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Dealing with Temptation Foundations of a Worldview “Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, to walk in his ways and to fear him.” Deuteronomy 8:6 As would have been evident through Israel’s experience in the wilderness,…

Remember Foundations of a Worldview “And you shall remember that the LORD your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you…

Provisional Disciplines Foundations of a Worldview “You should know in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so the LORD your God chastens you.” Deuteronomy 8:5 The disciplines to which God’s Law summons His people are of five…

Singing Foundations of a Worldview “Now therefore, write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for Me against the people of Israel.” Deuteronomy…

Keep Watch Foundations of a Worldview “…if he has sinned and has realized his guilt and will restore what he took.…” Leviticus 6:4 (ESV) Sin is a powerful force in our lives today, just as it was in the days…

Observe the Sabbath Foundations of a Worldview “Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep….” Exodus 31:13 For the people of ancient Israel, central to the maintenance of a vital covenant relationship with God was the spiritual discipline of assembling as one…

Loving God Foundations of a Worldview Now the LORD called to Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of meeting, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When any one of you brings an offering…

Teaching and Learning Together Foundations of a Worldview “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and you shall talk of them when you sit in your…

Hearts, Minds, Lives Foundations of a Worldview “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart….You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.” Deuteronomy 6:6,…

Hear and Learn Foundations of a Worldview “Gather the people together, men and women and little ones, and the stranger who is within your gates, that they may hear and that they may learn to fear the LORD your God…