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Robert Jeffress - The Third Commandment: Revere God's Name

June 5, 2026 | 27:29

Robert Jeffress - The Third Commandment: Revere God's Name
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Dr. Robert Jeffress | Robert Jeffress - The Third Commandment: Revere God's Name | June 5, 2026
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  • From the pulpit of the first baptist church
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  • Of dallas, texas,
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  • This is "pathway to victory" with dr. robert jeffress.
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  • Hi, i am robert jeffress
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  • And welcome again to "pathway to victory."
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  • When you hear someone say,
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  • "do not take the lord's name in vain," what comes to mind?
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  • Most christians believe
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  • This commandment bans certain forms of profanity.
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  • In reality, there's a lot more at stake.
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  • Today, i'm going to describe several ways we may be breaking
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  • The third commandment without even realizing it.
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  • My message is titled revere god's name
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  • On today's edition of "pathway to victory."
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  • In 1968, a maryland man named irving west
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  • Got involved in a fist fight at a high school carnival.
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  • When he was being arrested for disorderly conduct,
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  • He uttered a blasphemous phrase invoking god's condemnation.
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  • The next day, he stood before the judge.
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  • The judge sentenced him to 30 days in jail
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  • And $25 fine for disorderly conduct.
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  • Nobody was surprised by that.
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  • But then the judge did something very unusual.
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  • He sentenced him to an additional 30 days in jail
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  • And an additional fine
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  • For breaking a 1723 law in maryland against blasphemy.
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  • The 1723 law said, quote,
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  • "anyone who shall write or utter any profane name
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  • Or words concerning the trinity,
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  • Especially our savior, jesus christ,
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  • Shall, on conviction, be fine not more than $100
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  • Or in prison, not more than six months
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  • Or both at the discretion of the court."
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  • Well, the civil libertarians were outraged by that.
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  • I mean, why in the world would a judge
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  • Think he had the right to silence somebody's speech
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  • Because of some antiquated law from 1723?
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  • They thought irving west was being treated unfairly,
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  • But the truth is, irving west got off quite easily.
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  • If he had been living in the old testament days,
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  • The punishment would've been much more severe.
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  • In the old testament,
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  • The principle was not one strike, you're out.
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  • It's one strike, you're dead.
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  • There was a zero-tolerance level
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  • For using god's name in vain.
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  • Today, we're going to look
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  • At one of the most basic commands of god.
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  • It's the third out of 10 basic rules for living god gave.
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  • We're in a series on the 10 commandments called the 10:
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  • How to live in love in a world that's lost its way.
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  • And our study has brought us to exodus 20:7,
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  • And here's the command.
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  • Simply turn there if you will.
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  • Moses said, god said,
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  • "you shall not take the name of the lord your god in vain,
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  • For the lord will not leave him unpunished
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  • Who takes his name in vain."
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  • What does it mean to take god's name in vain?
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  • Our own member, dr. eugene merrill,
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  • In his commentary on the book of deuteronomy,
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  • Summarizes or paraphrases the commandment this way:
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  • "you shall not lift up the name of yahweh your god
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  • Without reason."
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  • And that's what this command is all about.
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  • It's not just about profanity.
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  • It is about lifting up,
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  • Using god's most holy name needlessly.
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  • Whenever we read a character's name in the bible,
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  • There is something about his
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  • Or her character inherent in that name.
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  • And when we read about god,
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  • You shall not take the name of god in vain.
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  • What we're saying is you don't take his name in vain
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  • Because his name is his character.
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  • In fact, when exodus 27 prohibits
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  • Our taking god's name in vain, you may be asking,
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  • "well, which name are you talking about?"
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  • Well, god has many names
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  • That describe particular characteristics, attributes of god,
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  • But there's one name god has in mind in this prohibition.
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  • It's the most holy name of god.
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  • What is that most holy name for god
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  • You're not to take in vain?
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  • It's right there in the verse.
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  • "you shall not take the name of the lord your god in vain."
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  • You say, "pastor, i don't see a name there."
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  • You shall not take the name of the lord your god.
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  • Well, it's right there.
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  • It's the word lord.
