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44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. 20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.” 21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will…

Welcome Good morning once again everyone and welcome. We are continuing in our “Gospel Story” sermon series. Last week we began the book of Exodus and how God’s people became enslaved and oppressed by Pharaoh. Pharoah gets so scared of how many Israelites there are that he orders the baby boys to be…

After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned because of their difficult labor, and they cried out, and their cry for help because of the difficult labor ascended to God. God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. and God saw…

Summary These two chapters in Ezekiel rehearse parts of Israel’s tragic history in different ways. This episode discusses both chapters, but devotes more attention to several controversial and difficult passages in chapter 20. Ezekiel 19 is a lamentation that uses animal and plant imagery to describe…

Summary Our series on the Old Testament in the book of Revelation opens with Rev 1:4a , where we find the phrase “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” The phrase is repeated in Rev 1:8 where parts of it are defined in an important way. Scholars are in general agreement that John gets…

What A Fool Believes 27 There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, Controversy. it is loaded in Luke 20 . The Jews question Jesus’ authority. Jesus has told the parable of the master of the vineyard, where the father sends servants to the vineyard and finally sends…

REFLECTION TEXT: Genesis 3:15 SERMON TEXT: Exodus 1:1-7 INTRO / TRANSITION My yard has been overtaken with Bermuda grass. Not completely, but ANY is more than I want…I have much more than any. Bermuda grass is that long wiry grass. When I say long…I mean snaky long. If you treat it like a weed in your…

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Intelligence? Height? Better hair, more hair? We can be our worst critic when it comes to the weakness and flaws that we notice about our-self. Exodus 3–4 shows us, among other things, how God can use weak, imperfect vessels by His power,…

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…

God tells Moses - 16 He shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you shall be as God to him. Can you imagine being told by God you are to be as God to someone else? But may I daresay, every one of us who are Christians are as God to someone. We as Christians are ambassadors…

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…

Restart - COVID-19 It has been about 7 weeks since we took a pause from Exodus But this morning - I would like to return to the book of Exodus. INTRODUCTION Consider for a moment, in honesty If you had been Israel, would you have believed Moses? Probably not. A Sheep herder from Midian, a person who…

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…

Welcome... Introduce self... Pray... Heavenly Father, we worship you this morning for you sovereign power and immeasurable goodness. We thank you for being with us through all our hurt and brokenness. Please open our ears and our hearts to your word this morning. Please give me grace as I deliver the…

Encountering the God who sends his people! Last Sunday I argued that our world was a dark, suffering, painful place. Yes, at times it is beautiful… and it contains promises of glory. A beach scene, mountain lakes and crystal clear rivers; a young couple vowing to love, honour and obey each other as long…

One day an angry newspaper subscriber stormed into his newspaper’s office and demanded an apology because he had been mistakenly put in the obituaries. He was very upset. He was promptly directed to the reporter and editor for that department and the man immediately delivered his rage. But the editor…

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…

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…

Sermon for Week Three The Passover Lamb Exodus 12:1–13 We have reached the third week of our multi-week journey through the Bible. The first week we heard God’s promise to raise up a Savior from Eve’s descendants who would crush the serpent’s head, even as the serpent was biting his heel, which was accomplished…

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…

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…

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…

Welcome... Introduce self... Pray... Heavenly Father, we worship you this morning for you sovereign power and immeasurable goodness. We thank you for being with us through all our hurt and brokenness. Please open our ears and our hearts to your word this morning. Please give me grace as I deliver the…

Introduction Have you ever thought for a moment what catches your attention? For some of us it has to be something extreme to catch our attention. After all these types of people are quite focused on the daily routine of our lives. They are not surprised by the things around them as it detracts us away…