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Pyramids Introduction: Who here has ever had a pen pal? How difficult is it to truly know someone when you’ve only ever contacted them with a letter? How difficult is it to really get to know someone you’ve never actually met in person? How much easier is it to get to know that person after youve sat…

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…

When you have been married a long time you have freedom to say anything you want to them. A man named Danny was looking in the mirror the other day as his wife, Jenny, passed by. “Honey, all I see when I look in the mirror is a fat, ugly, old man. I could really use a compliment.” Jenny replied, “Right,…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 25:10-30:1 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

4 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, When the set time had fully come…God sent His Son! God made the most magnificent decision by choosing to come in the person of Jesus! Out of His love, He chose to make His dwelling among us! He chose to enter…

Moral Attributes What is the definition of God’s Goodness? The goodness of God means that God is the final standard of good, and all that God is and does is worthy of approval. Good can also be translated as “worthy of approval”. But who approves? Anything truly good should be worthy of approval by us,…

Welcome... Introduce self... Pray... Recap: Israel is enslaved by Pharaoh for 400 years. God demonstrates his power to Pharaoh, the Egyptians, and Israel and with a mighty hand redeems Israel. God provides food, water, and military victory for Israel. Israel arrives at Mount Sinai Moses goes up and down…

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…

Devotion 3 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, Prayer Announcements This Week’s Word is Filled with the Spirit: To be filled with the Holy Spirit is to be energized and controlled by the third person of the Godhead…

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…

Word Became Flesh Intro. This is week three of being in the Prologue of John. And Honestly we could probably spend more time swimming in the riches of this passage, but this will be the last week we spend here. Just an overview of the last 3 weeks. 2 Weeks ago we looked at the purpose statement or thesis…

The Purpose of the Tabernacle THE PRESENCE OF GOD Exactly as I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle, and of all its furniture, so you shall make it. And see that you make them after the pattern for them, which is being shown you on the mountain. According to all that the Lord had commanded…

God Gives Himself as One of Us! Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. It is my prayer that this Christmas is a blessing for everyone, because as we treasure and ponder all that God has done for us, we should walk away singing the song of the…

Introduce self... Pray... Heavenly father, I praise you that you are great. I praise you that you were before all things and that by you all things hold together. I praise you that you are good. I praise you that all your ways are righteous and just. There is no imperfection in you. Thank you for coming…

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…

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…

AT this point in our narrative, Israel does know for sure what happens next. God had told them He would not go with them. This was for their safety because they had sinned a great sin and God was angry. Yes, they had repented of their sin. They had removed the ornaments from their bodies just as the…

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…

1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature,…

Introduction : What is the one prayer that God loves to answer the most? Today we are finishing up this summer series on the Lord’s Prayer, how Jesus instructed us to pray, which is at the heart of Christian Spirituality. We’ve followed as Jesus has showed us Upward Prayer (Father’s Character), Outward…

The first commandment beckons us to look at all corners of our lives which become objects of worship in place of the Lord.

Intro Week four Looking at Identity and who we are in Christ Who we are is determined not by the stuff of the world, but by God in Christ. Week one - We looked at how our identities are found in beholding Christ Spending time with God, acknowledging his grandeur and beauty, develops our familiarity with…