Sermon - 5.  Honour your Parents - Exodus 20:1-12

Sermon Series: The Ten CommandmentsSermon Title: 5. Honour Your ParentsBible Passage: Exodus 20:1–12Preacher: Ian MorrisonDate & Time: Sunday, 1 March 2026 | 6:00pmThe fifth commandment marks a turning point in the Ten Commandments—moving from our relationship with God to our relationships with others. In Exodus 20:12, God calls His people to honour their father and mother, grounding family life in respect, gratitude, and trust. This command is both deeply practical and profoundly spiritual, shaping the way we understand authority, responsibility, and love.In Honour Your Parents, we will explore what it truly means to honour—not merely outward obedience, but a heart posture that values, respects, and seeks the good of those God has placed in authority over us. For some, this command brings gratitude and joy; for others, it raises questions shaped by pain or disappointment. God’s word speaks into all of it with wisdom and grace.The gospel meets us here as well. None of us have honoured perfectly—whether as children or as parents. Yet Jesus did. He honoured His earthly parents and perfectly obeyed His heavenly Father, even to the point of death on a cross. Where we have failed in love and obedience, Christ has been faithful. Through His death and resurrection, we are forgiven for our shortcomings and adopted into God’s family, learning what true honour looks like through His Spirit at work in us.As part of The Ten Commandments series, this sermon will show how this command is not simply about family structure, but about reflecting the character of God in our relationships. In Christ, we are given both the example and the grace to honour well, building homes and communities shaped by humility, respect, and love.