In our series, here are numbers 4 and 3. 
#4 - Do not turn to familiar idols
Psalm 106:19 …At Horeb they made a calf and worshipped an idol cast from metal.
#3 – Do not despise the place God has me in
Psalm106:24a …Then they despised the pleasant land.
Resonses 2 and 1 are coming very soon.
In our series, here are numbers 6 and 5. 
#6 – Do not give in to sinful desires
Psalm 106:14 …But craved intensely in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.
#5 – Do not envy others
Psalm 106:16 …When they became envious of Moses in the camp, And of Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.
More coming soon.
In our series, here are numbers 8 and 7. 
#8 – Remember what He has done for me
Psalm 106:13a …They quickly forgot His works
#7 – Seek His counsel
Psalm 106:13b …They did not wait for His counsel.
More coming soon.
The “10 responses in the desert” list comes from an interesting Psalm.
Psalm 106, showcases the Israelites’ legacy, often instructing us what not to do while in the desert.
God clearly directed me to this Psalm when I was doing some pretty bleak desert times back in 2005.
In a couple areas of my life I am still there. 
In many other areas I am out.
A few readers told me they are in the desert now.
May this list be your lifeline.
Here are numbers 10 and 9.
#10 – Believe in God’s promises.
Psalm 106:12a …Then they believed His words
#9 – Sing His praise.
Psalm 106:12b …They sang His praise.
More coming soon.
The desert. 
A place of greatness.
A place of solitude.
Few of us choose such a location.
Yet the desert is where God whispers louder.
It’s the place where the world screams softer.
We can’t avoid it.
Yet few of us embrace it.
This Sunday we’ll discover 10 responses when in the desert.
The list comes from my own time with the Lord in my own recent desert experience.
God led me to a certain passage where the list reached out ad grabbed me.
Blog readers, as always, get a sneak peek.
Be ready for numbers 10 and 9 very soon.
Let the countdown begin.
Great guesses!
My thoughts?
Jacob is first human example of identity theft.
And you could argue that Satan is the first supernatural example.
Abraham did pretend to be Sarah’s brother although he still claimed to be Abraham. (So that one is up for interpretation of whether or not it was true identity theft.)
The sermon should be posted on Monday located on the Podcast Page or iTunes (Recovering Pharisee).
Thanks for playing this round of trivia.
A Bible trivia question for you:
When is the first occurrence of identity theft in the Bible?
Post a comment with your guess. I’ll share my guess later this week.
I ask this question because of my upcoming sermon.
It’s titled: Identity Theft.
And my sermon in a sentence is: Identity Crisis leads to Identity Theft.
I expose the tendency for us to steal other people’s identity when we fail to have clarity regarding our own.
Should be fun.
The next couple weeks I have the chance to speak a number of times.
October 4 – Identity Theft – Grace Church
October 11 – Desert Crisis – Grace Church
October 17 - The Cross of Christ - Change Conference
October 17 – The Call of Christ – Change Conference
I’ll share some of the outlines with you as the days roll by.
Two new podcasts are up. (iTunes fans) 
Episode 43 and 44.
These two nights at {RE} God did a revival in my heart.
To hear the full story, after the fact, listen to Episode 39 FREE. I share the full story to my church.
If you’re new to the podcast world, my podcasts are basically free audio files (sermons). Hope they challenge your faith.
(Thanks Tony Van Duyne, Ryan Smith, Tony Hasse, Jason Barnhart and others for a great conference).
Today’s sermon is up.
Listen to it on the Podcast page or via iTunes .
Here’s the video I show at then end of the sermon.
I’ll warn you…it’s a tear jerker.
Reminds me of my dad and my son.
I am preaching on Sunday (at our 3 services). 
I get to do week 2 in a series called Identity Crisis.
Here’s the outline below:
Title: Integrity Crisis
Sermon in a Sentence: What’s at stake when you’re for sale?
Text: Genesis 20:1-18
When you’re for sale
What’s at stake
This week may you live as though your integrity can’t be bought.
(The sermon will be on the Podcast page and iTunes next week. Photo by R. York Moore)
