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Good Friday is a uniquely Christian celebration, but it is rooted in a Jewish event full of symbolism pointing to its significance. This message looks at the Passover and how it helps us to understand the meaning of the final hours of Jesus’ life on this earth.
Exodus 12:1-13
We assume that if we do what God wants, our path will be smooth. Often, however, we face one obstacle after another. This message looks at what God provides to help us through the trials.
Exodus 5:20-6:9
Your credentials can be perfect, but you can still end up disqualified by your character. This message looks at how God guides us in the battle of faith and deals with our obedience before He leads us to achievement.
Exodus 4:18-31
Moses has been called by God and commissioned to deliver God’s people, but he immediately thinks of all the reasons why he’s not up for the task. The way that God reassures him shows how He might be seeking to work in our own lives when we find ourselves resisting a step God is calling us to make.
Exodus 4:1-17
Moses was a child of promise, saved miraculously, raised in spectacular privilege, but none of that was enough. He spent 40 years living out what felt like Plan B before he met God and was transformed by the encounter. What God reveals about Himself in the burning bush is what we all need to come to terms with.
Exodus 3:1-15
Events in Moses’ early adult life show that he has the makings of a great leader, but that isn’t enough. He’s been raised in privilege, and he has a passion for justice, but pride and self-sufficiency must be rooted out of him before he can be used by God.
When God feels absent in our trials, we face different kinds of temptations. Anger, doubt, and despair come easily to us. This message looks at how to deal with the silence of God and why we can trust Him when it feels like He’s not there.
The rules are being rewritten for what’s celebrated and what’s forbidden, and Christians are tempted to act out in anger. This message looks at another time when the rules were rewritten, and God’s people found themselves caught in the crosshairs. Consider the principles that guided His people as they coped with life in Egypt under the king who did not know Joseph.
Exodus 1:1-22
