Cottonwood Sermons

Don’t Even THINK About It! Or: Another Man’s Grass Or: The LAST Commandment “You shall not covet …” Exodus 20:17   From the Oxford English Dictionary: Covetousness is the inordinate and culpable desire of possessing that which belongs to another...

The Truth Will Set You Free The Path to Freedom — Part 8   “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”       Exodus 20:16   31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my...

Celebration Sunday!      Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from him. Psalm 127:3    4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your...

Property Rights “You shall not steal.” Exodus 20:15 My first crime … … … A few (slanted) perspectives on the Ten Commandments from society … You shall not steal. What is implicit & explicit in those four words? A world view is implied...

The Path to Freedom “The Sacred Covenant”   Exodus 20:14, Malachi 2:13-16   James 1:25 “But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it – not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it – they will be...

Life is Precious The Path to Freedom – Part 6     You shall not murder.           Exodus 20:13 What does this command say (and not say)?     Because God declares that “Life is Precious”, I will:     “You have heard that it was said to...

The Path to Freedom The ‘Cradle’ of Civilization Exodus 20:12 & Ephesians 6:1-3   Galatians 5:1 “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again with a yoke of slavery.”’   Psalm...

The Lost Gift of the Sabbath The Path to Freedom – Part 4     We break the 4th command when…     “Remember the Sabbath day…                 Exodus 20:8 (ESV)   1.)        Rest is _____________________________ (Instead of remembered as God’s...

The Name The Path to Freedom – Part 3   “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.                 Exodus 20:7 (ESV)   1.)        Why does it matter how we use...

The True Worship of the True God Part 2—The Path to Freedom       Characteristics of true worship of the true God:     4 “You shall not make for yourself…        Exodus 20:4   1.)       ...

The Path to Freedom “No God but Me” Exodus 20:3, Psalm 19:7-9   A spirit of confusion is upon the church wherever and whenever the law is not taught and upheld.   The great sum of the law is covenant love. Matthew 22:37-40   Freedom: The power...

The Path to Freedom An Introduction to the 10 Commandments   The 10 Commandments:   And God spoke all these words, saying, 2 “I am the Lord your God,                  Exodus 20:1,2   1.)        Reveal the character and nature of...

The Making of Great Faith Series “Fear, Doubt, Unbelief and a Brief Walk on Water” Matthew 14:22-32   Hebrews 11:6 “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards...

God’s Fingerprints in LIFE!   In the beginning God created … Genesis 1:1 … Thus says the LORD, Who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him: Zechariah 12:1   Two weeks ago: God’s...

In the Earth… God’s Fingerprints - Part 2   Zechariah 12:1 (NKJV) - “Thus says the Lord, who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him.”   God’s Fingerprints are on…   He is God; who...

In the Heavens… God’s Fingerprints - Part 1   Zechariah 12:1 (NKJV) - “Thus says the Lord, who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him.”   God’s Fingerprints are on… 1.) The expanding...

My Church – God’s Fulfillment “My Church – My Army” Matthew 16:18-19, 2Tim 2:1-10   Matthew 16:18-19 “I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it….”   Revelations 12:17 “Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and...

The Long Haul   I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7   How to be a Long-Haul Christian:   The long-haul Christian practices great F______________________ .    - JESUS is his rock...

My Church – God’s Fulfillment “My Family”   Matthew 16:18-19, Heb 2:5-17   Matt. 16:18 “I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.”   Hebrews 2 7-8: “You made him a little lower than the angels, you crowned him...