Memory Verse:

“Nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer.” -1 Corinthians 10:10 ESV

Doctrinal Standards:  WSC #79 & 81

Q: What is the tenth commandment?

A: The tenth commandment is: You shall not covet your neighbor’s house.  You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

Q: What does the tenth commandment forbid?

A: The tenth commandment forbids any dissatisfaction with what belongs to us, envy or grief at the success of others, and all improper desires for anything that belongs to someone else.

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Memory Verse:

“Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.'”  -Hebrews 13:5, ESV

Doctrinal Standards: WSC #79 & 80

Q: What is the tenth commandment?

A: The tenth commandment is:  You shall not covet your neighbor’s house.  You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

Q: What does the tenth commandment require?

A: The tenth commandment requires us to be completely satisfied with our own status in life and to have a proper, loving attitude toward others and their possessions.

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Memory Verse:

“A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape.” Proverbs 19:5, ESV

Doctrinal Standards – WSC #76 & 78

Q: What is the ninth commandment?

A: The ninth commandment is: You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

Q: What does the ninth commandment forbid?

A: The ninth commandment forbids anything that gets in the way of the truth or injures anyone’s reputation.

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Memory Verse:
“But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Corinthians 15:57, ESV

Review Doctrinal Standards #63 – 75

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Memory Verse(s):
“No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”
-Luke 16:13

Doctrinal Standards: #73 & 75
Q: What is the eighth commandment?
A: The eighth commandment is: You shall not steal.

Q: What does the eighth commandment forbid?
A: The eighth commandment forbids anything that either does or may unjustly take away money or possessions from us or anyone else.

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This Sunday, we will be singing a new song together and I wanted to share it with you beforehand so you could have a chance to listen to it, read the lyrics, and think about its rich meaning.

CLICK HERE to listen to it.

VERSE 1
O great God of highest heaven
Occupy my lowly heart
Own it all and reign supreme
Conquer every rebel power
Let no vice or sin remain
That resists Your holy war
You have loved and purchased me
Make me Yours forevermore

VERSE 2
I was blinded by my sin
Had no ears to hear Your voice
Did not know Your love within
Had no taste for heaven’s joys
Then Your Spirit gave me life
Opened up Your Word to me
Through the gospel of Your Son
Gave me endless hope and peace

VERSE 3
Help me now to live a life
That’s dependent on Your grace
Keep my heart and guard my soul
From the evils that I face
You are worthy to be praised
With my every thought and deed
O great God of highest heaven
Glorify Your Name through me

I’ve been really encouraged by this song and I hope you will too.  It reminds us of the Gospel in that, before the work of the Spirit in us, we were dead in our transgressions – blind and deaf – and by the grace and mercy of God, through faith, we have been given life.

It reminds me of Ephesians 2:
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.  But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.  For by grace you have been saved athrough faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.  For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

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As of May 10th, we now have the ability to give on The City through any smartphone!

Using your smartphone’s web browser, navigate to https://emmausrbc.org

Touch on “The City” link on the right side about half way down the page and log in.

Touch the “…” icon on the top right

Then select “Giving”

Enter the amount you’d like to give and any information needed!

On an iOS device, you can touch the icon on the bottom middle of your screen and select “Add to Home Screen” to create a shortcut to this page (it will look like an app on your home screen). I believe you are able to do the same with an Android device. Please don’t hesitate to ask me any questions regarding this!

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