http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Where can we find ethical absolutes in the post modern, relativistic world? Listen and discover the sustain principles Moses laid out for his people and the promise of a greater prophet who would save the world. Feeder 4.3.2(5732); Mac OS X Version 14.2.1 (Build 23C71) https://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en 2018 Sun, 10 Mar 2024 15:51:43 -0400 Sun, 10 Mar 2024 15:51:43 -0400 Christianity http://s3.amazonaws.com/rsste/images/Deuteronomy(1).png http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Dave Wyrtzen Deuteronomy: The Second Law Where can we find ethical absolutes in the post modern, relativistic world? Listen and discover the sustain principles Moses laid out for his people and the promise of a greater prophet who would save the world. Dave Wyrtzen truthencounter@gmail.com Deuteronomy,Law,Jesus,Moses episodic http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 03 Mar 2024 20:36:26 -0500 D56F782E-2957-4169-A020-B664ADEDFEC9 Dave Wyrtzen How do you really feel about leaders who change their message to fit the prevailing popular mood? Are unchanging convictions completely out of date in the 21st Century? 1427 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 25 Feb 2024 13:48:40 -0500 AE5E7FF7-A5BA-4098-9C86-5A0FF4352CB1 Dave Wyrtzen Do you really respect a leader who simply seeks to figure out what you want him or her to say, and then they say it? Listen to an analysis of the kind of leadership that can inspire the next generation from the world’s best seller. 1446 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 18 Feb 2024 17:17:33 -0500 E40EBA3B-AEF8-43DF-8188-F61514E65181 Imagine that receiving a message from the ultimate being who ruled the universe, a message from the creator of life,- what importance would you place upon carefully reading and understanding it? 1276 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 11 Feb 2024 17:31:39 -0500 1FA57C06-7D62-44B8-AF1B-3D79420BA10D Dave Wyrtzen 1485 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 04 Feb 2024 19:27:16 -0500 226101BB-5C81-46DE-8E5E-5BD64E0557E1 Dave Wyrtzen In the post-modern age, who cares about historical facts and objectivity? We can bend reality to fit the latest new age philosophy or can we? 1411 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 28 Jan 2024 10:24:55 -0500 1D5CFDE8-68AC-4FCE-A0E2-A8E5656AD3C6 Dave Wyrtzen Parents, teachers, coaches, friends- their words can build or demolish. What does the ultimate king say about us? Is God blessing or cursing us today? 1564 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 21 Jan 2024 06:51:48 -0500 A765AEBC-2928-43AB-BEBA-4E136DDFF77F Dave Wyrtzen How you can find a refuge for the future, a refuge that can guarantee far more than any retirement plan? The instructions we discover today could mean your future! 2354 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 14 Jan 2024 17:17:42 -0500 A6ED5F06-B438-4003-A3A1-1744A759651E Dave Wyrtzen The land is Israel and the question remains, why does this little land and this small group of people command center stage on the pages of history? 1356 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 07 Jan 2024 19:29:50 -0500 C6F74B37-6E5F-4918-BDBF-70D28C813B1F Dave Wyrtzen Have you ever wondered why God did not compare us to cats of horses? Learn with us why it had to be sheep! 2410 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 19 Nov 2023 20:00:50 -0500 D4721A16-A078-4D56-9D86-6B56AFAF197F Dave Wyrtzen Have some of you parents ever worried about your kid’s tendency to forget important things you tell them? Let’s discover how to get even our kids to remember. 2463 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 12 Nov 2023 20:45:22 -0500 9028E737-ABF1-4D02-B3C8-F4FED3D34817 Dave Wyrtzen t’s time for the old coach, or old pastor to step down and for a younger generation to step into the driver’s seat. How can power be transferred gracefully? 2199 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 05 Nov 2023 20:52:36 -0500 CF656691-9C9A-43FD-A2D4-6273F0F819A8 Dave Wyrtzen Is Jesus the Jewish Messiah? Rabbis are crisscrossing the country speaking at universities and synagogues arguing that Isaiah 53 is about the suffering of Israel as a nation, not about Jesus as an individual. Why all this powerful polemic against the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy by Jesus Christ? 1651 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 29 Oct 2023 17:12:01 -0400 4855701E-3EE1-4651-BFE5-0C061C2D172A Davd Wyrtzen How do you know who to follow? How do you know where your decisions will lead? Discover some principles that will help us when we face those moments of decision. 1564 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 22 Oct 2023 19:57:07 -0400 26B5BAD5-65FE-4116-B543-7047250E179A Dave Wyrtzen Take a good size stone and drop it into a quiet pool. There’s the great splash, but if you look carefully there is the radiating wave that spreads out in all directions from the impact. Did you ever stop to consider that your life today is creating this type of ripple effect? 