“The Church is... where the Lord is acknowledged, and where the Word is.” - The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine §242
Kempton New Church

Study Group Readings:


The Ten Commandments

Two things are necessary for our works to be truly good. One is to acknowledge that our Lord Jesus Christ is God, and the second is to shun evils as sins against Him. We are taught,

“The evils enumerated in the Decalogue include all the evils that can ever exist; therefore the Decalogue is called the Ten Commandments, because ‘ten’ signifies all” (AE 935:2).

Studying the Ten Commandments helps us “follow the Lamb wherever He goes” (Rev. 14:2), so that our works may be truly good, for ourselves, for others, and for the Lord's kingdom.


The Sunday church service at the beginning of each week will be on the same topic as the Study group for the week. After Sunday you should be able to find a recording of the service under “Worship Services”, and a link will be placed below with the other information about that week.

Please read or listen to the daily readings before your Study Group meets. You can download them below or pick up printed copies at the church. If you do not have time to read all of the readings, click the “Show highlights” box on each page and read the highlighted portion.

If you need to find a Study Group to join, contact the Pastor’s office.


    Audio recordings for week 1 read by Rev. Lawson Smith.
    Weeks 2 through 6 read by Rev. Calvin Heinrichs.