The Ten Commandments: Honoring Your Parents & Authority

What does the Fifth Commandment really mean? In this episode, Mark and Emily explore how honoring our parents not only applies to childhood obedience, but to every season of life.They also expand the conversation to authority more broadly, addressing why our culture often resists authority and how Christians can live faithfully under parents, leaders, and institutions. From honoring aging parents to navigating government and school boards, this episode helps us see how honoring authority is part of honoring God.Episode Highlights:00:00 — Introducing the Fifth Commandment04:50 — Why it’s more than “kids obey your parents”11:20 — Honoring parents at every stage of life17:45 — Authority structures and our cultural cynicism24:10 — What honoring authority looks like for Christians today29:30 — Honoring God by honoring those He has placed over usResources:Cornerstone Church Sermons: Listen onlineAsk Mark a Question!Suggest a topic or question for Mark to discuss on a future episode of the Equip Podcast!