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Keeping God’s Commands

Bishop Terry L. Hill, Jr.Sunday, July 20, 20259am
📖 Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
The message continues Live Right through Ecclesiastes 12:13–14, shifting from fearing God to keeping his commands. Obedience is presented as a response to love and grace that shapes character, rather than a way to avoid the responsibility of change. The teaching connects faithful living with ordinary choices: truthful speech, how we treat others, keeping promises and doing honest work. The call is to live with purpose and accountability, recognizing that private actions matter as well as public
Key Points
1.
True grace is not cheap and always calls for a life of accountability and obedience rather than tolerating sin.
2.
We cannot clean up our own lives on our own strength, but instead must rely on God to transform us.
3.
Obeying God's commands proves our love for Him, eliminates the need for excuses, and strengthens our faith.
4.
Every conversation, action, and secret thing matters because God sees all and will bring everything into judgment.

From the Series

Live Right

📖 Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
[13] ¶ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. [14] For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Sermon Summary

The message continues Live Right through Ecclesiastes 12:13–14, shifting from fearing God to keeping his commands. Obedience is presented as a response to love and grace that shapes character, rather than a way to avoid the responsibility of change.

The teaching connects faithful living with ordinary choices: truthful speech, how we treat others, keeping promises and doing honest work. The call is to live with purpose and accountability, recognizing that private actions matter as well as public behavior.

The preacher’s name is unconfirmed in the recording; attribution to Bishop Terry L. Hill, Jr. follows the church’s archival default.

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