1485 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 15 Oct 2023 20:58:16 -0400 B72455D1-C8FB-46B3-BC7C-177200456FC1 Dave Wyrtzen The Prophet Moses starts to land his lengthy five part sermon. We learned God has no grandchildren, and chapter 29 powerfully brings this message home. 1577 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 08 Oct 2023 07:35:17 -0400 3243166B-722C-48AA-B4F7-F7344DBB0D9E Dave Wyrtzen Computerized smart bombs and the latest in technological weaponry seem capable of defending us from our foes, but are weapons enough to guarantee freedom and safety? 1515 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 01 Oct 2023 07:48:19 -0400 358C24A6-3C44-4E8E-968A-F3C5B9404470 Dave Wyrtzen For every action there has to be an equal and opposite reaction - one of the basic principles of physics. The law of consequence is one of the basic principles of human existence as well. Some of us are slow learners. 1536 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 24 Sep 2023 20:04:15 -0400 E1FA45D1-FC11-41E3-BF5B-0E38FF66DF6D Dave Wyrtzen Landing an airplane safely, winning the World Series, establishing peace in the Middle East, dunking a basketball—there are millions of things that are hard to do, but there is one difficult task that most of us need to do every day, but fail at. 1327 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 17 Sep 2023 19:46:47 -0400 BF0C4D42-4020-4F2E-9F22-61B57491D795 Dave Wyrtzen What is the connection between the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, the presidential stones carved out of the Black Hills in South Dakota and the Bible? 2459 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 10 Sep 2023 19:52:24 -0400 8C6C717A-0753-4AB3-87AC-64480085CC85 About the economy and your stocks: at times they are up, and then they’re down. But there are some investments you can make that are certain to come out way ahead in the end. 1619 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 03 Sep 2023 07:24:10 -0400 A39AC683-E608-436F-B187-BCA07BFC01A0 Dave Wyrtzen Why in the world would a minister carry a picnic basket to church? Listen and find out! 1544 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 27 Aug 2023 21:27:49 -0400 373EC641-0C81-4CB9-A0B5-B16E0B7E4B31 Dave Wyrtzen God’s creative abilities and his knowledge of how to keep our attention far exceeds anything that a television producer might come up with. “Don’t muzzle the ox while he treads the grain?” If you like thinking about word puzzles, you will enjoy listening the next few minutes. 1637 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 20 Aug 2023 07:16:48 -0400 8C439C85-719D-4128-A582-6B2C6366CE2C Dave Wyrtzen Dave helps us learn where the court system that we take so much for granted came from: a trial by jury, weighing of evidence by your peers verses the “Old West six gun” approach. 1757 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 13 Aug 2023 07:40:38 -0400 9741CEBF-E2A8-4624-B20C-AF2838ECAEEC Dave Wyrtzen Some contend that economics is all about self- interest, but the law of Moses begs to differ. 1680 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 06 Aug 2023 15:34:53 -0400 46D6F598-7CDF-4634-B1B5-8481C03C2491 Dave Wyrtzen Can Jesus Christ and his teachings survive in the rough and tumble of a brokerage house, in the dog- eat- dog world of advertising, the university classroom or the legal dilemmas of the modern court? 1544 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 30 Jul 2023 14:54:35 -0400 70DD123E-37D8-4566-894A-20D6BB6F1983 Dave Wyrtzen Almost everyone agrees the Bible is our authority on matters of faith and practice, yet when a careful study of its pages begins to challenge some of our traditionally held viewpoints, tradition often win out. What about divorce? 1574 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 23 Jul 2023 18:53:27 -0400 325FD628-2586-4E29-8BA8-CC8FEB4778F4 Dave Wyrtzen The purity of our motives can be tinged with the false belief that we can somehow buy ourselves into God’s good graces. 1633 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 16 Jul 2023 15:06:39 -0400 B12D07FA-BFEF-49BC-AA92-2ECF4B85B9DF Dave Wyrtzen The purity of our motives can be tinged with the false belief that we can somehow buy ourselves into God’s good graces. 1494 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 09 Jul 2023 07:02:50 -0400 554F4AFE-0267-4E28-9AA9-8A97ADAAC1DE Dave Wyrtzen Some of us have been in church all of our lives. What concrete changes do all these hours of invested time have on our Monday through Saturday living. 1518 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 02 Jul 2023 07:24:24 -0400 159884B6-0CD3-4FE2-9A1D-B8FAB3A78679 Dave Wyrtzen Learn the answers: What about the issue of Incest? Where and why did God draw the boundaries around what constitutes a legitimate marriage relationship? 2321 full https://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 25 Jun 2023 21:53:50 -0400 EAFC6C2D-16DB-45B4-B1D9-799ADFBD6EF7 Dave Wyrtzen The relativistic ethic that “ I have the right to do what gives me pleasure as long as it does not infringe upon your rights” sells our young people short morally. 