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Introduction I began to name this the ‘Bible Person Study’, but chose to go with the ‘Bible Character Study’. I hesitated to name it that, as I don’t want to diminish the fact that these are real people we’ll be examining. But the reason that it’s named the Bible Character Study is because we’ll be focusing…

OPEN: Jeffrey Sackett once said: Think of how often in scripture it is the woman who is the vehicle for ministry. · Who prompted Jesus to perform His first miracle? A Woman! (His mother) · Who ministered to Christ during His public ministry? The women! · Who anointed Jesus’ feet? The women! (One a prostitute/…

In the texts we have looked at, we have observed Moses present excuses, or problems, that he feels are obstacles to his fulfilling God’s calling. The first three are the problem of personal inferiority ( Exodus 3:11-12 ), the problem of the message ( Exodus 3:13-22 ) and the problem of the reception…

Superficial Christianity only works superficially! Superficial Christianity only gets people messed up. Sure… it’s all fine… while it’s all fine. The type Christianity that says “God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life” . Some people even go around sharing their “faith” along those lines.…

18 Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Please let me go back to my brothers in Egypt to see whether they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.” 19 And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are dead.”…

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…

We began Moses’ story as he was set adrift in the Nile and soon adopted by a daughter of Pharaoh, then suddenly we had Moses as a man who killed an Egyptian for mistreating a Hebrew slave. Of course, there are eyes everywhere, and Moses got out of Egypt quickly, ending up in Midian, some distant cousins.…

Exodus Week 5

Then Moses went back to his father-in-law, Jethro, and said to him, “Please let me return to my relatives in Egypt and see if they are still living.” Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.” Now in Midian the Lord told Moses, “Return to Egypt, for all the men who wanted to kill you are dead.” So Moses took…

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…

Today if you would take your copy of God’s Holy Word and turn to Ex. 4:18-31 . Last week saw that Moses, as a servant of God, was slow to believe all that God was willing to do for him and to be to him. In today's text we see that Moses’ has final surrendered to God’s call. As we seek to do what God…

Introduction I began to name this the ‘Bible Person Study’, but chose to go with the ‘Bible Character Study’. I hesitated to name it that, as I don’t want to diminish the fact that these are real people we’ll be examining. But the reason that it’s named the Bible Character Study is because we’ll be focusing…

Intro; Last week when we started this series on Drawing Close to God, we first talked about accepting God’s plan for our life. We focused on Moses and God’s plan for him to be the deliverer for the nation of Israel from bondage in Egypt. God’s plan for Moses was first revealed in the scriptures in God’s…

What does organizational structure look like? Why do we have structure? Organizational structure gives levels, or hierarchy of leadership. If we look at scripture, we see examples of organizational structure. The picture of God (the Father) as the head, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the elders, deacons, teachers,…

Numbers 12 -??? If you remember from our study last week, I mentioned this pattern that we see developing beginning in chapter 11 of the people murmuring against God. I warned you that it was going to be a pattern that we would see continuing as we progressed through the book. Where it looks like good…

God’s Prophet Intro The story of Moses is a miraculous one. That is one of the reasons that he is so revered in Jewish tradition. Moses had a special relationship with God. Moses had communion with God. Moses was chosen by God to do great deeds. And it all began with his birth. In the first chapter of…

Welcome... Introduce self... Pray... Heavenly Father, please give me clarity in the words I speak. Please fill us with the truth of your word and grant us repentance where there is sin, understanding where there is confusion, and wisdom where there is foolishness. Open our ears and our hearts, Turn our…

Exodus 18:1–27 Two different responses to the work of the LORD: 1) Rejection, antagonism, aggression 2) Rejoicing, receptive, anticipation I. Reunion with Moses’s Midianite family, 18:1-7. Verse 1 Midian (Midianites) is the descendant of Abraham and Keturah. At this time, Jethro and the Midianites seem…

Introduction Exodus, the second book of the Bible is part of a much bigger narrative called the Pentateuch. Which includes Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. See each of these books as a chapter in the overall story. Exodus is a book that involves movement. Firstly, movement of the…

Review The Exodus parallels the Christian’s journey from bondage to freedom. When we choose to follow God, Satan fights harder to keep us enslaved. We learn to trust, obey, and follow God through difficult wilderness times. God wants to be with us, intimately part of our daily lives. I Did It My Way…

Scene 1/ There are times when the future isn’t looking good. This was certainly the case during the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Forces from the beaches & harbour of Dunkirk between 27 May & 4 June 1940. Entire Armies from England, Belgium & France were surrounded by the Germans. There was…

Welcome... Introduce self... Pray... Key Themes: Redemption Worship Pilgrimage Covenant Rest Jethro’s Arrival Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, how the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt. Now Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law,…

Building a People of God With Unusual Characters We finished Genesis as we finished the story of Joseph last week, and we will be diving into part of Exodus as we start to look at the second most important man that God uses to create his unique people. Of course, since its Exodus, its about Moses. We…

Introduction SHEMOT = These are the names Presentation Now these are the names of the children of Israel who came to Egypt; each man and his household came with Jacob: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. All those who were descendants of Jacob…