All right, we're continuing our series. We have two more after this one, called

relationship through God's top 10. We're going through the top 10 list that God

made thousands of years ago. If you want to turn to a

scripture you can turn to Ephesians chapter 4 and we'll get over to

Ephesians 4 in a moment. What just to remind you we're looking for the moment what just to remind you we're looking for the principle of

relationship behind each commandment and we're on now the 8th commandment so next

week the 9th the next week the 10th but the 8th commandment, so next week the 9th, the next week the 10th.

But the 8th commandment is Exodus chapter 20, verse 15, four words, there's only one other

four word commandment, but it is you shall not steal.

You shall not steal.

Now, I've had a lot of great comments from people saying, you know, we've been kind of

wondering where you're going to go on these messages you know

How you going to preach on murder to a bunch of church-going folks you know and

So it's been wonderful to me to watch as the Lord has unfolded these principles before us.

So let me just let you know here's the principle I believe that God is trying to instill in us

through the eighth commandment you shall not steal. I think the

principle is the principle of trust. It's the principle of trust. Because when you

think about it, there's really only one reason that anyone would steal.

That's because you don't trust God to provide for you.

It's got to be the only reason. So what is God trying,

what was God trying to teach Israel, the nation of Israel that had been in slavery for

430 years? What was he trying to teach them,

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