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  • The english translators followed the hebrew tradition
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  • Of never writing
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  • Or even speaking god's most holy name yahweh.
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  • Yahweh is the holiest name for god.
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  • In fact, we don't really know how to pronounce yahweh.
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  • We're just imagining how to,
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  • Because there are no vowels.
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  • There's consonants in the name, yhwh.
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  • The reason there are no consonants is it was never meant
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  • To be uttered this name of god.
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  • It was so holy.
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  • So the english translators of the bible,
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  • When they come to yahweh, they use the word lord.
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  • But this is the holy name of god.
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  • It's the name we find in exodus 3:14.
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  • Remember, moses said to god, "now when i go to pharaoh
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  • And he asked, 'who sent you to give me this message
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  • To let the israelites go?'
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  • Who should i say sent me?"
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  • And god said in verse 14, "tell him i am sent you."
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  • That was god's name.
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  • I am who i am.
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  • Not i was, not i will be, but i'm eternal.
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  • I am.
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  • And then in verse 15, the bible says,
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  • "the lord yahweh, the god of your fathers,
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  • The god of abraham, the god of isaac and of jacob,
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  • He has sent me to you.
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  • This is my name forever
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  • And this is my memorial name to all generations."
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  • Yahweh is the third person singular of i am.
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  • God calls himself i am.
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  • When we talk about him, we say he is.
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  • That's literally what yahweh is.
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  • He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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  • It's fascinating to me in 33:19 of exodus,
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  • When moses said, "lord, show me your glory."
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  • You know how god answered?
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  • He said, "i myself will make all my goodness pass before you
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  • And i will proclaim the name of the lord
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  • That is yahweh before you."
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  • When moses said, "i want to see your glory, lord."
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  • The lord said, "okay, i'll tell you my name.
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  • My name is my glory. it is yahweh."
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  • And then in chapter 34,
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  • He proceeded to link his name with his glory.
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  • The bible says, "then the lord passed by in front of moses
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  • And proclaimed the lord,
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  • The lord god, who is compassionate, gracious, slow to anger,
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  • Abounding in loving kindness and truth,
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  • Who keeps loving kindness for thousands,
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  • Who forgives iniquity, transgression, and sin.
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  • Yet he will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
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  • And he will visit the iniquity of the fathers,
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  • On the children, on the grandchildren
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  • To the third and fourth generations."
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  • All of those things about god,
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  • His anger, his forgiveness, and compassion,
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  • Are wrapped up in that covenantal name of god,
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  • The most holy name that's never to be spoken,
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  • The name yahweh.
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  • That's the seriousness of god's name.
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  • And the reason god takes his name seriously
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  • Is because it's linked to his character.
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  • You see a great illustration
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  • Of how seriously god takes the use of his name
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  • In leviticus chapter 24.
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  • Leviticus 24 tells us a story about a man
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  • Who got in a fist fight, much like irving west.
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  • He blasphemed the leviticus 24:10 says, and verse 11 says,
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  • "he blasphemed the name."
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  • Moses wouldn't even use the name yahweh.
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  • He just said, "this man blasphemed the name."
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  • And so the people were troubled when they heard it
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  • And those who heard this man's blasphemy,
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  • They brought him before moses.
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  • Said, "moses, what should we do about this?"
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  • In verse 13 and 14, "the lord spoke to moses saying,
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  • 'bring the one who was cursed outside the camp
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  • And let all who heard him lay their hands on his head."
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  • Now, why were they laying their hands
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  • On this guilty man's head?
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  • They weren't ordaining him.
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  • They weren't pronouncing a blessing upon him.
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  • They were transferring their secondhand guilt for blasphemy
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  • For just hearing the blasphemy.
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  • They were transferring any guilt they had to this man
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  • Who was responsible for the blasphemy.
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  • That's what laying on of hands meant in this sense.
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  • It was a transference, not a blessing, but of guilt.
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  • And then god passed judgment on him.
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  • Leviticus 24:14 and 16,
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  • "let all the congregations stone him.
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  • The one who blasphemes the name of the lord
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  • Shall surely be put to death."
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  • That's how severe an offense it was
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  • To blaspheme the name of god.
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  • Now i know what you're thinking.
