We’re going
to be looking at Deuteronomy 6:4-9 The
Shema
Deuteronomy
6:4 "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our
God, the LORD is one!
5 "You shall love the LORD your God with
all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
6 "And these words which I command you
today shall be in your heart.
7 "You shall teach them diligently to your
children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by
the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
8 "You shall bind them as a sign on your
hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
9 "You shall write them on the doorposts
of your house and on your gates.
1.
He must be Lord
Deuteronomy
6:4 "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our
God, the LORD is one!
I want you to see how this
expression is used elsewhere in the Bible
Zechariah
14:9 And the LORD shall be King over all the earth. In that day it shall be--"The LORD is one," And
His name one.
He must be
our God AND Supreme, with no rival. Hear
means to hear and obey
2.
Love Him completely with nothing held back.
Vs.
5 "You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your
soul, and with all your strength.
Love:
Primary meaning :Love, affection, appetite
Heart:
the inner man in contrast with the outer man (flesh), comprehending mind,
affections and will
Soul:
Living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
Strength:
Force
3.
His Word must be in your thoughts
Vs.
6 "And these words which I command
you today shall be in your heart.
Psalm 1:
1-2 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the
counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat
of the scornful; But his delight is
in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.
4.
You must teach your children God’s Word
Vs.
7 "You shall teach them diligently
to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you
walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
Do you see what comes before teaching
them to your children?
They have to first be real in your
life
"You
shall teach them diligently to your
children, You as the leader
of your home have the primary responsibility to teach your children
5.
His Word must be a part of your everyday conversation in your home
and shall talk of them when you sit in your
house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. (They need to be a part of your
everyday life that you TALK about to your children. Why are you making the decisions that your
making. In what way is the Word of God
impacting your life?
6.
God’s Word rules what you do
Vs.
8 "You shall bind them as a sign on
your hand,…
(you act on what you really believe,
not what you say you believe. If you don’t really believe it, and show it by
your actions, why should they) Calling in sick when your not sick. Your standard is not what the rest of the
world does.
7.
God’s Word rules what you look at and what you think
…
and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
What do you
look at and what are you thinking? What
you think will eventually become action
8.
God’s Word is the standard in your home
Vs.
9 "You shall write them on the
doorposts of your house
You do not have to be harsh but you do have to set what is acceptable in
your home.
9.
God’s Word is the standard any place that you have influence
…and
on your gates.
Summary
1. He
must be Lord
2.
Love Him completely with nothing held back.
3.
His Word must be in your thoughts
4.
You must teach your children God’s Word
5.
His Word must be a part of your everyday conversation in your home
6.
God’s Word rules what you do
7.
God’s Word rules what you look at and what you think
8.
God’s Word is the standard in your home
9.
God’s Word is the standard any place that you have influence
Joshua
24:15 ¶ "And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you
will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the
other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve
the LORD."
Today make
the choice