1540 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 11 Jun 2023 08:29:13 -0400 1752FEEC-8B9E-407E-90D6-B159739D471B Dave Wyrtzen “NO FEAR” may sell tee shirts and caps, but it is not a good slogan when it comes to sexual matters. 1456 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 04 Jun 2023 07:24:32 -0400 F5858E90-6263-4527-A47A-85BD6588068F Dave Wyrtzen Young people. Strange colored hair; earrings dangling in some rather unique places, and the latest rage tattoos. Adults shake their heads, but instead of standing aloof and criticizing maybe we need to get involved. 1468 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 28 May 2023 06:18:23 -0400 55369149-4522-4C82-8CC5-489CF5105F2F Dave Wyrtzen Discover that God is concerned about what we do with lost wallets and voyagers in need along the road of life. 1565 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 21 May 2023 06:53:17 -0400 8F08C2B6-D10C-4EE8-B4B8-4062B10E1732 Dave Wyrtzen Do you remember a time when you had all your beliefs about God, about his will, about your life neatly organized and stored away in tidy, little compartments? Where is God when life ceases to fit into any neat categories? 1593 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 07 May 2023 07:19:41 -0400 1831B0A7-C21C-4A86-8C6D-3F1DDE141B43 Dave Wyrtzen We live in a non-perfect world and to deny this reality will drive a person crazy. In fact there is only one perfect being in all the universe and strangely enough, he has been willing to enter right in and seek to bring beauty and order out of the chaos. 1563 full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 10 May 2020 20:27:23 -0400 57C1EE5E-B0E3-4297-97D3-9B735C29EABE Dave Wyrtzen War: What is God's Part? - Part IV (Deut 20:1-10; 21:10-14) When life doesn’t add up, is it the end of life? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 03 May 2020 21:36:41 -0400 D431512F-C504-4F3C-B0A7-EAE380506676 Dave Wyrtzen War: What Is God’s Part? - Part III (Deut 20:1-10) Before you get your scissors out and cut Deuteronomy 20 out of your Bible, why not listen and see if you can discover some of the reasons why God would command Joshua to exterminate the Canaanites. ​ full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 26 Apr 2020 20:19:59 -0400 CE7E0216-7A03-4B39-B9BA-B17E7F59E1B9 Dave Wyrtzen War: What Is God’s Part? - Part II (Deut 20:1-10) Jesus stood before the tyrant Pilate, the Roman oppressor of Israel, and he said nothing. Why the silence? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 19 Apr 2020 20:18:37 -0400 A49DEB5C-2508-4243-9B1B-0856216AB798 Dave Wyrtzen War: What Is God’s Part? - Part I (Deut 20:1-10) Description:If, as the Bible states, God is good and he is in control of history, how could there be all this violence? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 22 Mar 2020 15:26:04 -0400 AF570038-B929-48F3-B57E-3397A32992FF Dave Wyrtzen The Refuge - Part II (Deut 19) The driver‘s breath couldn’t pass a breathalyzer. Do you have a right to attack this man who has just murdered your brother and injured your son? Where is God in this kind of chaos? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 15 Mar 2020 06:56:00 -0400 13A65571-B98F-41B6-8D56-E5AA42C6F8FD Dave Wyrtzen The Refuge - Part I (Deut 19) It is much more dangerous to walk on the streets of Dallas or New York than to take a stroll in Paris. How could it be that a culture that is supposed to be the most religious is so violent? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 08 Mar 2020 18:33:43 -0400 6D5A9F75-E50B-4EE9-8FA5-915E0F48F599 Dave Wyrtzen Spiritual Seduction of America - Part II (Deut 18:14-22) full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 01 Mar 2020 20:40:18 -0500 8131905E-BBA6-4B76-B6C0-3313522F2829 Dave Wyrtzen Spiritual Seduction Of America - Part I (Deut 18:14-22) Moses feared Israel’s enticement into a world of sorcery, spiritism, and the occult. What do his intense warnings have to do with the temptations we face in the 21st century? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 23 Feb 2020 20:10:38 -0500 E9AEF280-E009-4898-8828-1A533D342E3A Dave Wyrtzen The Prophet - Part II (Deut 18:9-22) You are invited to place your hands slightly above the table. Suddenly the table appears to float in thin air, inanimate objects fly of their own accord, and you sense tremendous power. Is this just harmless fun? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 16 Feb 2020 07:51:26 -0500 4360BDC6-784B-42D3-99EF-AF74F14E2ED4 Dave Wyrtzen The Prophet - Part I (Deut 18:9-22) Life is fragile. Who or what do you turn to when faced with life’s tendency to so easily break? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 09 Feb 2020 19:58:27 -0500 A0A698F9-18AF-422D-A5F9-DB58F634E4C2 Dave Wyrtzen Making A Living In The Ministry - Part II (Deut 18:1-8) The destruction expands when we allow the failure of a few to cause us to become cynical about the whole pastoral profession. How does God sort out the faithful and the unfaithful, and how we should respond to moral hypocrisy among the clergy? