Topic: Contentment
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April 9, 2025
Series: Lenten Midweek, Lord, Have Mercy
Speaker: Pastor James Enderle
Topic: 10th Commandment, 7th Commandment, 8th Commandment, 9th Commandment, Action, Cathecism, Commands, Contentment, Convict, Covet, Desires, Failing, False, God, Heart, Honest, Identity, Integrity, Jesus, Live, Lord, Love, Luther, mercy, Neighbor, People, Pride, Secret, sin, Steal, Tangible, Testimony, Trust, Values
We use the word “integrity” to refer to something being in good condition. So, when we talk about the structural integrity of a building or of a ship’s hull, we mean those things are “sound” and “whole.” We use “integrity” in reference to people, too. Generally, if we speak of someone having integrity, we mean that there’s a wholeness to their character. Their morals are sound. If someone lives with integrity, it is not simply that they talk and behave decently. We would say the reason their behavior is proper is because their values and desires are proper.
The first six Commandments deal with our relationships with others: God and our fellow man. The final four Commandments get at the question of personal integrity. When someone steals, lies, or covets, it is a clear indication that their values and desires are highly improper. Such a person lacks honesty, empathy, and contentment. They say and do bad things because they are bad, not “sound and whole.” It is harsh, yet unfailingly true. Thus, when we break one of these Commandments, it is pointless to make excuses. Let us simply cry out, “Lord, have mercy, for failing to live with integrity!” And let us trust the Christ, who died so that we might be made “sound and whole.”
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November 28, 2024
Speaker: Pastor James Enderle
Topic: Contentment, Encouraged, Forever, forgiveness, Gifts, Giving, God, Grace, Investments, Jesus, Life, Live, Money, Peace, Phone, Selfish, sin, Stewardship, Supplies, Taught, Taxes, Thanks, Thanksgiving
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