Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'
Do you recall some of the ways you said you could love God?
Let's look at these first four commandments...
"You shall have no other gods before me.
"You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments.
"You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
"Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
Exodus 20:2-11
Discussion questions
- What does it mean to not have any other gods?
- Can you think of anything that you sometimes love more than you love God?
- If God is a jealous God, what should you do?
- What are some things in your life that God might be jealous of?
- How do people misuse God's name?
- When are acceptable times to use God's name? (When talking to Him or talking about Him)
- What do Christians celebrate as the Sabbath day?
- What are things we can do to keep the Sabbath day holy?
- What are things we shouldn't do on the Sabbath day?
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