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 02 Feb 2020 21:22:08 -0500 601E49F1-D441-4B65-89EA-70CDC8CBC616 Dave Wyrtzen Making A Living In The Ministry - Part 1 (Deut 18:1-8) A controversial subject: the pastor’s salary? Perhaps we can discover some helpful hints from this passage when it is time to decide about the minister’s livelihood. full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 26 Jan 2020 16:15:51 -0500 92760418-E27D-4D61-8384-DA9FA0419C67 Dave Wyrtzen Alternative Religions - Part II (Deut 16:21-17:1) “I was born a Leo. What sign were you born under?” How much has astrology permeated our culture? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 19 Jan 2020 19:03:23 -0500 8E4E3ED0-04D2-4F20-8A03-56227A70EC84 Dave Wyrtzen Alternative Religions - Part I (Deut 16:21-17:7) The land that began with the pilgrims now offers a smorgasbord of religious alternatives. How does an individual decide about this plethora of spiritual options? Is it the same as going to a Baskin Robbins and deciding what flavor of ice cream you want? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 12 Jan 2020 15:19:13 -0500 BF327973-CD93-4539-85C1-97A6E4710FDE Dave Wyrtzen Justice in the Courts - Part II (Deut 16:18-20) Doesn’t it make you angry when the rich and the famous face a different standard than the poor and the obscure? Take another look at truth and discover the reasons why the ethical marks of our creator don’t so easily disappear. full http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 05 Jan 2020 19:40:07 -0500 67E23856-F908-4A7C-A4F5-224E5268D661 Dave Wyrtzen Justice in the Courts - Part I (Deut 16:18-20) Lady Justice is blindfolded indicating that she is to be blind to wealth, race, or creed. Do you believe this ideal is approached in modern law courts? How does a culture decide what is right and what is wrong? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 17 Nov 2019 20:30:22 -0500 0ECBD827-45D3-49BA-A63D-E3508ACDDD81 Dave Wyrtzen Feast Of Tabernacles And The Living Vine (Part II) Worship services....We gather together. We sing. We read the Bible and then someone explains it. Why is this such an important event? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:39:05 -0500 847B247B-EF72-487E-8797-D8F843EB1732 Dave Wyrtzen Feast Of Tabernacles And The Living Vine (Part I) There is electrifying power in a crowd, but we need to be sure we gather with the right crowd for the right reasons. full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 03 Nov 2019 20:12:13 -0500 2E060019-5F42-4CF0-8BBB-4BD679BD56E9 Dave Wyrtzen Camping Out? (Deut 16:13-17) Before you reject the idea of sleeping out under the stars once in a while for good, stay with us for the next few minutes. You might discover that the Bible itself has some interesting things to say about camping out. full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 27 Oct 2019 20:27:35 -0400 35751075-3C8D-4234-8042-269F2C6E3CA8 Dave Wyrtzen Harvest Festival Called 50th - Part II (Deut 16:9-12) If you find yourself accelerating and extending your work hours to support an increasing budget crunch to maintain your life style, then Truth Encounter today is designed for you. full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 20 Oct 2019 22:24:27 -0400 4BACEBEA-58CC-4205-B0CC-C41ADF3D1D94 Dave Wyrtzen Harvest Festival Called 50th - Part 1 (Deut 16:9-12) In this culture of colossal grocery stores it is easy to forget where the food comes from and who we need to remember to thank. full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 13 Oct 2019 07:42:00 -0400 D80FC267-0B47-4A6B-8FD0-C03D54461B6C Dave Wyrtzen Moments to Remember (Deut 15:19-16:8) As United States citizens we celebrate our freedom from sea to shiny sea on July 4th every year. If you are from another country you have your special days of liberation. Did you know that this same annual commemoration of a day of redemption and freedom was practiced in ancient Israel? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 06 Oct 2019 19:59:28 -0400 1D938139-B30F-4118-B3F8-D3F3E83C3154 Dave Wyrtzen Debtors, Slaves & Freedom - Part II (Deut 15:1-15) Description:Sales people become almost electrified as they close in on their biggest month and the possibility of winning the grand prize--a cruise in the Caribbean. A broker will work hours trying to be the biggest producer in his office, but is making more is not the most exciting thing you can do with your cash? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 29 Sep 2019 17:53:44 -0400 F611CEB0-53B0-45AF-BAA7-B182C9C6A85C Dave Wyrtzen Debtors, Slaves & Freedom - Part I (Deut 15:1-15) Every day in the mail you receive one of these incredible letters. They promise you only 5.6 % interest for the first five months. What is the danger, especially to the young who are just beginning to get their feet on the ground economically? full http://www.truthencounter.com Sun, 22 Sep 2019 20:12:31 -0400 16084C7C-91A3-431A-800E-2BDA1F54C165 Dave Wyrtzen Bon Appétit - Part II (Deut 14) We all love to get the charcoal going, grill some hamburgers and then enjoy some good home-made ice cream. According to the Old Testament food laws, you are not allowed to have beef and ice cream in the same meal. Maybe God wants for those who truly love him to fast? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 15 Sep 2019 19:53:43 -0400 9203AE7F-F1EB-4931-ADD6-5EEB405241C2 Dave Wyrtzen Bon Appétit - Part I (Deut 14) The Jewish people have preserved their identity through the centuries is by scrupulously observing the food laws of Moses and the Rabbis. Why did God declare some foods clean and others food unclean? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 08 Sep 2019 20:00:08 -0400 65F590D4-DF9B-447F-A39D-B6519A213995 Dave Wyrtzen Treasured Possession (Deut 14) Imagine a ruler so wealthy that the crown jewels of the Queen of England pose no temptation to them. If we were to ask this ruler, “What is your most priceless possession?” How do you think they would respond? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 01 Sep 2019 20:37:51 -0400 648F0D22-E7D0-4F40-81F5-302CA1971DC6 Dave Wyrtzen Spiritual Pied Piper - Part II (Deut 13) We have moved out of the modern world of scientific rationalism into the mysterious post-modern world of transcendentalism and mystical powers. What does the true God have to say about all this experimentation on the other side of the spiritual dimension? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 25 Aug 2019 20:41:54 -0400 0435943A-0A6C-4B0C-8523-551EA956AACC Dave Wyrtzen Spiritual Pied Piper - Part I (Deut 13) Just roll over and sleep on Sunday mornings? You may not realize it but you may have you begun to listen to the haunting, seductive melody of a spiritual pied piper who could be taking you towards a doorway of isolation and destruction? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 07 Jul 2019 17:56:09 -0400 D7771C00-7546-49E1-B754-4147E12F0242 Dave Wyrtzen Living in Peace (1 Thess 5:13-18) What does it mean to love our enemies in this world of polarized camps? Can the Prince of Peace generate peace in our lives, our homes, and our world? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 19 May 2019 19:20:12 -0400 86DFD75A-6860-4B6F-A03C-33B9174BE953 Dave Wyrtzen Worship: Who Where and How - Part II (Deut 12) Involve God in your life and you will discover rigidity, suffocating obligations, and endless hours of penance! The Old Testament is sometimes held to be the reservoir of all this repression. Sadly, few read its pages first hand to discover the freedom, joy and celebration that is present in the true worship of God in both the Old and New Testaments. full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Mon, 13 May 2019 05:58:02 -0400 A7B0EC6C-2346-4687-8394-1E21F52F8A29 Dave Wyrtzen Worship: Who Where And How? - Part I (Deut 12) Imagine a country filled with churches that are exquisite works of art, tourists traveling hundreds of miles to visit these churches, and a government that will pay the bill to maintain some of these historical places. Sound like a country where people are filled with an intense love for God and for his Son? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 05 May 2019 20:39:25 -0400 2A72CB87-3597-4EB9-BEC8-AC2F264D0074 Dave Wyrtzen The Blessing & the Curse - Part IV (Deut 11:22-32) Remember the problems Moses had trying to lead two million Israelites to the Promised Land. How does God feel about insurrection--about the rejection of legitimate authority? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 28 Apr 2019 22:25:09 -0400 7321FABB-84B0-423C-BF5D-CF0CA5505F91 Dave Wyrtzen The Blessing & the Curse - Part III ((Deut 11:1-22) Authority is out in our culture and individual freedom is in. Are we really free when we reject the leaders God has given to us? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 14 Apr 2019 20:28:33 -0400 D874D3E1-11C9-4F42-A9B4-B0B77C810626 Dave Wyrtzen The Blessing & the Curse - Part II ((Deut 11:1-22) What does the worship of God have to do with accurate accounting procedures, diligent work habits, fair treatment of employees, and not using business stationery for personal needs? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 07 Apr 2019 20:43:16 -0400 E676B41C-C99C-436D-9B37-0605DF1B81B2 Dave Wyrtzen The Blessing & the Curse - Part I (Deut 11:1-22) Why do some nations prosper while others decay? As you look at the lives of nations and individuals, do you see any connection between prosperity and morality? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 31 Mar 2019 19:57:21 -0400 C01F49AD-5531-4FFA-B9A5-327FE7B7878C Dave Wyrtzen The Restored Relationship - Part II (Deut 10:11-22) Where do you receive your orders for the day? Are you spending the personal time in the presence of your commander and chief so that you know what the enemy is doing and what you are supposed to be doing about it? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 24 Mar 2019 17:19:33 -0400 08E7E167-BFE2-4D43-B45C-31A4BCC90BC2 Dave Wyrtzen The Restored Relationship - Part I (Deut 10:11-22) Discover a portion of Scripture that tells us some important facts about restoring our relationship with God when we mess up badly and think God has given up on us. full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:50:28 -0400 9644BBF1-98BB-4187-A13C-5FFF4787CE82 Dave Wyrtzen Soothing Exasperated Kids (Deut 10:1-11) There are new voices speaking out for a return to such forgotten standards as moral purity, sacred marriage promises, and parents who make a commitment to sacrifice for their kids. Can we find some solid foundations for life in the 21st century from the 14th century BC? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 10 Mar 2019 19:58:58 -0400 7C981146-D90C-465C-BC68-779C8FE2983D Dave Wyrtzen The Threat of Victory - Part II (Deut 9) In your walk with God did you realize that the day of victory can become dangerous ground? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 03 Mar 2019 21:02:54 -0500 3F66DC8A-DE3E-4C1C-88C2-919A379E3E56 Dave Wyrtzen The Threat Of Victory (Part I) Description:All of us know the trauma of defeat, but did you ever stop to consider that there can be greater dangers in the aftermath of victory? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 24 Feb 2019 19:48:58 -0500 DC0B387E-C3BB-41EB-8B4E-31E0F4D5496A Dave Wyrtzen Stuffed but Starving - Part II (Deut 8) Could it be that as we work our two jobs and feel guilty about the lack of time with our kids that we over compensate by not allowing them to face some of the hard times they need to face in order to learn what it takes to be successful in life? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 17 Feb 2019 19:51:57 -0500 DD5693A8-F4B6-469E-9F94-36750A7625EF Dave Wyrtzen Stuffed but Starving - Part I (Deut 8) Most of us in America worry more about dieting than about starving. In the midst of this sumptuous feast of material satisfaction why is there so much hunger in our souls? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 10 Feb 2019 20:22:52 -0500 EC5A3AC1-221A-4AAD-8CDF-F76E182BA1BF Dave Wyrtzen Holy War - Part II (Deut 7) Two adults. Decisions to be made. Why not have sexual pleasure which such a pleasing partner? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 03 Feb 2019 20:52:54 -0500 B6AC7E62-C2F8-43F8-BF1D-962ADD27316B Dave Wyrtzen Holy War - Part I (Deut 7) One of the biggest challenges to a biblical faith is that as we open the pages of the Bible we are faced not with a sweet romanticism but a history bathed in blood. To make the problem stickier, as we open to Deuteronomy chapter seven it is none other than the God of heaven who calls for his people to execute a holy war. full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 27 Jan 2019 20:19:17 -0500 6EFCD912-5A26-42CE-8ED6-0C4D2FE7B1F1 Dave Wyrtzen Pass it On - Part II (Deut 6) Our walls in our bedrooms and in our living rooms reveal a lot about where our lives are focused. That is why the Jewish prophet Moses advised his people to hang up something very important on the walls of their homes. What was it? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 20 Jan 2019 19:40:34 -0500 A8916D2C-A591-47EF-82ED-B19C47E440B4 Dave Wyrtzen Pass it On - Part I (Deut. 6) All great men and women have one thing in common--they are focused. They pour it out for a cause that is worth living for. If someone asked you to summarize your life in one simple sentence could you do it? What would you say? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 13 Jan 2019 08:51:33 -0500 D07A587A-6DEE-4BC2-B1F5-042D6C2C3EBA Dave Wyrtzen The Mediator - Part II (Deut 5:22-6:3) God is not often presented as the powerful judge of the universe whose very presence causes all men, great and small, to cringe in fear before his awesome presence. If you have not seen the Father’s Old Testament holiness, you will never appreciate the reason for the pain and suffering of Calvary. full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 06 Jan 2019 19:04:30 -0500 9D2B0626-6BD3-40C2-98BD-4DEC6C90D072 Dave Wyrtzen The Mediator - Part I (Deut 5:22-6:3) When we do wrong, our own conscience and guilt knows something needs to be done to make our case before the true, moral judge of the universe. Who is your mediator before the court of divine justice? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 02 Dec 2018 20:01:35 -0500 21CCDF65-F1BF-4391-AA4F-088CF8D6C611 Dave Wyrtzen Thou Shalt Not Covet II (Deut 5:21) The true God defines idolatry on a far deeper level than whether or not you kneel before statues. full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 25 Nov 2018 19:13:57 -0500 3E157556-7ED1-46E1-951D-70FFF1D8D024 Dave Wyrtzen Thou Shalt Not Covet - Part I (Deut 5:21) Why did he close the BIG TEN with “Thou Shalt Not Covet?” full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 18 Nov 2018 21:10:14 -0500 036995D3-D881-4784-9215-35146B0C03AA Dave Wyrtzen Thou Shalt Not Lie (Deut 5:20) The ability to tell a lie in high drama is cultivated during years of deceit beginning with the little things. Truth is hard to get at.The Jewish prophet Moses knew this when he read the writing on the tablets from the finger of God--"Thou shalt not give false testimony against your neighbor." full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 11 Nov 2018 20:36:16 -0500 687996F5-8AF8-4BE2-989F-26E0F16553C9 Dave Wyrtzen Thou Shalt Not Steal - Part II (Deut 5:19) “If someone stated that they were a born again believer, would this cause you to trust them more in a business transaction, trust them less, or have no effect?” Does a commitment to Jesus Christ translate into greater moral dependability? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 04 Nov 2018 19:48:46 -0500 D5F0A094-85BB-4740-87C3-C15558CBB52D Dave Wyrtzen Thou Shalt Not Steal - Part I (Deut 5:19) We cherish the right to pursue the American dream. Material possessions are a big part of that dream, yet an increasing number are choosing to take the easy way to prosperity- stealing. What can be done to stop sticky fingers? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 28 Oct 2018 19:40:20 -0400 FFC1BF02-F21F-466E-AA43-98084D27815C Dave Wyrtzen True Love Prevents Immorality - Part II (1 Cor 13) “On the prowl.” “A real party animal.” There is one overriding drive that fuels all this talk. Pride! Aren’t you tired of this obvious misplacement? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 21 Oct 2018 15:29:14 -0400 877E426B-ED59-4394-9AE4-8763C245F9E3 Dave Wyrtzen True Love Prevents Immorality - Part I (1 Cor 13) Sexual immorality is not about love. It is about ego. So how do you explain this business called “love?” What is it? Where can we find it? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 14 Oct 2018 19:47:15 -0400 03D0FBCF-60B4-4101-BD55-50276B2A34D5 Dave Wyrtzen Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery - Part I (Deut 5:18) When your own father or mother flees the scene because their libido dictated another location would be more exciting, it’s hard to trust anyone. If men and women will break their marriage promise, what else will they lie to us about? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 07 Oct 2018 21:58:10 -0400 DBF0DC8D-2C53-4C23-A3D4-10EAEE3C935F Dave Wyrtzen Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery - Part I (Deut 5:18) An extra-marital relationship is an expected thing, but God still calls it “sin!” What preventatives are needed to protect ourselves from this deadly sin? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 30 Sep 2018 20:09:21 -0400 7345E62F-4F6F-4CE2-ACD3-50A1B6CA54F8 Dave Wyrtzen Thou Shalt Not Murder - Part II (Deut 5:17) Things are stressed out at the office. The IRS has just called you …life sometimes pushes and pushes and pushes. Many of us respond to the pressure by getting angry. We excuse it. It’s the way we are, yet this inner tension can explode into an act of violence for which we will never be able to forgive ourselves. full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 23 Sep 2018 20:15:49 -0400 34EE1EBA-EE50-4E48-9C9E-6A50A6C21C8C Dave Wyrtzen Thou Shalt Not Murder - Part I (Deut 5:17) Why has murder and violence become part of our daily lives? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 16 Sep 2018 20:13:05 -0400 589465A6-E061-4F1A-A9B0-59E7E02FFAD3 Dave Wyrtzen Honor Your Father and Mother - Part II (Deut 5:15) Police officers are shocked by the intensity of the violence committed by even young children. A desire for safety will lead an increasing number to call for the government to apply force to provide for the security of citizens, but what is needed is to rebuild homes where dads and mom take their parenting responsibility as a direct assignment from God and where kids know they are loved and know they are to obey. full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 09 Sep 2018 20:11:31 -0400 F1DEE87C-6987-49F8-AEC6-BC11A5449ED7 Dave Wyrtzen Honor Your Father and Mother - Part I (Deut 5:15) Are we going to continue to believe that we can sustain a society where everyone does their own thing and no one is responsible to anyone except their own desires for personal satisfaction? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 02 Sep 2018 12:39:55 -0400 D1585C9F-24D9-47C0-AF41-0F6DB06A20C4 Dave Wyrtzen Tired, In Need of a Rest - Part II (Deut 5:12-14) Too many irons in the fire? If you don’t keep your nose to the grindstone, your business, your church, your career will collapse. If any of this sounds familiar then the next few minutes could save your life. full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 26 Aug 2018 07:05:31 -0400 8342C4C6-B8D3-4C78-B15C-E02C0FD7DD12 Dave Wyrtzen Tired, In Need of a Rest - Part I (Deut 5:12-14) full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 19 Aug 2018 17:51:24 -0400 B9EABA44-ADC1-4FA6-A78B-582BCF522557 Dave Wyrtzen No Other God -Part II (Deut 5:7-11) When your alarm goes off early in the morning what drives you to get up? Unless we are suffering from severe depression most of us can think of a few things that get us perking. full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 12 Aug 2018 06:52:59 -0400 B96A86ED-13A3-4F03-B786-BEA207E4F87D Dave Wyrtzen No Other God - Part I (Deut 5:7-11) Lifeguards, liberating forces, and philanthropists can expect adoration and devotion from the rescued. Once upon a time there was an entire nation that was held in the vice grip of slavery. Who saw their plight and came to deliver? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 05 Aug 2018 14:53:36 -0400 AB94F9D9-42C1-43BC-9122-7CA5DA4BB72F Dave Wyrtzen Thou Shalt Not! (Deut 5:1-6) Consider what is simply called in the Hebrew text of the Old Testament- THE TEN WORDS. Both Judaism and Christianity count them as the foundational, moral principles expressing what is required in our relationship with God and with one another. What must we do to incorporate them as the guiding norms of our lives? ​ full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 29 Jul 2018 20:27:01 -0400 752DAB44-1E06-48D9-8C83-57960BD87342 Dave Wyrtzen Has This Ever Happened Before? (Deut 4:32-49) What is the greatest event of your lifetime? Thirty four hundred years ago the founder of the Jewish nation asked this same question to a crowd of over two million founding citizens. How did they answer and does it compare with the incredible discoveries of our life time? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 22 Jul 2018 20:04:52 -0400 984B9D63-4B8F-44D6-98BE-84EA7516B695 Dave Wyrtzen The Jealous God (Deut. 4:15-32) Beware! Our God is a jealous God. How could this kind of exclusiveness and intolerant narrowness ever be right? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 15 Jul 2018 16:16:30 -0400 5D78DEBA-1EA6-448A-9361-A2179D2377D0 Dave Wyrtzen Has Eternal God Ever Spoken? - Part II (Deut 4:1-14) More than five thousand years ago the Sumerian people nestled in the fertile plain between the Tigris and Euphrates gave us the gift of writing. The Egyptians at the other end of the Fertile Crescent gave us the gift of artistic culture and meticulously designed pyramids. But nestled in between these two lived a people who gave us a far more priceless gift. Who were these people and what gift is more priceless than writing and organized culture? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 08 Jul 2018 15:27:15 -0400 0C2872D3-D32F-418C-BA38-F618E774FBEE Dave Wyrtzen Has Eternal God Ever Spoken? (Deut 4:1-14) Radio telescopes probe deep into the vastness of the universe searching and listening for some voice, some evidence of intelligent life. This hunger for a voice from beyond lies deep in the human heart and is unique to our race. Is there life beyond this planet, beyond this present existence? Is there somebody bigger than you and I? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 01 Jul 2018 02:25:38 -0400 0CDD4604-0397-48B9-9B44-2803FCC5576D Dave Wyrtzen New Generation of Conquest - Part II (Deut 2-3) A soundbite generation. Apply this communication theory to your moral and spiritual training and it means that your pastor needs to package his material in a twenty minute, easy to digest, pep talk. Are you hungry for some meat you can get your teeth into? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 24 Jun 2018 13:21:55 -0400 D6B527EF-B78E-49A4-8BC9-87345B9ABA91 Dave Wyrtzen New Generation of Conquest (Deut 2-3) Would you consider floggings, and rejection by his peers and family a life of comfort and ease? Maybe this idea of coming to Jesus in order to find and easy life hasn’t told us the Gospel truth. full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 17 Jun 2018 13:25:43 -0400 12ED26C5-7F0A-4047-A8B0-6B37ED0A2D4F Dave Wyrtzen Moments of Decision - Part II (Deut 1:19-46) Would you consider floggings, and rejection by his peers and family a life of comfort and ease? Maybe this idea of coming to Jesus in order to find and easy life hasn’t told us the Gospel truth. full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 10 Jun 2018 02:07:49 -0400 AD25ABE1-9C3A-41BA-A6C4-12D1AB352104 Dave Wyrtzen Moments of Decision - Part I ((Deut 1:19-46) Maybe when you think about your roots there were some bad decisions. Does this mean that you are locked into a life of failure? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Mon, 11 Jun 2018 02:07:41 -0400 9A3410B7-6624-4F53-ACD8-D6B9B935EF4E Dave Wyrtzen Break Camp and Get Going - Part II (Deut. 1:6-18) Have you ever competed in a tug of war? Your triceps begin to shake and you don’t think you can hold on. Suddenly someone from the crowd yells for you to pull harder. Why don’t they top cheering and start pulling? You may have felt this same frustration in your work for the Lord. How can we learn not to get mad and quit but instead, help people to move out of the stands into the front lines of active service? full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 27 May 2018 18:17:24 -0400 1F9BD3A6-DBBC-478D-95D1-1122753EAF50 Dave Wyrtzen Break Camp and Get Going - Part I (Deut. 1:6-18) Have you ever considered that possibly you have settled for a nice comfortable snooze in your spiritual life when God wants you to wake up and get going? ​ full http://www.truthencounter.com/deuteronomy Sun, 20 May 2018 13:12:51 -0400 CAFFE497-2DD6-4DB3-9C54-310717B8A7D0 Dave Wyrtzen Living Right (Deut. 1:1-5) Abandon the packaged “Sound Bites” and force your ears to listen. Let’s get at the very heart of where our moral decisions come from. full