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  • "whew!
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  • I'm sure glad i don't live in the old testament times.
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  • Man, i'm sure glad i don't serve a god who is so uptight
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  • And so vicious and blood thirsty
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  • That he kills people for the simplest thing.
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  • I serve a god of grace and forgiveness.
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  • I sure am glad god has changed."
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  • You think god has changed?
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  • Hebrews 13:8 says,
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  • "god is the same yesterday, today, and forever."
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  • His name is just as serious today
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  • As it was 3,500 years ago.
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  • God hasn't changed.
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  • You know, one way i know that
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  • Is by reading the lord's prayer.
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  • Remember the disciples said, "lord, teach us to pray."
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  • He said, "all right, here's how to pray."
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  • Matthew chapter 6, "begin with praying for world peace."
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  • Did he say do that?
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  • Did he begin by saying, "pray that the hungry will be fed?"
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  • No.
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  • Did he say, "pray for social justice,
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  • That there'll be an outbreak
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  • Of social justice in the world?"
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  • No. he didn't pray for those things first.
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  • He said, "pray this way.
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  • Our father who is in heaven," what?
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  • "hallowed be your name."
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  • Your name.
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  • When we use god's name needlessly,
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  • We are trivializing and diminishing the glory of god.
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  • Let me illustrate that for you again.
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  • Years ago, when i first started writing,
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  • I would subscribe to a monthly magazine
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  • Called "writer's digest."
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  • And in that publication, every month,
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  • There would be several full-page ads taken out
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  • By corporations warning writers
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  • To be careful in their writing
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  • How they dealt with a trademarked name or brand.
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  • For example, the xerox corporation would take out an ad
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  • And say, "now, when you use our trademark name xerox,
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  • Be sure you show care to the copyright."
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  • Don't ever say, "he's xeroxed a copy."
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  • Little x.
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  • No, you're to say, "he used a xerox, capital x, copier
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  • To make a photocopy."
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  • There aren't just many kinds of xeroxes.
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  • There's only one xerox kind of copier.
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  • Or coca-cola would take out an ad.
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  • They'd said, "when you're writing, say,
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  • 'they stopped by to get a coke.'
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  • Don't use coke, little c,
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  • As if it were any kind of soft drink.
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  • Use capital c, coca-cola."
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  • Now that goes against our intuition.
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  • We think, "well, wouldn't these companies be happy
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  • That their products name became part
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  • Of the popular culture?"
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  • No, they want their brand to stand out.
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  • They don't want xerox to be any copier
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  • Or coke to be any soft drink.
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  • In fact, i wrote down this phrase
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  • From one of those companies.
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  • They said, "we have spent millions of dollars
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  • To develop our name and establish that name with a product.
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  • Please don't destroy that work through carelessness
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  • Or you will face the consequences."
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  • Companies spend millions of dollars protecting their brand
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  • And going after those who use the brand name in a wrong way.
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  • How much more seriously do you think god
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  • Takes the use of his name
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  • And how we employ it in everyday conversation?
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  • That's why god says, "don't use my name needlessly,"
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  • Because when you do, you trivialize it, you diminish it.
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  • How do we use the name of god in vain?
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  • Let me mention several ways you may have never thought of.
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  • The most common way, of course, is through profanity.
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  • We use god's name when we have an accident,
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  • When somebody insults us.
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  • If we're not careful, we profane the name of god.
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  • But it's not just limited to outburst of anger.
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  • So are outbursts of shock
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  • And outrage that invoke god's name.
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  • No christian ought to use regularly the phrase, "oh my god,"
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  • Or, "my god, my god."
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  • That ought to be off limits.
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  • That's using god's name in vain.
  • 00:15:00.055 --> 00:15:02.825
  • By the way, so is the acronym we use in social media, omg.
  • 00:15:02.825 --> 00:15:08.097
  • Omg.
  • 00:15:08.297 --> 00:15:09.198
  • Have you noticed omg?
  • 00:15:09.198 --> 00:15:10.566
  • That's profanity.
  • 00:15:10.566 --> 00:15:12.101
  • But there are other ways that we take god's name in vain
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  • Through falsehoods.
