ADVOCATE (10 OF 10)
Scripture: Exodus 32:1-35, Exodus 33:1-35, Exodus 34:1
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Advocate (10 of 10)
Series: From Here to There - Exodus
Dave Gustavsen
Exodus 32-34
We've been taking the summer of 2021 to walk through the book of Exodus, and I can't believe we have arrived at the last Sunday of August, and the last message from Exodus! It flew, didn't it? So the book started with the people of Israel enslaved in Egypt; we saw God raise up Moses and miraculously deliver his people from slavery; he got them across the Red Sea; he provided manna to feed them in the wilderness; he gave them the Ten Commandments and the other laws to guide them in their new land, and they built the Tabernacle, so God's presence would be with them as they made their journey toward the Promised land.
And every week we've been saying that the story of the Israelites is our story. Just like God had taken them from where they were to where he wanted them to be-from here to there-he does the same thing with us. God is, right now, working in your life to lead you from where you are to the better future that he has for you. And just like the Israelites needed certain things to get them from here to there, so do we. So in this last scene, the Israelites learn that if they want to continue moving forward, they desperately need an advocate.
What does that mean? What is an advocate?
Years ago had a bad car accident-totaled the car. Thankfully, I only had a broken rib; the other driver was fine, and we both walked away. So about ten months later, my doorbell rang, and I got served papers. Which was pretty traumatic for a 26-year-old. This woman from the accident was suing me for all the pain and suffering she supposedly had endured. So months after that, there was a trial. Jury...judge...the whole deal. And I walked into that courtroom, but I didn't walk in alone. I walked in with my...advocate. I had an attorney, provided by my car insurance company, and she had guided me through the whole process of getting ready for this, and most importantly, she was my ad ...
Series: From Here to There - Exodus
Dave Gustavsen
Exodus 32-34
We've been taking the summer of 2021 to walk through the book of Exodus, and I can't believe we have arrived at the last Sunday of August, and the last message from Exodus! It flew, didn't it? So the book started with the people of Israel enslaved in Egypt; we saw God raise up Moses and miraculously deliver his people from slavery; he got them across the Red Sea; he provided manna to feed them in the wilderness; he gave them the Ten Commandments and the other laws to guide them in their new land, and they built the Tabernacle, so God's presence would be with them as they made their journey toward the Promised land.
And every week we've been saying that the story of the Israelites is our story. Just like God had taken them from where they were to where he wanted them to be-from here to there-he does the same thing with us. God is, right now, working in your life to lead you from where you are to the better future that he has for you. And just like the Israelites needed certain things to get them from here to there, so do we. So in this last scene, the Israelites learn that if they want to continue moving forward, they desperately need an advocate.
What does that mean? What is an advocate?
Years ago had a bad car accident-totaled the car. Thankfully, I only had a broken rib; the other driver was fine, and we both walked away. So about ten months later, my doorbell rang, and I got served papers. Which was pretty traumatic for a 26-year-old. This woman from the accident was suing me for all the pain and suffering she supposedly had endured. So months after that, there was a trial. Jury...judge...the whole deal. And I walked into that courtroom, but I didn't walk in alone. I walked in with my...advocate. I had an attorney, provided by my car insurance company, and she had guided me through the whole process of getting ready for this, and most importantly, she was my ad ...
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