Deuteronomy 29

PASTOR MARSHALL OCHS | OCTOBER 25, 2026

In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Deuteronomy 29, where Moses reminds the Israelites of God’s faithfulness and warns that a lack of understanding does not excuse disobedience to His Word. While we may not always understand God’s reasons, He has revealed enough for us to trust and obey Him, and our choices can have lasting consequences for ourselves and others. Rather than allowing unanswered questions to lead us into rebellion, we are encouraged to walk in obedience while seeking greater wisdom and understanding through prayer and the Holy Spirit.

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1. Why do you think the Israelites struggled to understand the deeper meaning of God's miracles and provision, even though they witnessed them firsthand?

2. How have you experienced God's faithfulness in your life but struggled to recognize what He was trying to teach you?

3. Have you ever used a lack of understanding as an excuse to delay or avoid obeying God's Word? What was the result?

4. What does it mean to trust that God has revealed enough for us to obey Him, even when we don't fully understand His reasons?

5. Are there areas of your life where you know what God commands but struggle to follow Him because you don't understand the "why"?

6. Deuteronomy 29 warns that one person's rebellion can negatively affect an entire community. How might your personal choices influence the faith and obedience of those around you?

7. How can stubbornness or a desire to do things your own way prevent you from experiencing the fullness of God's plan for your life?

8. What is the difference between seeking understanding because you want to grow closer to God and demanding understanding before you are willing to obey Him?

9. How can you develop a habit of seeking wisdom from the Holy Spirit when you encounter passages of Scripture or circumstances you don't understand?

10. What is one specific area of your life where God is calling you to take a step of obedience today, even though you may not have all the answers?

Deuteronomy 28

PASTOR MARSHALL OCHS | OCTOBER 18, 2026

In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Deuteronomy 28, where Moses sets the blessings of obedience beside the curses of disobedience. In Hebrew, a blessing means being full and filled with strength, and a curse means being bound like a slave. Both “come upon” God’s people depending on whether they follow the Creator or something He created. Every created thing has a limit on what it can give. The curses come both on those who turn to other gods and on those who obey God without joy. Through Paul’s words in Acts 17 and the promise of Joel 2, we are reminded that the call to repent is open to everyone, and that God is gracious to all who return to Him.

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Joshua 8:30-35, Joshua 24:15, Acts 17:22-31, Joel 2:12-14

1. Either blessings (fullness and strength) or curses (bondage and slavery) will “come upon us,” depending on whether we choose God’s path or another.  As you reflect on your life today, do you feel the fullness of God’s strength, or are you enslaved by the things of this world?

2. Following God is a narrow path, while the world offers a wide path.  Yet God’s blessings are limitless, unlike the world’s limited rewards.  What blessings have you experienced by following God’s will?  Have you encountered the limitations of choosing another path?

3. Obeying the Lord requires faith, especially when we do not feel like obeying or cannot fully see or understand His plan. Have you ever faithfully obeyed Him even when doing so was uncomfortable?

4. When we rebel and turn away from God, we open our hearts and minds to deception.  What lies have you been tempted to believe?

5. We must choose between the Creator’s path and creation’s path; there is no third option.  Although we are free to choose, a decision is unavoidable.  Have you made your choice, or are you still wrestling with it?

6. Following God, our Creator, brings countless blessings that positively shape every area of life.  As He transforms our minds, He changes how we approach family, relationships, work, and daily living.  Have you experienced – or are you now experiencing – the fullness of God’s strength?  How has He used it in your life?

7. Following Creation, the world, rather than the Creator leads to bondage and can damage every area of life, including our careers, physical and mental health. Turning away from God ultimately leads to destruction.  Have you experienced consequences from choosing another path?  What did that choice teach you?

8. God does not desire obedience driven by duty or obligation rather than joy, because it produces a “hollow heart.”  He wants neither legalism nor empty religion, but a relationship with us.  Do you ever do what you believe pleases God while resenting it?

9. We may seek temporary pleasure in money, possessions, relationships, social media, and other things instead of in a relationship with God.  This can lead us into a wilderness of dissatisfaction.  How satisfied are you with your life?  Are you tempted to wander from God?

10. Here is the good news: we can turn from sin, poor choices, and rebellion, and God welcomes us with open arms.  Through His Son, Jesus, no sin or life choice is beyond His forgiveness.  The life He offers is available to EVERYONE!  Is anything keeping you from surrendering your life to God?  Lay it down today, repent, and come to Him.  He is waiting with open arms.

Deuteronomy 27

PASTOR MARSHALL OCHS | OCTOBER 11, 2026

In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Deuteronomy 27. In this chapter, Moses reminds the Israelites that their choices carry consequences, leading either to blessings through obedience or curses through disobedience. Through the covenant ceremony and its emphasis on sins committed in secret, we are reminded that God sees beyond our outward actions into the hidden choices of our hearts. Just as Jesus teaches in Matthew 6, the life we live when no one is watching matters to God, and choosing to honor Him in secret leads to a life of true blessing and fruitfulness.