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  • That is through lives' half truths and outright deceptions.
  • 00:15:16.772 --> 00:15:22.044
  • Some people use god's name to manipulate other people.
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  • For example, a high school student says,
  • 00:15:25.781 --> 00:15:29.118
  • "mom, dad, god told me that you're to buy me a new car."
  • 00:15:29.118 --> 00:15:35.024
  • Well, unless god really told you that,
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  • You better not do that.
  • 00:15:37.893 --> 00:15:39.795
  • There is a very well-known attorney
  • 00:15:39.795 --> 00:15:43.465
  • Who has been in the news over the last couple of years.
  • 00:15:43.465 --> 00:15:46.668
  • He went to his bank
  • 00:15:46.668 --> 00:15:50.005
  • And he wanted to withdraw some of the equity
  • 00:15:50.005 --> 00:15:52.975
  • Out of his house.
  • 00:15:52.975 --> 00:15:54.376
  • And when you do that,
  • 00:15:54.376 --> 00:15:55.677
  • You have to fill out a form for the fdic to say
  • 00:15:55.677 --> 00:15:59.615
  • What you're going to use those proceeds for.
  • 00:15:59.615 --> 00:16:02.451
  • And he falsified the document.
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  • He said he was going to use it for one cause
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  • When in fact he used it for something else.
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  • You know what happened to that attorney?
  • 00:16:09.892 --> 00:16:11.693
  • He ended up in prison.
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  • He was in prison because he made a false statement
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  • And he signed that statement with his own name.
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  • The only thing worse than doing that is signing god's name
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  • To a false statement, saying, "god told me to do this.
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  • God did this," and it not be true.
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  • There's a third way we take the name of god in vain
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  • And that's through frivolity.
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  • It's innocent in one sense,
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  • But it's really deadly in another.
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  • We should never attach god's name to a joke.
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  • Did you hear the story about the baptist preacher,
  • 00:16:45.727 --> 00:16:48.030
  • The priest, and the rabbi who went to heaven?
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  • And god said to them, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah."
  • 00:16:50.099 --> 00:16:53.335
  • Don't do that.
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  • Don't invoke god's name in a joke.
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  • That is trivializing the name of god.
  • 00:16:57.172 --> 00:17:01.276
  • A fourth way we do it is through phoniness,
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  • Through hypocrisy.
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  • Jesus talked about that in matthew 15:7 when he said,
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  • "this people honors me with their lips,
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  • But their heart is far away from me."
  • 00:17:12.287 --> 00:17:15.991
  • Jesus said in luke 6:46, "why do you call me, 'lord,'
  • 00:17:15.991 --> 00:17:20.229
  • Yet you do not do what i say?"
  • 00:17:20.229 --> 00:17:23.799
  • Why do people take god's name in vain?
  • 00:17:24.633 --> 00:17:27.336
  • Why do they use the name of god needlessly
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  • If there's such severe punishment for doing so?
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  • Three reasons i've discovered.
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  • One reason is a lack of knowledge, a lack of knowledge.
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  • There's some of you listening to this message right now
  • 00:17:39.081 --> 00:17:41.416
  • Or here in our worship center,
  • 00:17:41.416 --> 00:17:43.819
  • You didn't know this, honestly.
  • 00:17:43.819 --> 00:17:45.954
  • You thought using god's name was limited to blasphemy,
  • 00:17:45.954 --> 00:17:49.825
  • But you realize there are many ways
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  • To use his name needlessly.
  • 00:17:51.727 --> 00:17:54.830
  • That's understandable. that's honest.
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  • You can ask god right now for forgiveness
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  • If he hasn't struck you dead yet.
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  • You can ask him for forgiveness for what you've done
  • 00:18:01.937 --> 00:18:05.507
  • And really make a commitment to him
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  • You're not going to do that again.
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  • A lack of knowledge.
  • 00:18:09.444 --> 00:18:11.380
  • A second reason people do it
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  • Is because of a lack of self-control.
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  • They have used god's name so carelessly for so long
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  • That they find it a hard habit to break.
  • 00:18:20.489 --> 00:18:23.125
  • Maybe they grew up in a home
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  • Where that was done on a regular basis.
