SERMONS ON THE 8TH COMMANDMENT
Our sermon ideas on the 8th Commandment will help you preach a powerful message. The 8th Commandment focuses on stealing. While most of us agree that stealing money, items, etc. are wrong, there may be other nuances to help us understand the heart issue underlying this command. Prepare your message on the 8th Commandment with sermon outlines or an entire sermon series.
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What's Yours Is Mine Whether You Want It to Be or Not (8 of 10)
by Robert Dawson
When I consider this universe and even the world in which we live I am struck by its natural beauty and am amazed at the intricate and complex design of how everything fits and works together --- all of creation is fine tuned. Walking out in the evening and looking up at the stars is a good reminder that our God is a God of order and design and has determined how everything in the created would fit and work together. Not only did God have an order and design for how all of nature would work together but as the master designer and architect He has a design for how society is to function. He had and has a design for how our families are to...
From Stealing to Stewardship (9 of 11)
by Jeff Ginn
Heard about a fellow that had fallen on hard times. He decided to rob a bank. Now he had never done anything like that before. So he practiced his lines. ''Don't mess with me, this is a stickup.'' However, when the moment came he was so nervous and flustered he stammered, ''This is a mess up, don't stick with me.'' Whenever we steal, we mess up. Whatever we steal is outweighed countless times over by what we lose. When we rob others, we rob ourselves. For that reason God says, ''Thou shalt not steal.'' When we think about possessions, we can have one of three attitudes.What's yours is mine. And I'll take...
No Stealing (8 of 10)
by Joe Alain
The eighth message in a series of ten sermons on the Ten Commandments. ''You shall not steal.'' Exodus 20:15, NKJV ''He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.'' Ephesians 4:28, NIV Nico Lang and Jeffery Anselmi have compiled some of the ''dumbest thieves ever'' stories. Here's a few. Two men attempt to hold up a restaurant in Chicago. The owner of the restaurant politely asks if they wouldn't mind coming back later because they were quite busy at the time with customers. The men...
Honest Kids in a Dishonest World (8 of 10)
by Stan Coffey
This morning I want to continue the series on the Ten Commandments. We have been talking about "Timeless Values For Today's Family". We want to talk today about "Raising Honest Kids In A Dishonest World." God states very simply in this verse – you shall not steal. But we are living in a world today when it seems...
To Catch a Thief (8 of 10)
by James Merritt
1.I have to admit it and I can't hide it. One of my favorite characters in fiction and one of my all time favorite movies is Robin Hood. Whether it is the version with Errol Flynn (who you baby-boomers will remember) or the version with Kevin Costner (who some of the younger generation will remember), I really loved the action, the swashbuckling fights, the romance, and the legendary archery skill that is displayed. Let's face it - they are fun movies and Robin Hood is a fun character. When you think of someone who is handsome, dashing, romantic, courageous, compassionate, kind and loyal - Robin Hood fits the bill. 2...
Not All Thieves Are In Jail (9 of 11)
by Ken Trivette
1. Martin Luther once said, "If all thieves, who nevertheless do not wish to be considered such, were to be hanged on the gallows, the world would soon be desolate, and would be without both executioners and gallows." 2. One of the major problems of our society is theft. I read of one estimate that said that one out of very 52 supermarket customers carries away at least one item that was unpaid. The U.S. Commerce Department said about 4 million people are caught shoplifting each year, but for every person caught, 35 go undetected. That means about 140 million shoplifting incidents occur every year. Also, according to this...
The Lesson of the Little Red Hen (8 of 10)
by Eric McQuitty
"The great bulk of what was achieved by individuals during [the early years of our nation] had to be done with their own peaceful effort. . . No man could force another man to give him the. . . necessities of life, either directly through robbery or indirectly through the government's power to tax. . . Young people grew up as individuals in search of achievement, not as protesters in search of guaranteed incomes" (Nelson Hultberg). Introduction: the different shades of shakedown Ex. 20.15 says, "You shall not steal" or take another's property dishonestly (Webster's New World). The concept has multiple expressions: filch, mug, loot, pilfer...
Purity Is the Best Choice (8 of 9)
by Ernest Easley
Now with God's Word opened to Exodus 20 .. let me ask you parents a question: do you want God's best for your children? You say, "Pastor, of course I want God's best for my children!" Then you better get busy pointing them to God and His Word! Lead them by example! But understand something: you cannot teach them what you're not willing to practice! You're wasting your breathe! If you want God's best for your children ... lead by example! Let' not only teach them truth .. let's show them truth. Dads ... do you know how your sons learn to become men? Just look in a mirror! There's your answer! Boys learn to be...