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This week, we are exploring how our choices – obedience or disobedience to God – lead to blessings or curses.  How carefully have you considered the impact of your choices?

1. We each have a public life – what others see us do – and a private life – what we do when no one is watching.  Does your private life align with the life others see?

2. This passage is rich in symbolism.  The two mountains represent the difference between scarcity and abundance, while the Shechem valley held deep significance for God’s people.  (Please refer to Marshall’s notes.)  Most of our choices are made in life’s valleys, not on its mountaintops.  Where do you find strength and guidance during life’s low points?

3. Like a wedding ceremony, this event was intended to leave a lasting impression on God’s people.  Moses emphasized the power of choice: each day, we decide whether to obey God and receive blessings or disobey Him and face the consequences.  What choices do you find yourself struggling with at this point in your life?

4. The enemy tempts us to follow our own way, but we must resist and choose what pleases God. We may hide our choices from others, but never from God. In light of this truth, what choices do you need to change or make moving forward?

5. Today, we see the consequences of a culture that has turned away from God and His teachings. Too often, we compromise our beliefs to fit in with those around us. Have there been times when you chose to follow the world rather than stand for God’s principles?

6. We can choose to obey God and live a blessed, fruitful life, or disobey Him and face a life marked by hardship and curses.  Let us choose wisely!  (Read Matthew 5:3–12 for Jesus’ teaching on the blessings of obedience.)

Deuteronomy 26

PASTOR MARSHALL OCHS | OCTOBER 4, 2026

In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Deuteronomy 26, which presents giving as a posture of worship—a life marked by gratitude, remembrance, humility, obedience, and awe in response to everything God has given. The picture of the firstfruits basket expands into a vision of an entire life offered to God, ultimately pointing to Christ, the perfect Giver, who offers His people to God as evidence of His obedience and calls us to consider whether our whole lives are acceptable offerings to Him.

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1. What does it look like for giving to be an act of worship rather than simply an obligation?

2. Why do you think God instructed Israel to give their firstfruits rather than what was left over?

3. Which posture of worship—gratitude, remembrance, humility, obedience, or awe—is most evident in your life right now? Which needs more attention?

4. God’s Word calls us to give Him our first fruits. How might this shape your attitude, finances, time, career, talents, relationships, and lifestyle moving forward?

5. Marshall outlines the basket of firstfruits as a symbol of a person’s whole life. What areas of your life are easiest to offer to God, and which are hardest?

6. How does remembering what God has given you change the way you think about what you give to Him and to others?

7. The world can easily pull us into bondage, but God offers freedom. Where do you find it most difficult to avoid becoming entangled in worldly things?

8. Moses emphasizes what God’s people should do “today.” Is there an act of obedience you have been postponing that God is calling you to respond to today?

9. God gave us His Son, Jesus, and Jesus gave His life for us. His life shows what it means to give ourselves fully to God, obeying Him even unto death. How does His example shape your desire to live in obedience and surrender to God?

10. Our lives are an offering to God, reflecting Christ’s obedience. What kind of offering do you want your life to be? Pray and ask the Lord to shape you into an offering of “choice fruit” that is pleasing to Him.

Deuteronomy 25

PASTOR MARSHALL OCHS | SEPTEMBER 27, 2026

In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Deuteronomy 25, which teaches that having the “upper hand”—whether through authority, resources, position, or power—does not give us permission to cross the line into cruelty. God calls His people to protect the dignity of others by practicing justice, caring for the vulnerable, acting honestly, and restraining power, ultimately following Jesus’ example of using His power to serve, obey, and bring reconciliation.

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1. Where do you currently have the “upper hand” because of your position, resources, knowledge, influence, or abilities?

2. How can you use the advantages you have to protect the dignity of others rather than take advantage of them?

3. Why is it important to recognize that even justice, discipline, or punishment can cross the line into cruelty?

4. What does the command not to muzzle an ox teach you about treating people fairly and allowing them to benefit from their work?

5. Who are the vulnerable people around you that you have an opportunity or responsibility to care for?

6. Have you ever allowed a good motive or a just cause to excuse a harmful method? What might you do differently?

7. In what situations are you most tempted to “repay evil with evil” or adopt the methods of someone who has wronged you?

8. How can honesty and fairness in your everyday relationships, work, or finances demonstrate respect for the dignity of others?

9. What boundaries can help you recognize when you are approaching the line between appropriate use of authority and cruelty?

10. Jesus used His “upper hand” to serve others, obey God, and bring reconciliation. What would it look like for you to follow His example with the influence or power you have this week?