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  • Again, that's honest, but it's not an excuse.
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  • Let me give you three keys for guarding your speech
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  • Against any kind of unwholesome speech.
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  • First of all, admit to god
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  • That you need to control your speech.
  • 00:18:38.607 --> 00:18:40.776
  • Admit to god you're having difficulty doing this.
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  • We are going to be judged for this.
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  • So go ahead and admit to god your need
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  • To control your speech.
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  • By the way, self-control, including tongue control,
  • 00:18:50.652 --> 00:18:54.990
  • Is one of the evidences of the fruit of the holy spirit.
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  • Galatians 5:22-23 says,
  • 00:18:58.327 --> 00:19:00.762
  • "but the fruit of the spirit is joy, peace, kindness,
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  • Goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."
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  • Second key for guarding yourself against blasphemy,
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  • Disassociate yourself
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  • From people who take god's name in vain regularly.
  • 00:19:14.810 --> 00:19:19.414
  • Now, in some cases, you may not have a choice
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  • If you work for somebody who does that.
  • 00:19:21.583 --> 00:19:24.186
  • But as you're able, remove yourself from close association
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  • With people who break this commandment.
  • 00:19:28.323 --> 00:19:30.692
  • In proverbs 22:24-25, solomon said,
  • 00:19:30.692 --> 00:19:35.030
  • "do not associate with a man given to anger
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  • And do not go with a hot-tempered man,
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  • Or you will learn his ways and find a snare for yourself."
  • 00:19:43.005 --> 00:19:48.644
  • And then finally,
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  • Fill your mind with edifying thoughts about god.
  • 00:19:50.479 --> 00:19:54.549
  • It's not enough to say, "don't do this.
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  • Don't speak god's name in vain."
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  • You've got to replace that habit with a good habit.
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  • Start thinking about the holiness,
  • 00:20:01.790 --> 00:20:03.692
  • The sacredness of god's name.
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  • In psalm 111:9, here's a great verse to remember.
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  • Psalm 111:9: "holy and awesome is your name."
  • 00:20:09.831 --> 00:20:15.537
  • Or ephesians 4:29:
  • 00:20:15.971 --> 00:20:18.240
  • "let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth,
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  • But only such a word is as good for edification,
  • 00:20:21.743 --> 00:20:25.080
  • For building up,
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  • That it may give grace to those who hear it."
  • 00:20:26.415 --> 00:20:30.452
  • Why do people break this commandment
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  • And use god's name in vain?
  • 00:20:32.587 --> 00:20:34.289
  • A lack of knowledge, a lack of self-control.
  • 00:20:34.289 --> 00:20:37.793
  • A third reason:
  • 00:20:37.793 --> 00:20:39.594
  • A lack of a genuine salvation experience.
  • 00:20:40.495 --> 00:20:44.833
  • Now, i'm going to tread carefully here,
  • 00:20:45.701 --> 00:20:47.469
  • But i want to share a conviction of my heart
  • 00:20:47.469 --> 00:20:51.573
  • And what i've seen for more than 40 years of pastoring.
  • 00:20:51.573 --> 00:20:55.410
  • I don't think it's possible
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  • For somebody who has had a genuine encounter with god,
  • 00:20:58.880 --> 00:21:03.285
  • Who has come to the point that he realizes his desperate sin
  • 00:21:03.285 --> 00:21:07.322
  • And his need for a savior,
  • 00:21:07.322 --> 00:21:09.157
  • I don't think it's possible for that person
  • 00:21:09.157 --> 00:21:11.660
  • To regularly, habitually used god's name in vain,
  • 00:21:11.660 --> 00:21:16.031
  • Especially the name of jesus christ.
  • 00:21:16.031 --> 00:21:18.767
  • Many of you know the name of jack hayford,
  • 00:21:18.767 --> 00:21:21.570
  • Great pastor who just went home to be
  • 00:21:21.570 --> 00:21:23.372
  • With the lord recently.
  • 00:21:23.372 --> 00:21:26.308
  • Jack used to tell this story
  • 00:21:26.308 --> 00:21:27.743
  • About being with his family on vacation.
