
In today’s climate of turmoil and uncertainty, threatening and incapacitating feelings run rampant. Yet the God who created your emotions has also given you everything you need to navigate them. The Bible paints relatable and resonant portraits of women and men struggling with grief, anger, guilt, and despair—and provides divine wisdom for transforming your emotional trials into spiritual triumphs.
Scriptures: Exodus 20:12
Of all the Ten Commandments, the fifth is the only one that contains no negative warning whatsoever. It is a totally positive instruction. All of the other commandments tell us not to do something, but this one tells us simply to do something. It is the first command with a promise of a blessing if you obey it. Dr. Merritt's message on the fifth commandment talks primarily to parents, explaining how to instill honor and respect for moms and dads in their sons and daughters.
"God, I believe, gave the fifth commandment, because He knew how easy it is for us, even without even realizing it, to develop a disrespectful attitude toward our parents." --Dr. Merritt
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Pastors Edge provides Bible preachers and teachers with ready-to-use resources and materials based on the preaching of Dr. James Merritt, Senior Pastor at Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, GA and host of the international broadcast ministry Touching Lives.