DISAPPOINTMENT (3 OF 10)
Scripture: Exodus 4:29-31, Exodus 5:1-23, Exodus 6:1-30, Exodus 7:1-13
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Disappointment (3 of 10)
Series: From Here to There - Exodus
Dave Gustavsen
Exodus 4:29 - 7:13
We're taking this summer to walk through the book of Exodus, which is the story of how the Hebrew people were rescued from slavery in Egypt and brought right up to the threshold of the Promised Land. So God was taking them from where they were to where he wanted them to be. From here to there. And our big idea for the whole series is that God does the same thing for us, if we're willing. He takes us from where we are to the better future he has for us. So in many ways, the story of the Israelites is our story.
And that's definitely true with today's passage, because it deals with disappointment. What a terrible feeling it is, to be disappointed. Isn't it? When you're hoping for something, and expecting something, and it doesn't happen. It stings. That's what today's message is all about. But before we jump in, let's just do a fast review...
The book of Exodus starts out in Egypt, where the Israelites have been living for several hundred years, and they've grown into a massive number of people. But as they've grown, the Egyptian government has felt more and more threatened by them, so they've stripped away their rights and reduced them to slavery. And then a baby is born. His name is Moses, and he's born into a Hebrew family, but then raised in the palace of Pharaoh. When he grows up he foolishly commits a murder, and he winds up as a fugitive in the desert of Midian. So the action shifts to Midian, where Moses gets married, has kids, and becomes a shepherd. After forty years, Moses encounters God in the burning bush, and God tells Moses his calling in life is to go back to Egypt and set his people free. And last week Pastor Paul talked about the deep doubts Moses had, and how he tried to squirm out of his calling, but God wasn't changing his mind.
So that's where we left off last week. And we're covering a lot of ground this morning, so we won't be able ...
Series: From Here to There - Exodus
Dave Gustavsen
Exodus 4:29 - 7:13
We're taking this summer to walk through the book of Exodus, which is the story of how the Hebrew people were rescued from slavery in Egypt and brought right up to the threshold of the Promised Land. So God was taking them from where they were to where he wanted them to be. From here to there. And our big idea for the whole series is that God does the same thing for us, if we're willing. He takes us from where we are to the better future he has for us. So in many ways, the story of the Israelites is our story.
And that's definitely true with today's passage, because it deals with disappointment. What a terrible feeling it is, to be disappointed. Isn't it? When you're hoping for something, and expecting something, and it doesn't happen. It stings. That's what today's message is all about. But before we jump in, let's just do a fast review...
The book of Exodus starts out in Egypt, where the Israelites have been living for several hundred years, and they've grown into a massive number of people. But as they've grown, the Egyptian government has felt more and more threatened by them, so they've stripped away their rights and reduced them to slavery. And then a baby is born. His name is Moses, and he's born into a Hebrew family, but then raised in the palace of Pharaoh. When he grows up he foolishly commits a murder, and he winds up as a fugitive in the desert of Midian. So the action shifts to Midian, where Moses gets married, has kids, and becomes a shepherd. After forty years, Moses encounters God in the burning bush, and God tells Moses his calling in life is to go back to Egypt and set his people free. And last week Pastor Paul talked about the deep doubts Moses had, and how he tried to squirm out of his calling, but God wasn't changing his mind.
So that's where we left off last week. And we're covering a lot of ground this morning, so we won't be able ...
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