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Southside Church of Christ, Lexington, KY
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Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Exodus 2:23 - 3:10
23 During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 God saw the people of Israel—and God knew.
1 Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” 4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” 6 And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
1 Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” 4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” 6 And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
7 Then the Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings, 8 and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” (ESV)
FROM THE LESSON
Maximilien Robespierre and King Louis XVI
"What if the King had gotten out of the carriage?"
Main players in the early chapters of Exodus:
Israelites - "slaves with no hope"
Pharaoh - "thinks he is a god"
Moses - "a failed hero"
The Exodus is a forever reminder that God cares and is at work.
Exodus 2:25 - "God saw ... and God knew."
Our King has gotten out of the carriage. We can remember that and honor it by:
Maximilien Robespierre and King Louis XVI
"What if the King had gotten out of the carriage?"
Main players in the early chapters of Exodus:
Israelites - "slaves with no hope"
Pharaoh - "thinks he is a god"
Moses - "a failed hero"
The Exodus is a forever reminder that God cares and is at work.
Exodus 2:25 - "God saw ... and God knew."
Our King has gotten out of the carriage. We can remember that and honor it by:
- Remembering how Jesus stepped into our story.
- Sharing our stories and testimonies about what God is doing in our lives.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
The sermon discussed how there are some moments where one person in the right place can totally change the course of someone's future. What is a specific moment in time that you feel made a huge difference in your or someone else's life?
If God doesn't choose to get involved in the story of Exodus, how might it have played out?
Moses seemed very surprised at God's intervention in history. Do you think we expect God's activity in our lives, or are we more often surprised by it?
What are some moments you look back on that help you remember that God is still at work today?
How does having confidence that God is active in our lives change the way we live?
The sermon discussed how there are some moments where one person in the right place can totally change the course of someone's future. What is a specific moment in time that you feel made a huge difference in your or someone else's life?
If God doesn't choose to get involved in the story of Exodus, how might it have played out?
Moses seemed very surprised at God's intervention in history. Do you think we expect God's activity in our lives, or are we more often surprised by it?
What are some moments you look back on that help you remember that God is still at work today?
How does having confidence that God is active in our lives change the way we live?
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