Pastor Matt continues our sermon series on the Ten Commandments by looking at Exodus 20:15.

Why do we steal?

• We want more = greed 
• We are competitive = jealousy 
• We don’t trust God 
• We deny the providence of God

“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You.” - Augustine of Hippo, Confessions

“What comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. These are what defile a person.” - Matthew 15.18-20

"I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.  Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect." - Romans 12.1-2

Communion Reflection Questions

• What areas of my life do I see greed, areas that I need to confess that I place more value on than God?
• Are there areas of my life I need to repent of due to jealousy over what God has given someone else?
• What area of my life do I need to trust God in providing what I need, not what I want, but what I need?
• As I think about what I value, what do I need to let God continue to transform in my heart to show me the finite value of worldly goods and the infinite value of God’s glory? 

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