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Pharaoh created ORDER for Egypt by inflicting CHAOS on the Israelites. Ex. 1:8-16 Gen. 4:10-24 A new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power in Egypt. He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are. Come, let’s deal shrewdly with them; otherwise…

Rethinking Our Appetites Holy Communion is a Participation in Christ GOAL— I want my hearers to realize the benefits of Holy Communion by showing what God is sharing with us and what we share with one another. MALADY — We don’t realize that as we worship at places with differing confessions of faith,…

Torah: Exodus 10:1-13:16 Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-28 Road Map Review Two harlots Two choices: Esau and Jacob Two roles of Messiah Two oxen: shor and rey-em Two sticks W‌e spoke about two exiles -two exodus Hebrew = ibri ( Genesis 14:13 ) Bitterness Pride Shema 1. God and His Holiness. 2. The Nation and…

Torah: Exodus 13:17-17:16 Haftarah: Judges 4:4-5:31 Road Map Review We have been developing the idea of two: , Two Two Two Two Two r Two Two two exiles - Hebrew Bitterness Pride Shema - 1. 2. 3. Picture of Korah Bold Picture of Tannin Picture of three plagues (1) (2) (3) New Moon Picture of Hodesh Full…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome to the start of our new sermon series on The Apostles’ Creed. We will be going line-by-line through one of the earliest Christian Confessions of Faith, and understanding why each line is so important for our understanding of Christianity itself and the work of the…

Intro Today is our VE-day celebration! On the 8th of May 1945 The German forces surrendered, acknowledging their defeat and effectively ending WWII in Europe. That day is celebrated in may countries around Europe every year. They remember that their great enemy was defeated, and the continent was set…

1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 Haftarah: Isaiah 60:1-22 Review Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations: “Nachamu Nachamu,” the doubled consoling. Comforted but Zion said Sometimes, you can feel alone even when you are with the one you love, especially when they…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

The Lord’s Supper - Why it matters. The Lord’s Supper is a ceremony of the Church. [Explain Lord’s Supper / Communion / Eucharist] Why does this ceremony matter? We are great at turning mundane things into ceremony. There is often value in this, but very little meaning. Ceremony can mean little more…

Torah Portion: Leviticus 9:1-11:47 Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:16-46 :18 Review Map of the 40 year journey Amalek’s Picture of Negative/ Distorted Thinking Desires offerings Red Heifer Distortion - Corruption 21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple. 22 But…

I. The Purchase of Gomer, 3:1-3. The LORD told Hosea to seek out in love the woman whom he formerly loved. This is Gomer, who was to be loved even though she was an unfaithful wife, committing adultery with other men. Hosea’s action was to be similar to the actions of the LORD Himself, who loved the…

Genesis 28:10-32:3 Hosea 12:12- 14:9 Review In our last Hafltarah We spoke of Jacob and Esau - and their purpose After speaking of Esau and Jacob, Summary of The Torah Portion: Genesis 28:10-32:3 10 Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. Vayetze Picture Jacob leaves his hometown of…

Isaiah 54:1-55:5 Review We continue with the new cycle of Halftarah readings We have taught from the Torah portions directly for the last 3 years We are dedicating this new cycle to the teaching of every Haftarah that accompanies every Torah Portion in the corresponding cycle The Halfarah are supplementary…

Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 REVIEW This is our 7th message from Devarim elle-ha deverim = these are the words Picture of Journey Reason why the journeys -opportunities to learn The first generation that came out of Egypt was “thick headed” they were quiet listening It is very difficult to learn is you are…

Introduction Tomorrow is officially Memorial Day. Memorial (def) That which preserves the memory of something’. It’s a day that we as a country set aside to remember those who fought and died to deliver and protect the freedoms that we enjoy in this land. (Ill.) Just yesterday as we were traveling toward…

Do you believe the Bible is true? Do you believe what the Bible reveals about God and His chosen people? Why do you believe what you believe? The scripture is about so much but it is mostly about God’s redemption and deliverance. God has plan on how He chooses to deliver. YHWH always reveals 100’s of…

29 And it came to pass at midnight that the Lord struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of livestock. 30 So Pharaoh rose in the night, he, all his servants, and all…

This Week’s Theme: God is our Guide This Week’s Word is God’s Guidance: God has purposes and plans for his people, as individuals and communities. Believers and churches should seek his direction and counsel in discerning these purposes and plans in their lives. Memory Verse: Psalm 32:8 Essence of the…

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 Overview: After a series of devastating plagues, Pharaoh still refuses to let the Hebrews leave. In response, God takes the life of all the firstborn in Egypt. We will wrestle through this difficult passage, and find out what it means for us. - - - - - - - If you have your bibles -or if you’d…

Who is like Yahweh? Who is like Yahweh? Yahweh, the Most High, the God of gods, shunned the nations. He made himself known to his chosen people, his earthly portion, in the form of a man. The revelation began with Abraham and was repeated to Isaac and Jacob. The Angel who was Yahweh in human form changed…

Final message of our Foundation study in which we have been getting an overview of the Old Testament. Through this study, we have been asking two questions: What do we learn about God? What do we learn about ourselves? We have seen a lot of things about God and ourselves. What are some of the things…

Darkness is... How would you finish the sentence. Depressing, all encompassing, awful, is good to sleep in, etc. Darkness is all around us. There are many times when I think “this world is pretty dark”. I don’t say this expression because of good things happening but normally in the aftermath of horrific…

In the movie Liar, Liar, Max Reede is having maybe his 10th birthday party... but he’s waiting very nervously for his Dad to show up. His father is both a compulsive liar and successful lawyer, and he has promised... promised that he will not miss Max’s birthday. But Max has heard all of this before.…