God's House God's Rules: Choose Contentment

God's House God's Rules: Choose Contentment

To watch the video version of this message, visit crosspointbangor.com You can also find us on all audio platforms at Crosspoint Bangor Messages In this final message of God’s House, God’s Rules, Adam teaches on the tenth commandment and the danger of coveting. More than simply wanting something, coveting is the restless desire for what belongs to someone else, whether that is their house, marriage, career, success, health, or lifestyle. Looking at Exodus 20, James 4, and Philippians 4, this sermon shows how coveting begins in the heart and often grows out of envy, entitlement, and discontentment. It exposes the deeper struggle behind so many other sins and reveals how easily we can become frustrated not just with others, but with God Himself. This message calls us to stop measuring our lives against everyone around us and to find true contentment in Christ. In a world that constantly tells us to keep up with the Joneses, Jesus remains the only lasting source of strength, satisfaction, and peace.

God's House, God's Rules: Can You Trust God to Provide?

To watch the video version of this message, visit crosspointbangor.com You can also find us on all audio platforms at Crosspoint Bangor Messages In this message, Pastor Colby teaches on the eighth commandment, “You shall not steal,” and shows that theft is about more than taking what does not belong to you. At its core, stealing reveals a heart that values self over others and struggles to trust God as provider. Looking at the laws in Exodus and Jesus’ words in John 10, this sermon contrasts the heart of the thief, who takes and destroys, with the heart of Christ, who gives life and lays Himself down for His sheep. As we continue through the Ten Commandments, this message calls us to live with honesty, generosity, and a deeper trust that God will provide what we need.

God's House God's Rules: Faithful in Marriage

To watch the video version of this message, visit crosspointbangor.com You can also find us on all audio platforms at Crosspoint Bangor Messages In this message, Adam teaches on the seventh commandment, “You shall not commit adultery,” and shows that this sin begins long before a physical act. Looking at Exodus 20 and Jesus’ words in Matthew 5, this sermon calls us to see that adultery is not only an outward sin, but a heart issue tied to lust, desire, unfaithfulness, and misplaced affection. As we continue through the Ten Commandments, this message challenges us to pursue purity, take sin seriously, and put real accountability in place. At the same time, it reminds us that no one is beyond the mercy of God. In a world that treats sexual sin lightly, this sermon points us back to holiness, repentance, and the grace of Christ that is greater than our sin.

God's House God's Rules: Life is Sacred

To watch the video version of this message, visit crosspointbangor.com You can also find us on all audio platforms at Crosspoint Bangor Messages In this message, Adam teaches on the sixth commandment, “You shall not murder,” and shows that this command reaches far beyond the act itself. Looking at Cain and Abel in Genesis 4 and Jesus’ words in Matthew 5, this sermon reveals that murder begins long before blood is shed. It starts in the heart through anger, jealousy, pride, hatred, and the desire to erase others from our lives. As we continue through the Ten Commandments, this message challenges us not to distance ourselves from the sin of murder as though it has nothing to do with us. Instead, it calls us to examine the deeper roots of sin in our own hearts and to see our need for transformation, repentance, and the grace of God.

God's House God's Rules: The Gift of Rest

To watch the video version of this message, visit crosspointbangor.com You can also find us on all audio platforms at Crosspoint Bangor Messages In this message, Pastor Jerry teaches on the fourth commandment and the importance of the Sabbath. More than just a rule about a day, this command reveals God’s design for rest, worship, and trust. In a world driven by hurry, busyness, and constant noise, God calls His people to stop, remember, and be renewed. This sermon challenges us to see the Sabbath not as a burden, but as a gift. God knows our need for physical, spiritual, and mental rest, and He invites us to slow down and make space for Him. As we continue through the Ten Commandments, this message reminds us that rest is not laziness. It is part of faithful obedience and a reflection of trust in the God who made us.