After setting the people of Israel free from bondage in Egypt, God spoke Ten Words to promote and protect the freedom of His people. Ten words that were crucial in forming Israel’s identity as a newly liberated nation, rescued from slavery in Egypt, breathing the fresh air of freedom for the first time. Today these Ten Words are famously known as the Ten Commandments.In a day of increasing moral ambiguity and uncertainty; in the midst of the cacophony of differing voices and differing visions of the good life, these Ten Words are an invitation into a life of true human flourishing.For those seeking right relationship with God and others. For those looking for guidance in a fractured and broken world. For those longing for moral clarity in all the confusion.God gives us these Ten Commandments. Ten Words endorsed by the Creator of all things. Ten Words that reflect His character to us. Ten Words designed by the Creator to bring freedom and life to His people. The Way Church is a church in Vancouver joining Jesus in the restoration of all things. For more information, visit our website at http://thewaychurch.ca
Darrell Johnson shares his heart for writing his latest book, "That You May Live: How the 10 Commandments Lead to Human Freedom", his hopes for how it can serve people, and why he wrote it at a time like this. Learn more & purchase the book at darrelljohnson.ca/books.
Interested in studying the 10 Commandments with a group? Download a Group Discussion Guide to go alongside this book at darrelljohnson.ca/books The discussion guide includes questions, readings, and prayer invitations for each chapter of That You May Live.
This week, through looking at Jesus’ responses to those who wished to follow Him in Luke 9:57-62, Darrell shows us the true cost of making Jesus our Lord. He becomes the utmost authority over our lives, and His will precedes both our own desires and the demands our society and even our families place on us. We will be called to live by the standards of a heavenly kingdom and hold loose what we have on this earth, ready to follow Jesus no matter what. He becomes our true home, our ultimate source of security. How will we respond? First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC | March 11, 2018 | Luke 9:57- 62
The Psalms are the prayer book of Israel. These ancient prayers and poems invite us on a behind the scenes, no-holds-bar tour of human spirituality connected to the Creator of the Universe—the ups and downs, twists and turns, breathtaking beauties and soul crushing loses that a life lived in the presence of God involves—almost nothing is left out by the Psalter. But how do we read the Psalms for all they are worth?
Taking part in a series called Sunday Gatherings, Darrell helps us explore why we do what we do every week when we gather as the church. In this message specifically, Darrell unpacks why we take communion together and why it is such a significant practice for us -- both as Christians and as the church.