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Turn with me to Ex. 5:1-22 . At the start, we find Moses and Aaron obeying God’s instruction. They spoke the words the LORD told them to speak, “Thus says the LORD God of Israel” They Were Following God’s Call They were following God’s call in Exodus 3:18 “18 Then they will heed your voice; and you shall…

Exodus” means “a going out,” or “departure” (taken from the Septuagint and the Greek noun exodos). The book of Exodus provides the historical account of God’s deliverance of His people from Egypt’s cruel slavery. The narrative captivates and challenges us. In the period of Exodus, however, Egypt was…

Pyramids -So I hope everyone has had a great Christmas -I’m excited for the new year, and I’m excited for us to Jump back into the book of Exodus in our series called “Pyramids”: -And if you remember we’re calling it pyramids because we’re trying to look at the Bible in levels like a pyramid -Where we…

1 But the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he will send them out, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.” 2 God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord . 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty,…

Scene 1/ The discouragement of the people of Israel, is a reminder that we can be discouraged in our trust of God. Exodus 5 I would like you to come on a journey, a journey of appreciation of the feelings and culture of a different people. These are an ancient people, a people in a vastly different time…

Laws for a Holy Nation The Mosaic Covenant 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 “You shall have no other gods before Me. God, who is the only God, must always come first Living a Full Life: A Pictorial Interpretation of the Ten Commandments…

The Contest Plague of blood 16 But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth. Plagues of frogs Plagues of lice Plagues of flies Pharaoh’s compromising offer. Characters: God, Moses, Pharaoh, Aaron. If God be against…

From Slavery to Nationhood The Cry of a People 6 And Joseph died, all his brothers, and all that generation. 7 But the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, multiplied and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them. 8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did…

David Foster Wallace once gave a commencement address titled, “This Is Water,” where he called out our culture’s obsession of worshiping false gods—beauty, power, intellect—as well as living as though large, noble, transcendent truths hold no power. He said, “You get to decide what to worship.… Everybody…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we come before you this morning, we all have needs, wants, and desires in our hearts. And so, in this day and in this time, as we listen and hear, we ask you to help us clear all the desires that are selfish so that we can focus solely upon the things that we need…

In a Peanut’s cartoon Lucy and Linus were sitting in front of the television set when Lucy said to Linus, "Go get me a glass of water." Linus looked surprised, "Why should I do anything for you? You never do anything for me." "On you 75th birthday," Lucy promised, "I’’ll bake you a cake." Linus got up,…

Talking to God Johnny, a very bright 5 year old, told his daddy he'd like to have a baby brother and, along with his request, offered to do whatever he could to help. His dad, a very bright 35 year old, paused for a moment and then replied, " I'll tell you what, Johnny, if you pray every day for two…

Let us pray…Gracious and Holy God, as we come before you this day, there is so much in our hearts and in our minds…we are concerned about much and so in this time, we ask that you would help us to clear our hearts, our minds, and our spirits so that we may clearly hear your voice above all the others…

Let us pray…Gracious, Holy, and Loving God, we are so grateful today for all that you have given to us. We ask now that you would help us to open our hearts, our minds, and our spirits to hear your still speaking voice above all others that might be ringing in our ears this day. We pray this in your…

Moses, One of God’s Unusual Characters A man born under the threat of death because he was a Hebrew mail, Moses was raised in a Pharaoh’s family. But the first thing we hear of him as an adult is that he is the murderer of a slave-driver, who was beating a Hebrew slave. But that didn’t make him popular…

INTRODUCTION: Part of being a fallen creature in a fallen world is that we are impatient. We all are characterized at times by extreme forms of impatience Often our anger, our rudeness, our ruthlessness is because of our impatience. impatience is so common that in many places in Scripture we are commanded…

We are going to pause today to focus on the work of God in a man. The man is Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. Actually, the Lord has been working in a particular way on the hearts of two men as seen in Exodus: Moses and Pharaoh. These two men are going to confront each other over and over again, and are representatives…

A. Social Problem, 5:20-6:9 1. The Problem Situation, 5:20-21. This is the reaction against Moses in view of their situation. “Moses and Aaron, you have made us a stench and offense in Pharaoh’s sight, and in his servant’s sight because now they have a weapon in their hands that they might use to kill…

Out of Egypt So Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Lord, why have You brought trouble on this people? Why is it You have sent me? For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done evil to this people; neither have You delivered Your people at all.” Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you…

As we enter the Advent Season this morning, we wait expectantly. We await a savior as the Israelites did. We know of Jesus, and we know Jesus will return - though we don’t know when. The Israelites and where we are in our series. We left off with Joseph, one of the sons of Jacob in Egypt. He’d risen…

Intro God gave us life and existence and created us in His image. We sinned against God and therefore don’t deserve the life that He gave us and so the consequence of sin is death. Death is the absence of life and God is life therefore the consequence of sin is the eternal separation from God. From the…

Introduction Signs of the Lords Power Moses pleads with God to use someone else. God shows Moses His power by changing his staff to a snake, his hand into leprosy, and changing water from the Nile into blood. God gives Moses Aaron to speak for him The Trip to the Elders Things go very well with the elders.…

I Have Heard Their Cries Exodus 1:11-17 , 22 ; 3:7-10 ; 4:29-31 Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with heavy burdens. They built for Pharaoh store cities, Pithom and Raamses. But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians…

Lewis believed that God is active in the world, but the full understanding of God’s actions will not be realized until the end of time. Suffering aims to expose an unbelieving heart or exercise a believing heart. The problem of reconciling human suffering with the existence of a God who loves, is only…

This Week’s Theme: God Knows Your Situation Word for the Week is Hearing: In Scripture, both physical hearing and spiritual apprehension. God hears the prayers of his people and the cry of the oppressed. People must hear and respond to God’s word. Memory verse: Psalm 3:4 I cried to the Lord with my voice,…