked about at the chapter one talked
ness and uprightness he sent redemption to his people. He has commanded his covenant, his promises forever. Holy and awesome is his n
ents. And I thought, man, what does it mean to delight in the commands of the Lord? What does it mean to fear the Lord? Well, we're
us? As our life characterized by worship, delighting in God's commands , parenting your kids to know Jesus, generosity and a firm fai
ed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commands . So as the Psalm begins, we are given this blessing to people
him. And then it says, also those who greatly delight in his commands . Those who have this fear of God, and who greatly delight in
the flow of Psalm 112, that he who fears and delights in the commands of the Lord, who put their faith in God, trust in God, giving
In verse 3, we're invited to know the Lord. In verse 4, we're commanded to give thanks to him. The psalm says, The psalm, again, is a
oyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. It's all his. And the command , the invitation is for the whole earth to come and worship th
. In verse 3 we're invited to know the Lord. In verse 4 we're commanded to give thanks to Him. The psalm again is a song of gratitude
oyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. It's all his. And the command , the invitation is for the whole earth to come and worship th
to worship him uh god commanded back in the old testament god commanded the old or the israelites to do these feasts every so often m
of fact when he created as he was doing the different things command or speaking things into existence. He declared that they were
humans God created God made a perfect world and he gave a one command don't eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they di
raoh let the people go. And so they were ready to go. God had commanded them to be ready. And they went and they came to the Red Sea.
in the middle of the Colosseum, I will use that for what God commanded me to do, which is to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. An
nd the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe, all that I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you always to the end of the age.
hold, I am with you always to the end of the age. That is our command . We may not be the apostles, the original disciples, but as f
aching of Christ. And so this declaration in Matthew 28, this command , this commission is our mission as well, to go and to make di
him, believe in your heart that he's risen from the dead, the command that our Lord and Savior gives to you is go and preach that t
s the word praise is used in these six verses. 13 times we're commanded to praise the Lord. I love, I love this verse or this, chapte
the Lord, Psalm 146 through 149 also begins and ends with the command to praise the Lord. Okay? Many times we associate praising th
every believer i'm going to say everything that has breath is commanded praise the lord but as believers i think our praise should co
ll there. The fears are still there. Psalms 150 gives us this command because through it all, what it's been pointing us to is ther
. Praise Him in His mighty heavens. I love that the call, the command of Psalms 150 begins in the sanctuary. Among the gathered, pe
e glory to Him. That's why worship is so important. The Bible commands worship of God as our highest expression. It's meant to be di
ly, Paul, when he's writing to the New Testament churches, he commands them to utilize in their worship of God and in their exhortat
hymns and spiritual songs. But not just theirs is it used to command the New Testament churches, the church at Ephesus. In Ephesia
God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. We are commanded to praise the Lord. It is part of our faith. It is a major pa
and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always till the end of the age

let-us

ultimately glorify christ that's why jesus said the greatest command is to love the ninth and love your neighbor as yourself lovin
rove that we as people can't even live faithfully by just ten commands . Every person in this room has broken the Ten Commandments. A
ld firmly look let us hold fast let us hold firmly look we're commanded to hold fast to the hope we're commanded to hold fast to the
ld firmly look we're commanded to hold fast to the hope we're commanded to hold fast to the hope we're commanded to hold fast to the
st to the hope we're commanded to hold fast to the hope we're commanded to hold fast to the hope we confess in jesus with our relatio
tion and into the life of the church. There are no individual commands to be lived out in solitude, but shared callings that shape a
shape a community of faith. This is the church. These are the commands . Let us, this, this is what we're called to do together. Now
going to see what is laid out in these let us statements. The command that is called for us to join in unity as God's people is the
is called for us to join in unity as God's people is the same command that has been laid out in the Old Testament as it is in the N
ay. So going back now to Hebrews chapter 10, the first let us command that we're going to look at is because, because of Jesus, bec
ator of the book of Hebrews, a guy named John Owen says, this command is there because there is the guarantee, if you will, of grea
. Do not be afraid.' Peter answered him, 'Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.' And he said, 'Come.' So Pete
not neglect gathering with each other? Because verse 24 just commanded us to consider one another. Verse 24 just told us to stir one
n that Christ is the Lord of your life. What do they do? They command and we as their servants, as the people who say, this is my L
el. That is not living as though Christ is Lord because we're commanded to care for those people. To love those people. And so this p
shness. And so we have to pursue those rather than pursue the commands of a holy God. And so what Paul says is there is this natural
e, that you would encourage us, that you'd help us to see the commands of your Word and to apply it to our lives. So Father, we give
of people who pray for one another, now an implication of the command to stir one another is that if other people need stirring, we
preacher here gives us a reminder for why we should take this command seriously. He says, as the day is drawing near. What this mea
urself, not individually. And what's beautiful as we see this command here in Hebrews is that God actually uses other believers. Go
his world? Than to help a broken heart and to do what God has commanded us to do. Let us consider one another. To think more about ot
ts, but I guess to speak even more firm, these are the Let Us commands . This is the Word of God to us. What is God calling? What is
orks. Today, we're in Hebrews 12. We're looking at the Let Us command . Let us run. Let us run the race. The Bible is so good at usi
acrifice and not Cain's because Cain didn't give what God had commanded . He didn't give his best. Even though he died, even though Ab
ese weights and these sins which cling so closely. And so the command here is lay them aside. Lay aside the weight. Lay aside the s
ou. Another way, how we worship is obedience, following God's commands and teachings as the highest form of love and respect and pla
ble worship with reverence and awe. So the text says, The two commands here of let us to God's people are first to be thankful for r

romans

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r obedience or obey. Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded . There's a direct correlation. And I love that Paul speaks as
is. Only Jesus is the true king. He's the real son of God. He commands and deserves the loyalty of all the world. He's the world's r
of Eden. Adam and Eve had this perfect paradise. They had one command , don't eat from this certain tree. They ate from it, and God'
his commandments and his rules and his statutes which I have commanded you today. Lest, here's the warning, Lest when you have eaten
people that are dying and going to go to do what? We had one command from Jesus. Go ye therefore into all the world and preach the
Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you always to the end of the age.
in something else. They trusted in an outward thing that God commanded them to do in the Old Testament. And that was... Circumcision
ts them to heaven but those are religious things actually god commands us to do those things but without faith in jesus those things
are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commandments or the commands of the Lord are clear, giving insight for living. Reverence f
your story, but share your pardon because that's what God has commanded us to do. This morning, don't let today go away. Don't let th
come saved. But it's not. Is baptism a good thing? Yes. Is it commanded by God? Yes. But it does not save us. We're saved from faith.
ry to God is sinful. Anything that goes against His call, His command , His character is sinful. And so you have this call or this r
. And so if you just keep standing there, you're breaking the command that you are now aware of. But if you get off the lawn, then
are those who have a great god. He speaks and it is done. He commands and it stands fast. He knows how to show himself strong on be

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