As we move through Exodus, we have come to the point where Moses must confront his fears. He claims he is afraid that neither the people nor Pharaoh will listen to him, and he will fail.  But is that what he is really afraid of? Or is there something deeper?   If I asked you: What are you…

As we move into the final section of the introduction to Exodus, it might be helpful to get a basic map of where we are and where God wants us to go.   There are two basic movements from 4:18-7:7. First, we have Moses’s arrival back in Egypt and his first encounter with Pharaoh (4:18-5:21). This…

The character of Moses lives in the memory of both Jewish and Christian believers as a towering figure. He is remembered as a mighty leader, a great teacher, and a colossal man.  But it is important to remember where he started. In chapters 3 and 4, we encounter a Moses who is deeply insecure, uncertain…

The stories in the early part of Exodus speak to us in our times of greatest and most urgent need. They speak to us when we are tempted to say: God has forsaken…God has forgotten…Why me? Why? Why now? This doesn’t make sense… Exodus 1-6 quietly reminds us that these feelings are not true. In fact,…

As we continue in the book of Exodus, Moses is a fugitive on the run, a man of ambition whose life has descended into obscurity. As chapter three opens, he is leading his father-in-law’s flock through a desolate, rocky wilderness.  And then, something happens.  He sees something. Something unexpected…something he couldn’t anticipate, plan, or control. …

Last week we looked at the big picture of Exodus. This week, we dive into chapters 1 and 2.  Chapters 1 and 2  are a remarkable story. It is a story that delights, showing how the weak and powerless defy the wicked.It is a story that horrifies, showing terrible suffering and portraying unspeakable evil.It is a story that…

This Sunday, we are kicking off a new study through the book of Exodus!  Exodus is one of the most exciting, dramatic, and important books in the Bible and all of world literature.  In it we are given answers to some of life’s most important questions:who God really is, who we really are, what we…

Baptism Sunday is here! Baptism paints a beautiful picture of what God has done, through His Son, to make us right in His sight.  It is a picture of our union with Christ, our cleansing from sin, and our adoption into the family of God.

Have you ever wondered: Why do we give gifts on Christmas?  Christmas is the only holiday we celebrate by giving gifts to others.  We don’t do that on Halloween or Thanksgiving or the Fourth of July, or Labor Day. Why? We celebrate birthdays by being given gifts, but not giving them.   The Hobbits had it right.…