Rejoicing the Heart Date: October 10, 2010 Lesson: Psalm 19 Key Verse: Psalm 19:8 AAA Introduction John Calvin introduces his commentary on Psalm nineteen with: “David, with the view of encouraging the faithful to contemplate the glory of God, sets before them in the first place, a mirror of it in the fabric ...
How Excellent is Thy Name October 3, 2010 Lesson: Psalm 8 Key Verse: Psalm 8:6 AAA Introduction O Lord our Lord: How excellent is the Name in all the earth! God the Father so loved his chosen people that he sent his Son that whosoever believes in him would not perish but have everlasting ...
O God, You are my God! October 31, 2010 Lesson: Psalm 63 Key Verse: Psalm 63:1 AAA Introduction The title of the Psalm is “When David was in the wilderness of Judah.” Matthew Henry introduces this Psalm: “Even in Canaan, though a fruitful land, and the people numerous, yet there were wildernesses …It ...
Lesson #53–56—The Third Commandment [Keeping in mind Thou shalt have no other gods before me.] AAA Shorter Catechism Q & A #53 (Memorize) Q. Which is the third commandment? A. The third commandment is, Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for ...
Lesson # 49–52—The Second Commandment [The second, third, and fourth commandments can be better understood as expositions of the first commandment. Therefore keep in mind Thou shalt have no other gods before me.] AA Shorter Catechism Q & A #49 (Memorize) Q. Which is the second commandment? A. The second commandment is, Thou ...
Lesson # 45–48—The First Commandment Shorter Catechism Q & A #45 Q. Which is the first commandment? A. The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me (Exodus 20). What does it mean? Moses introduces the words of the Lord with “And God spake all these words” (Ex. 20:1). It ...
Lesson #43–44—Preface to the Ten Commandments Shorter Catechism Q & A #43 Q. What is the preface to the Ten Commandments? A. The preface to the Tten Commandments is, in these words, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house ...
The Lord our God September 12, 2010 Lesson: Exodus 20:1–11 Key Verse: Exodus 20:2–3 AA Introduction The people of God are to obey the righteous and moral commands of the Lord, as well as turn away from the ways of the wicked, i.e., idol worship, disfiguring oneself as expression of sorrow for the ...
God is Merciful and Gracious September 26, 2010 Lesson: Exodus 33:1–23, 34:1–9 Key Verse: Exodus 34:6 AAA Introduction Short is the memory of many who have heard and responded to the word of God. In our Lord's parable of the sower (Matt. 13:18–23), our hearts are sorrowful for those who hear yet fail to ...
The God of Abraham September 5, 2010 Lesson: Exodus 3:1–6, 13–15 Key Verse: Exodus 3:6 AAA Introduction God chooses his servants to glorify him here on earth. He chooses servants, preparing them in his Word, by his Holy Spirit; then sending them to serve him in the gospel of the Son, Christ Jesus. Nothing ...