  • 00:21:27.743 --> 00:21:30.645
  • They ended up out in the middle of nowhere
  • 00:21:30.645 --> 00:21:32.247
  • And needed gasoline.
  • 00:21:32.247 --> 00:21:33.515
  • So they pulled in, they found a filling station.
  • 00:21:33.515 --> 00:21:36.251
  • And the attendant came out.
  • 00:21:36.251 --> 00:21:38.220
  • He looked like he was straight out of a sitcom.
  • 00:21:38.220 --> 00:21:40.689
  • He had a greasy hat
  • 00:21:40.689 --> 00:21:42.023
  • And a toothpick sticking out of his mouth.
  • 00:21:42.023 --> 00:21:44.593
  • And jack said, "would you fill my car up with gas?"
  • 00:21:44.593 --> 00:21:46.762
  • He said, "yeah."
  • 00:21:46.762 --> 00:21:48.196
  • He was filling the car up with gas.
  • 00:21:48.196 --> 00:21:49.898
  • And he said to jack, "hey, mister.
  • 00:21:49.898 --> 00:21:53.135
  • This god blank tire of yours."
  • 00:21:53.135 --> 00:21:56.405
  • But he didn't use a blank.
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  • He said the gd thing.
  • 00:21:57.906 --> 00:21:59.641
  • He said, "this gd tire of yours is about to blow,
  • 00:21:59.641 --> 00:22:02.978
  • And if it does, it could be a disaster for you.
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  • Can i change it?"
  • 00:22:06.181 --> 00:22:07.582
  • And jack thanked him,
  • 00:22:07.582 --> 00:22:09.050
  • And said, "well, thank you very much for doing that."
  • 00:22:09.050 --> 00:22:11.253
  • And so for the next 20 minutes, this guy worked on the tire
  • 00:22:11.253 --> 00:22:14.556
  • And every other word was gd.
  • 00:22:14.556 --> 00:22:16.892
  • "this gd tire.
  • 00:22:16.892 --> 00:22:18.460
  • This gd car.
  • 00:22:18.460 --> 00:22:19.761
  • This gd highway.
  • 00:22:19.761 --> 00:22:21.296
  • And gd this and gd that."
  • 00:22:21.296 --> 00:22:23.365
  • Finally, jack couldn't take it any longer.
  • 00:22:23.365 --> 00:22:25.367
  • He said, "sir, would you please stop saying that?
  • 00:22:25.367 --> 00:22:28.870
  • I don't want god to damn my car.
  • 00:22:28.870 --> 00:22:32.774
  • I don't want god to damn my family.
  • 00:22:33.508 --> 00:22:36.178
  • And that's what you're asking him to do.
  • 00:22:36.178 --> 00:22:37.946
  • Please don't say that any longer."
  • 00:22:37.946 --> 00:22:39.681
  • And the attendant was startled.
  • 00:22:39.681 --> 00:22:41.283
  • He said, "whoa, whoa, whoa, sir, i'm so sorry.
  • 00:22:41.283 --> 00:22:43.618
  • I didn't mean to offend you."
  • 00:22:43.618 --> 00:22:46.054
  • And jack said, "you know, you're a mechanic.
  • 00:22:46.054 --> 00:22:49.791
  • You work with tires,
  • 00:22:49.791 --> 00:22:51.593
  • And because of your observation,
  • 00:22:51.593 --> 00:22:54.029
  • You saved me and my family from a potential disaster.
  • 00:22:54.029 --> 00:22:58.533
  • And i want to thank you for that.
  • 00:22:58.533 --> 00:23:01.036
  • But i'm a pastor.
  • 00:23:01.036 --> 00:23:02.537
  • I work with souls.
  • 00:23:02.537 --> 00:23:04.606
  • And as i heard you talking about god in the way you were,
  • 00:23:04.606 --> 00:23:08.543
  • I thought, you know,
  • 00:23:08.543 --> 00:23:09.778
  • 'this man saved my family from a disaster.
  • 00:23:09.778 --> 00:23:12.781
  • I want to save him from a disaster.'
