‘Meet the Lord God who reveals His true self’ (Exodus 3:1-22)

There is no more important text in the Old Testament than that recorded in Exodus 3:1-22 where God revelaed Himself to Moses through the ‘bush that was buring but not consumed’. God speaks! And what he says is so vital to our understanding of who He is and what His plans are! It’s a great event to think about and one that leads us (again) straight to Jesus…

Message

Outline

o The third in this series
o Israel in trouble, God at work
o Chapter 3: significant change in the drama!
o Note the following …

  1. How God caught Moses’ attention (v.1-3)
  2. How God advanced Moses’ comprehension (v.4-9, 13-15)
    • His h
    • His f
    • His t
    • His N
  3. How God soothed Moses’ apprehension (v.10-12, 16-22)

An unplanned meeting
Jesus is YHWH!
The God we serve!

‘Meet the Lord God who turns somebodies into nobodies’ (Exodus 2:11-25)

The text of Exodus 2:11-25 helps us see some of the details of what became of Moses the baby rescued in Exodus 2:1-10. This text, along with a section of Stephen’s speech in Acts 7:17-29, tell us that in growing up in the palace, Moses was equipped to be a great leader in Egypt. But not all went according to his plan. God certainly had other ideas for him. After 40 years in the palace being somebody, Moses spent the next 40 years in the desert being a relative ‘nobody’, but God had plans for this too…

Message

Outline

o The second in this series
o What we’ve seen
o The story unfolds…
o Note how God used circumstances to prepare Moses to be…

  1. What God wanted him to be (Acts 7:17-22)
  2. Where God wanted him to be (v.11-15)
  3. Who God wanted him to be (v.16-21)

The situation of the people (v.22-25)
The burdens we bear
What you’ve been given
You and your circumstances

‘Meet the Lord God who has it all under control’ (Exodus 1:1-2:10)

The book of Exodus, continues the story of God’s sovereign control over all things, especially the plan to save His people, Israel. It begins in Exodus 1:1-2:10 with the people of Israel in slavery in Egypt, struggling under the weight of the burdens laid upon them by Pharaoh, whose evil designs were to bring the people of Israel to nothing. But God had a plan (as he always does) and through the faithful witness of the Hebrew midwives and an a young un-named couple, a baby named Moses entered the scene, destined to be the redeemer of God’s people.

Message

Outline

o A new series!
o Why bother studying Exodus?
o Themes we should know and love…
o Note the following matters …

  1. The fear inspired by the Pharaoh (1:1-14)
  2. The faith displayed by the midwives (1:15-22)
  3. The favour revealed by the Lord (2:1-10)

As long as life continues
…evil will persist
…God’s people are called to be faithful
…God can be trusted!

‘God’s saints in tight spots’ #5: Moses (Exodus 4:18-5:21)

There aren’t many men in the Bible of more importance than Moses. Selected by God to be the redeemer of His people, Moses faced a huge challenge for all of his days – none more so that at the outset of his ministry when God sent him to Pharaoh with the demand to ‘let My people go’. It didn’t go down so well with Pharaoh, nor with the rest of the people of Israel. Exodus 4:18-5:21 fills in the details and reminds us of the fact that God is in all our circumstances – even when we’re having a ‘bad day’.

Full service

00:00 Introduction
Song: Beautiful Saviour (All My Days)
00:45 Prayer
06:14 Children’s talk (see also Big Picture Bible Crafts #15)
Song: Remember the Lord
10:51 Bible reading: Exodus 3:7-12
Song: There is a Redeemer
16:03 Bible reading: Exodus 4:18-5:23
Song: How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
22:38 Sermon: Exodus 4:18-5:21
Song: By Faith
46:28 Closing

‘Moses before the Lord’ (Exodus 33:12-23)

Rev. Philip Burns continues this series highlighting the text of Exodus 33. The passage speaks of Moses’ bold approach to God in prayer that he might not pour out His wrath upon the wayward people of Israel and that he might see something of God’s glory. This happened when God put Moses on a rock and covered Moses with His hand as His glory passed by. The passage challenges to also be bold in our approach to God’s throne which will enable us to be bold in sharing the gospel with others. We also have been granted access into the presence of God through the Lord Jesus Christ to know something of this glory.

‘That golden calf’ (Exodus 32:1-35)

Rev. Philip Burns begins this series of messages on the people of Israel’s journey through the desert at Exodus 32. The text tells how the people of Israel worshiped the golden calf in the desert. The core problem was not just idolatry but unbelief which led them forget all about the God who saved them and His commands to them. The circumstances caused by the absence of Moses remind us that Jesus our Redeemer is also ‘out of sight’ and the question is whether or not we will live and act in faith or unbelief until the day He returns.