The God Who Redeems (4 of 16)
Series: Exodus
Jim Perdue
Exodus 6
Intro/Attention
Turn to the second book in your Bible, the book of Exodus. We're in a sermon series called, Who Is This God? Every page of this book teaches us about the nature and character of God.
God's people were enslaved in Egypt and they began to cry out to God for deliverance. God raised up a leader named Moses whom He called to return to Egypt to proclaim to Pharoah, ''Let My people go.'' Last week we saw that there are obstacles on the road to obedience. Pharoah wouldn't listen to Moses and Aaron.
Today, from Exodus 6, we see The God Who Redeems. And here's the main idea that we discover through our text today: through Christ, God can redeem us from our sin and bring us into His family. READ 1-13
*Why can't God just forgive the debt of sin? If our Creator was truly generous, couldn't he just move on without repayment? Here's the problem: someone always must pay the price for sin. As a simple example, let's say your neighbor crashes his car through your fence. When you discover the shambles, you forgive him: ''Don't worry about the fence! All is forgiven.'' But forgiving your neighbor doesn't do away with the bill or dissolve the damage; it means you foot the bill. Now consider a more complex example. You may remember the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-2008. Basically, banks became over-extended because of risky practices and predatory lending. They found themselves in such a mess that it led to a worldwide recession. Bank of America alone owed people $17 billion. Someone has to pay the costs. In the aftermath of the housing crisis, the banks were deemed ''too big to fail,'' and the government forgave the debt, covering the most expensive bailout of human history - over $400 billion dollars. Though the banking industry had caused massive damage, the debt was forgiven. But the debt didn't go away. Someone else covered it-in this case, the American people. Someone always p ...
Series: Exodus
Jim Perdue
Exodus 6
Intro/Attention
Turn to the second book in your Bible, the book of Exodus. We're in a sermon series called, Who Is This God? Every page of this book teaches us about the nature and character of God.
God's people were enslaved in Egypt and they began to cry out to God for deliverance. God raised up a leader named Moses whom He called to return to Egypt to proclaim to Pharoah, ''Let My people go.'' Last week we saw that there are obstacles on the road to obedience. Pharoah wouldn't listen to Moses and Aaron.
Today, from Exodus 6, we see The God Who Redeems. And here's the main idea that we discover through our text today: through Christ, God can redeem us from our sin and bring us into His family. READ 1-13
*Why can't God just forgive the debt of sin? If our Creator was truly generous, couldn't he just move on without repayment? Here's the problem: someone always must pay the price for sin. As a simple example, let's say your neighbor crashes his car through your fence. When you discover the shambles, you forgive him: ''Don't worry about the fence! All is forgiven.'' But forgiving your neighbor doesn't do away with the bill or dissolve the damage; it means you foot the bill. Now consider a more complex example. You may remember the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-2008. Basically, banks became over-extended because of risky practices and predatory lending. They found themselves in such a mess that it led to a worldwide recession. Bank of America alone owed people $17 billion. Someone has to pay the costs. In the aftermath of the housing crisis, the banks were deemed ''too big to fail,'' and the government forgave the debt, covering the most expensive bailout of human history - over $400 billion dollars. Though the banking industry had caused massive damage, the debt was forgiven. But the debt didn't go away. Someone else covered it-in this case, the American people. Someone always p ...
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