  • 00:23:12.781 --> 00:23:15.851
  • So i'm here to tell you,
  • 00:23:15.851 --> 00:23:17.085
  • Sir, you can't use god's name that way
  • 00:23:17.085 --> 00:23:20.622
  • Without paying a heavy, heavy price."
  • 00:23:20.622 --> 00:23:25.560
  • And i'd say the same thing to you.
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  • I don't pretend to be any better or any holier than you are.
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  • I'm a fellow christian with you, but i'm your pastor.
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  • I care about what happens to you.
  • 00:23:34.369 --> 00:23:37.038
  • And i would say to you this morning,
  • 00:23:37.038 --> 00:23:39.007
  • You can't use god's name carelessly without disaster.
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  • Don't keep using the name of god needlessly.
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  • ♪ music ♪
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  • God's name is holy and sacred,
  • 00:23:56.958 --> 00:23:59.761
  • And he commands us to give it its due respect.
  • 00:23:59.761 --> 00:24:03.365
  • Well, i know members of our audience
  • 00:24:03.365 --> 00:24:05.267
  • Long to see god's name revered across our nation.
  • 00:24:05.267 --> 00:24:08.637
  • And i'm so grateful for the friends who are stepping forward
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  • To join us in this worthy cause of piercing the darkness
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  • With a light of god's word.
  • 00:24:15.577 --> 00:24:17.345
  • Earlier this week, we activated the $1.5 million
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  • In god we trust matching challenge.
  • 00:24:21.550 --> 00:24:24.419
  • Your gift between now and july 5th will be matched
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  • And therefore doubled an impact until we reach the goal.
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  • As our nation celebrates 250 years
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  • Of independence from other nations,
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  • But dependence on god,
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  • The most important thing we can do for america
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  • Is share god's word with even more people.
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  • Together, let's seize this opportunity.
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  • Now, please, stay right there.
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  • I'll be back with more "pathway to victory"
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  • In just a moment.
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  • Most of us grew up seeing the 10 commandments posted
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  • In our schools and courthouses.
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  • So why don't we seem to follow
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  • Those 10 commandments anymore?
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  • In "the 10," dr. robert jeffress shows us
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  • These ancient truths were not given to us
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  • To take away our freedom.
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  • They were given to enhance our happiness,
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  • And to invite us into a deeper love relationship with god.
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  • In a culture where moral confusion reigns
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  • For what's right is wrong and what's wrong is right,
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  • We desperately need to get back to the basics of morality.
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  • And that's exactly what the 10 commandments help us do.
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  • "the 10" by dr. robert jeffress.
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  • A copy is yours today when you give a generous gift
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  • To "pathway to victory."
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  • And when your ministry gift is $125 or more,
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  • You'll receive not only the book,
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  • But a personal and group study guide,
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  • The 10 encouragement cards,
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  • A colorful children's book
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  • Called "the 10 commandments for kids,"
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  • And the complete series on dvd video and audio disc.
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  • You will never make it to heaven
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  • By keeping the 10 commandments,
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  • But you will have a much better life here on earth
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  • If you do.
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  • That is the promise that god is making.
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  • For 30 years,
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  • "pathway to victory" has been sharing god's truth
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  • With a world that needs it now more than ever.
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  • And when you give today,
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  • Your gift will be doubled in impact
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  • Through the in god we trust matching challenge.
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  • Thank you for helping us pierce the darkness
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  • With the light of god's word.
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  • ♪ music ♪
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  • I know i'm speaking to someone today
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  • Who just received a wake up call
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  • Regarding the third commandment.
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  • Right now, you can ask for god's forgiveness
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  • And resolve to change your behavior.
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  • Well, i think we all recognize the need to take a break
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  • Every once in a while,
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  • But what does it really look like
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  • To obey the sabbath the way god intended?
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  • Stay tuned for a preview
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  • Of what's coming up next in our series, the 10.
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  • You know, god has designated a way for us to wait
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  • Until our souls catch up with our bodies.
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  • In fact, there's one day a week we're going to do that.
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  • It's called the sabbath.
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  • And it's the focus of the fourth commandment
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  • That we're going to look at today.
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  • Set your dvr and join us next time for the message,
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  • The fourth commandment: value god's day
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  • Here on "pathway to victory."
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