Deuteronomy is Moses’s farewell sermon to a people on the verge of the Promised Land. Its central concern is monotheism against syncretism — the call to love and serve the LORD alone in a world of rival gods.
This is the book Jesus reached for. When tested in the wilderness by Satan, Jesus quoted Deuteronomy three times — all from chapters 6-8, the heart of this series. Deuteronomy is the book about resisting rival allegiances and remaining faithful to the one true God. Jesus succeeded in the wilderness where Israel failed.
This series preaches the book that shaped Jesus himself, asking: how does exclusive covenant fidelity to the God Jesus served reshape our lives when we are surrounded by, and shaped by, rival allegiances that often name themselves in Christian language? The title takes Deuteronomy 4:24 — “the LORD your God is a consuming fire” — a text Hebrews picks up at its climax (12:29).

Series Schedule

Week 1 – Deuteronomy 4:1-40
Week 2 – Deuteronomy 5:1-21
Week 3 – Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Wek 4 – Deuteronomy 7:1-11
Week 5 – Deuteronomy 8:1-20
Week 6 – Deuteronomy 10:12-22
Week 7 – Deuteronomy 13:1-5
Week 8 – Deuteronomy 17:14-20

RESOURCES

NIV Application Commentary

Small Group Resources

Deuteronomy Week 3: Shema

Sep 6, 2026

  1. In the Shema, “hearing” includes responding and obeying. Where is there currently a gap between something you know God has said and the way you are living?
  2. What vision of the “good life” does our culture most strongly invite you to pursue? What habits or routines are quietly training you to desire that life?
  3. God rescued Israel before calling them to love and obey him. How does remembering what God has already done for us in Jesus change the way we understand obedience and spiritual practices?
  4. The Tefillin and Mezuzah gave Israel tangible reminders to love God with their whole lives. What simple, embodied practice could you incorporate into an existing daily rhythm this week to help direct your attention and affection toward God?

Deuteronomy Week 2

Aug 30, 2026

  1. Read Deuteronomy 5:1-6 together. Moses tells this generation that the covenant was made with them, not their parents — even though their parents were the ones at the mountain. Why do you think he says it that way? Where do you find yourself relating to God based on someone else’s faith rather than your own?
  2. The farmer in the story never renounces God. He adds Baal because he needs to feed his children and his neighbor knows how to farm. Where do you see that pattern — not replacing God, but adding something alongside him because it seems to work?
  3. Genesis says humanity is God’s tselem, his statue — the place where his presence is located and made visible. If a community is meant to be the visible form of God’s rule, what would someone learn about God from watching our life together?
  4. The word for “in vain” in verse 11 means empty rather than false — the commandment is about carrying the name, not saying it. What is the difference between saying God’s name and carrying it? Have you seen someone do one without the other?
  5. Ezekiel and Paul both say God’s name is profaned among outsiders because of the people who bear it. What is one specific practice you could change this month so that the name you carry arrives with weight?

Deuteronomy Week 1

Aug 23, 2026

SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
  1. Scott opened with the phrase he has said to his son Chase — “I am jealous for your time.” Have you ever felt someone being jealous FOR you (rather than of you)? What did it feel like? What made it different from jealousy in its ordinary sense?
  2. Read Deuteronomy 4:23-24 together. What does the phrase “consuming fire” bring up for you honestly — before you’ve had time to reframe it theologically? Where does that reaction come from?
  3. Moses assumes in verses 25-28 that Israel will wander. Not “if” but “when.” What does it do to you to know that God is not surprised or defensive about our wandering — that his relationship with his people has always had the wandering baked in?
  4. A.W. Tozer described every person as “a permanent, eternal fixture in the mind of God.” What would change in the way you live this week if you actually believed that — that you have never fallen out of God’s mind, and never will?
  5. What is one thing in your life right now that is quietly competing for the loyalty that belongs to God? Not a dramatic idol — a real, ordinary one. Name it. What would it look like to bring it under God’s fierce, protective, jealous love this week?

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