October 6 2013 : The Book of Deuteronomy
Last Words: Remember & Renew
Key Word = FAITHFULNESS
Covenant Possession Requires Faithful Obedience
Growing Deep in the Word…
Reaching Out to the World
Of those 78 times about 28 are the times Jesus Himself quoted
from Deuteronomy. So you get my drift…Deuteronomy is a
VIP book.
INTRO
Pursuing a Right Relationship
With God
&
One Another
Through
Reconciliation
1:1-5
Remembrances
Commandments
Options
Of
For
For
The
The
The
Past
Present
Future
10
Don’t
Forget
Loving God- Loving One Anot her
1:6
Genesis
Covenant Relationship
Exodus
Covenant Reconciliation Set Free So Live Well
Leviticus
Covenant Holiness
Numbers
Covenant Obedience
Deuteronomy
Covenant Conditions
Commandments
&
Related
Commandments
Chapter
1:6 – 4:43
Conclusion
Moses
Blessings
Swan
And
Song
Cursings
Chap. 31-34
God Created but Man Corrupted
Get Right and Stay Right
Obedience Matters So
Stand & Be Counted
Remember & Renew Though
Faithful Obedience
Today we seek to Develop our Relationship Reconciliation
Skills by continuing on our Journey through the Bible with
the very important book of Deuteronomy. This book was
quoted from extensively in the New Testament which attests
to it’s importance to Jesus and the early church, thus to it’s
importance to us today as New Testament Christians. As I
mentioned before
Genesis - is referenced or alluded to 68 times in NT:
Exodus – 75 times
Leviticus – 18 times
Numbers – 7 times
And in Deuteronomy – it is over 78 times
DATE: Around 1406 B.C.
THEME: If you want to enter, claim and keep Canaan's "restland," remember your past (4:32). consider your present (5:33), and
look to your future (28:2) through the eyes of obedience.
KEY VERSES: "And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God
ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to
love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with
all your soul, and to observe the LORD's commands and decrees that
I am giving you today” Deut. 10:12-13
HOMECOMING/RIBBON CUTTING REVIVAL SERVICE:
The book of Deuteronomy is in essence a written worship service led
by Moses with 3 points 7 a poem (Song) to Remember the Past,
Celebrate the Present , and Challenge them to move forward to the
Future to make the
Covenant Promise a Covenant Possession through
Covenant Faithful Obedience
•Remembrances of the past (1:6-4:43). In this section, Moses
takes time to "review" the forty years they and their parents spent in
the wilderness because of unbelief. His motive? To exhort them
to faithful obedience by way of reminder (4:9).
•
Commandments for the present (4:44-26:19). Moses lays out
for them whatCod desires. TheTen Commandments are restated as
well as a variety of other things God demands (5:32).
 Options affecting the future (chapters 27-30). Moses presents
two options: Obey God and be blessed or disobey God and be
cursed. The results of each are presented (28:2,15).
* Moses Swan Song & Leadership Changeover. (31-34_
(taken from “Simply Understanding the Bible” by Irving Jensen. World Wide Pub)
Ideas 2-3 Famous last words (farewell addresses) +Jesus last
words. and/or Coach pep talks at halftime or Military leaders
before battle. Moses Pep talk before going into the
Or like the show that recaps the previous seasons highpoints
before the new season begins
 “Let us with Caution indulge the supposition that morality can be
maintained without religion.”
― George Washington, George Washington's Farewell Address
“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity,
religion and morality are indispensable supports.”
― George Washington, George Washington's Farewell Address
Famous Last Words:
 Well, gentlemen, you are about to see a baked Appel.
Who: George Appel, executed by electric chair in 1928.
o Hey, fellas! How about this for a headline for
tomorrow's paper? 'French Fries'! Who: James
French.Notes: French, a convicted murderer, was
sentenced to the electric chair. He shouted these words to
members of the press who were to witness his execution.
 'I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.'
Who: Nathan Hale
 I'm going to heaven. \Who: Bo Diddley as he lay dying on his
deathbed with his family surrounding him.