Steal No More (7 Of 9)
by Doug Tegner
When violated, angry, confused, feeling unsafe People go to extreme measures to protect their property e.g. gate sign, This property is protected by a pit bull with AIDS Commands of God are given to give show us the character of God and reveal the type of life that is holy and perfect. It also marks out a clear path; how to live in society w/ others. The 10 C's as the law of God what a holy life is like life of integrity our life a fully devoted follower of Christ. Human nature is prone to hear a command of God and legislate it externally to conform on the outside to avoid trouble or getting caught enough just to get-by. If honest...
Acquire by the Rules (8 of 10)
by Rick White
Message Truth: The eight commandment addresses the issue of stealing, taking something that is not rightfully ours. However, the real issue is the heart attitude behind stealing, a takers attitude about life. Today we are going see the difference between a giver and taker in life.Introduction: A. Recent Reports found in...
The Eighth Commandment
by Adrian Rogers
Take your bibles please and turn to Exodus chapter twenty. We're continuing our study in the Ten Commandments, God's laws for living and I want to read by means of review and reflection each of these commandments we've preached on and upon thus far and then come to our text for today. So, I commence in verse one, and God spake all these words saying, I am the Lord thy God which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other Gods before me, Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is in the...
Do Not Steal (8 of 10)
by Ike Reighard
When I was five years old, we lived in Atlanta on a street called Tilden in a rental house on a small hill. Next door lived a family named the "Sangleys," and they became special friends of our family. Mrs. Sangley took a lot of interest in me and let me help her plant a special garden. In the garden site, she planted strawberries, which were and are still my favorite fruit. Mrs. Sangley told me that in a few weeks we would have strawberries, and she was right! There was one strawberry in particular that had my name on it according to Mrs. Sangley. She told me that I could not pick it until she gave permission when it was ripe...
Thou Shalt Not Covet; Thou Shalt Not Steal (7 of 8)
by Eddie Snipes
Coveting and stealing are closely related. The majority of the time when someone gives into the temptation to steal, the first step was to covet. The word covet means to have a desire for, long for, lust after or sigh after something that does not belong to you. Coveting is an inward temptation of the heart and mind and the result of coveting causes people to envy, steal, commit adultery or even kill. Coveting is the fuel that leads to many sins. Let's look at God's command not to covet as found in Deuteronomy 5: 21 ' You shall not covet your neighbor's wife; and you shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field, his male servant, his female...
God's Word: Gambling And The Texas Lottery (21 Of 26)
by Stan Coffey
If you are looking for a verse that says "Thou shalt not gamble" you will look in vain. Neither will you find a verse that says, "Thou shalt not drive through a school zone at 110 miles per hour." This illustrates the fact that the Bible is not a book of minute rules but a book of principles. If it were a book of rules and laws we would have to have a freight train to carry such a book because there are so many situations that would have to be addressed. Secondly, the rules and laws that applied to the first century do not necessarily apply to ours. Thirdly, smart people can find loopholes in laws but they cannot find loopholes in principles which always....
Getting Something for Nothing (9 of 9)
by Ernest Easley
Moms and Dads ... I have some wonderful news for you today: you have 357 days left in 2006 to point your sons and daughters to Jesus Christ and his word this year! It ought to be the prayer of every parent this new year: ''Lord, give me the grace to not only tell my children about Jesus, but to show my children Jesus.''I'm afraid that too many of us only tell our children about Jesus without showing our children Jesus! When it comes to Jesus and our families ... it should always be Show and Tell! Don't be a phony parent in 2006! Don't be one thing at home and something else at church! You can fool and fool and con a con .. but you cannot...
Cheating Yourself (8 of 10)
by Dennis Marquardt
When we think of "stealing" we usually picture a hardened criminal like a bank robber or the "cat burglar" or perhaps someone who is a kleptomaniac. Certainly this command speaks to those type of people, but there is another realm to stealing besides the hardened criminal, it is the many ways we find each day in our common lives to steal; such things as robbing someone of compassion, taking away someone's good name with gossip, deciding those pencils the company bought belong at your house instead of the office, and even the failure to give to God His tithes and offerings! So often people take what is not theirs because...
