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
Week 9 – Deuteronomy 30:11-20
Week 10 – Deuteronomy 32:1-14, 36-43