 I've always loved my wife, my children, and my
grandchildren, and I've always loved my country. I want to
go. God, take me. Who: Dwight D. Eisenhower
 [Being asked: "Have you ever pondered by yourself what will be
your occupation in the next world?".]
I shall be with Christ, and that is enough. Who: Michael
Faraday Michael Faraday, FRS (22 September 1791 – 25 August
1867) was an English scientist who contributed to the fields of
electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries
include those of electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and
electrolysis.
 Jesus, I love you. Jesus, I love you. Who: Mother Teresa (Sept
5, 1997)
 Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. Who: Jesus of
Nazareth. Last words according to Luke 23:46 : "And when Jesus
had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I
commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost."
It is finished. Last words according to John 19:30 : "When Jesus
therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed
his head, and gave up his spirit." (KJV)
All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go
therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and
teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And
remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Last words
after the resurrection of Jesus according to Matthew 28:18-20
See Acts 1:7-8 …7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or
periods that the Father has set by His own authority. 8 But you will
receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be
My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends
of the earth.” 9 After He had said this, He was taken up as they were
watching, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
These Last Words/ Farewell Address of Jesus reinforces God’s plan for
all people to be in a loving faithful covenant relationship with Him.
He started with Adam, then Eve, then an extended Family portrayed in
Abraham, then expanded it to a Tribe, with Jacob/Israel, grandson of
Abraham. Then God expanded that to a Nation, Hebrews/Children of
Israel). Each step shows the ever-increasing reach of a loving God to
bring All people to Him. We are designed and commanded to
“Reconcile” or help people come back into a right relationship with God.
Remember one of our key verses 1 Corinthians
Ezekiel 18:23… Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked?”
[This is]the declaration of the Lord GOD. “Instead, don’t I [take
pleasure]when he turns from his ways and lives?
2 Peter 3:9… The Lord does not delay His promise, as some
understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but
all to come to repentance.
Suggested Scripture Reading – Deut. 6:1-9, 17-25
“This is the command—the statutes and ordinances—the LORD your God has
instructed [me]to teach you, so that you may follow [them]in the land you are
about to enter and possess. 2 [Do this]so that you may fear the LORD your God
all the days of your life by keeping all His statutes and commands I am giving
you, your son, and your grandson, and so that you may have a long life.
3
Listen, Israel, and be careful to follow [them], so that you may prosper and
multiply greatly, because the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you a
land flowing with milk and honey. 4 “Listen, Israel: The LORD our God, the
LORD is One. 5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul,
and with all your strength. 6 These words that I am giving you today are to be in
your heart. 7 Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your
house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get
up. 8 Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be a symbol on your
forehead. 9 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates….
Deut. 6: 17:25
17
Carefully observe the commands of the LORD your God, the decrees and
statutes He has commanded you. 18 Do what is right and good in the LORD’s
sight, so that you may prosper and so that you may enter and possess the good
land the LORD your God swore to [give]your fathers, 19 by driving out all your
enemies before you, as the LORD has said.
20
“When your son asks you in the future, ‘What is the meaning of the decrees,
statutes, and ordinances, which the LORD our God has commanded you?’
1
tell him, ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of
Egypt with a strong hand. 22 Before our eyes the LORD inflicted great and
devastating signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh and all his household,
23
but He brought us from there in order to lead us in and give us the land that
He swore to our fathers. 24 The LORD commanded us to follow all these statutes
and to fear the LORD our God for our prosperity always and for our
preservation, as it is today. 25 Righteousness will be ours if we are careful to
follow every one of these commands before the LORD our God, as He has
commanded us.’
21
Moses Homecoming Ribbon Cutting Revival Sermon
(1) Remembrances of the past (1:6-4:43). In this section, Moses takes
time to "review" the forty years they and their parents spent in the
wilderness because of unbelief. His motive? To exhort them to
faithful obedience by way of reminder (4:9).
(2)Commandments for the present (4:44-26:19). Moses lays out for
them whatCod desires. TheTen Commandments are restated as well as a
variety of other things God demands (5:32).
(3) Options affecting the future (chapters 27-30). Moses presents two
options: Obey God and be blessed or disobey God and be cursed. The
results of each are presented (28:2,15).