Deuteronomy 24

PASTOR MARSHALL OCHS | SEPTEMBER 20, 2026

In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Deuteronomy 24, which reveals God’s concern for human dignity, showing that every person is worthy of respect regardless of their circumstances, status, failures, or needs. Through instructions concerning marriage, poverty, work, justice, sickness, and care for the vulnerable, God calls His people not simply to change their behavior, but to develop hearts that consistently recognize and protect the dignity of others.

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1. What does it mean to recognize that every person has dignity and is “worthy of respect” because they are made in the image of God?

2. How does knowing that dignity is not earned and cannot be removed by wrongdoing change the way you view people who have made serious mistakes?

3. In what relationships or situations are you most tempted to overlook or diminish someone else’s dignity?

4. Deuteronomy 24 repeatedly protects people who are vulnerable. Who are the vulnerable people around you whose dignity you have an opportunity to protect?

5. How can you show dignity to people experiencing poverty, hunger, poor health, or financial hardship without treating them as inferior or simply as a problem to solve?

6. What do the instructions concerning workers and wages teach you about showing dignity to people who work for or serve you?

7. How might the principle of leaving some of the harvest for the hungry challenge the way you think about your own possessions and resources?

8. The notes emphasize that biblical examples of dignity involve people using their ability or position to protect the dignity of others. Where has God given you influence that you could use in this way?

9. Consider the question from the message: “If dignity is seen in the Bible, is it seen in your life?” What evidence would someone see in your everyday relationships?

10. The message concludes that showing dignity requires more than changing our habits—it requires a heart change shaped by prayer. What attitudes toward others do you need to ask God to change in you?

Deuteronomy 23

PASTOR LOGAN GEORGE | SEPTEMBER 13, 2026

In this message, Pastor Logan teaches from Deuteronomy 23, which reveals that God’s boundaries for His people were designed to create a community marked by holiness, integrity, refuge, generosity, and faithfulness in both significant and ordinary parts of life. While the chapter draws lines around who could enter Israel’s worshiping assembly, it ultimately points toward the grace of Jesus, who brings those who were once “far off” near and invites us to extend that same grace to others.

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1. Deuteronomy 23 shows that God cares about holiness in both significant and ordinary areas of life. What are some “ordinary” areas where it can be easy to forget that God is present?

2. How does knowing that we were once “far off” but have been brought near through Jesus affect the way we view people who may feel like outsiders?

3. Israel was commanded to provide refuge for a runaway slave rather than sending that person back. What would it look like for your home, church, or small group to become a place of genuine refuge for others?

4. Where in your life are you most tempted to behave differently when you think no one is watching?

5. The laws about lending and gathering food balance generosity with personal responsibility. Which is more difficult for you: generously sharing what you have or being content with what you need?

6. Why do you think God places such importance on keeping our promises? Is there a commitment you’ve made that you need to take more seriously?

7. What is the difference between healthy, God-given boundaries and boundaries that unnecessarily keep people at a distance?

8. Isaiah 56 and Acts 8 show someone once considered an outsider being fully welcomed into God’s people. What does this teach us about the reach of God’s grace?

9. Is there a person or group you have difficulty extending grace toward? How might remembering the grace Jesus extended to you change your response to them?

10. Looking at the whole chapter, which theme challenges you most right now—holiness, refuge, generosity, integrity, keeping your word, or welcoming outsiders? What is one practical step you could take this week?

Deuteronomy 22

PASTOR MARSHALL OCHS | SEPTEMBER 6, 2026

In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Deuteronomy 22, which presents a variety of laws and scenarios that share a common theme: God is the true owner of creation, and His people are called to be faithful stewards rather than seizing what is not theirs. From caring for a neighbor’s property to honoring relationships and covenants, the chapter calls God’s people to live with restraint, responsibility, and devotion, remembering that everything entrusted to us ultimately belongs to Him.

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1. God is the Creator of all things, and we are stewards of His creation which has been entrusted to us. To think otherwise is considered stealing from God. How does the idea that God is the true owner of creation change the way we think about the things we call our own?

2. The Israelites were instructed to wear tassels (v.12) as a daily reminder that they belonged to God. What reminders could we build into our lives to help us remember our devotion to Christ?

3. Loving our neighbors is godly obligation to live in community with one another. Deuteronomy 22:1–4 teaches that we should not ignore a neighbor who has experienced loss. What responsibilities do we have toward others simply because we are part of a community?

4. Our home belong to the Lord. We must protect and care for it and those in it from the schemes of the enemy. How does viewing your home as something entrusted to you by God affect your responsibility to protect and care for the people within it?

5. We are called to not mix common with holy. How we act should be consistent no matter where we are. Are there areas of your life that need to come in alignment with God’s will?

6. We will have to give an account one day for all that God has given us to steward. In what ways can you be a better steward of all that God has entrusted to you?