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The Law of Moses: An Introduction

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First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · An Introduction to the Law of Moses Photo by Sora Shimazaki on Pexels.com This is a very important week. This is the week approximately 80% of people abandon their new year’s resolutions. Of the people who make new year’s resolutions, 80% of them abandon those resolutions by January… Continue reading The Law of Moses: An Introduction

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Advent: Jesus Gives Us Peace

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First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · Advent: Jesus Gives Us Peace Photo by Marta Wave on Pexels.com Fear, worry, and anxiety are signs of spiritual depression. Martyn Lloyd-Jones described spiritual depression as “a heaviness of the soul, an unhappiness that touches the deepest parts of one’s soul.” It is how the Psalmist wrote: “Why… Continue reading Advent: Jesus Gives Us Peace

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Advent: Jesus Gives Us Hope

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First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · Advent: Jesus Gives Us Hope Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com 2020 has been a very trying year. These are just a few things we have witnessed this year: Australian wildfires. President Trump is impeached and acquitted. Prince Harry quit the Royal Family. Assassination of Qassem Soleimani. Covid-19. Black… Continue reading Advent: Jesus Gives Us Hope

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The Tenth Commandment (Exodus 20:17)

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First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · The Tenth Commandment (Exodus 20:17) Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com The last—but certainly not least—of the Ten Commandments is: “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, not anything that is your… Continue reading The Tenth Commandment (Exodus 20:17)

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The Ninth Commandment (Exodus 20:16)

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First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · The Ninth Commandment (Exodus 20:16) Photo by Anna Tarazevich on Pexels.com Telling the truth is a strange thing in our society. Almost everyone agrees that we should, while most Americans regularly don’t. A University of Massachusetts study[1] “found that 60 percent of people lied at least once during… Continue reading The Ninth Commandment (Exodus 20:16)

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The Eighth Commandment (Exodus 20:15)

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First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · The Eighth Commandment (Exodus 20:15) Photo by Skitterphoto on Pexels.com The Eighth Commandment is “You shall not steal.” To steal is “taking something that does not belong to you without permission.”[1] This commandment is given by the Lord to be a protection and a blessing to the nation… Continue reading The Eighth Commandment (Exodus 20:15)

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The Seventh Commandment (Exodus 20:14)

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First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · The Seventh Commandment (Exodus 20:14) Photo by Sandro Crepulja on Pexels.com We have now arrived at the Seventh Commandment which is: “You shall not commit adultery.” The Ten Commandments are divided into two sections. The first section (1st-4th Commandments) concerns our relationship with God and the second section… Continue reading The Seventh Commandment (Exodus 20:14)