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MANIPULATION (3 OF 6)

by Craig Smith

Scripture: Exodus 2:11
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Manipulation (3 of 6)
Series: Control Issues
Craig Smith
Exodus 2:11


[00:00:00] Craig Smith: So we are on week number three today of our series on the Call of Moses, which is really a series about getting control of our control issues. And if you’re just joining us, lemme get you caught up real quick. If you’re wondering, Hey, do I have control issues? Yeah. Yeah. You got controls. We, we all do because here’s what we know.

[00:00:55] We know that if, uh, you’ve, if you’ve ever sinned, You have control issues. How many USF [00:01:00] sin at some point in the distant pass. Okay. If you’ve sinned, you have control issues because that’s what sin is. It’s wrestling with God for control. It’s saying, Yeah, God, I know you’re supposed to be all wise and all good, but I’m pretty sure I know best in this situation.

[00:01:11] What’s really gonna be good for me? And I think I’m gonna take control and do that thing right? So, So if you’ve ever sinned, you have control issue. We all have control issues. The only one who doesn’t have control issues is God. God is the only one who doesn’t have control issues. And sometimes people are like, What are you talking about?

[00:01:26] Have you read the. Clearly God has control issues. All, all these things. He’s saying, do this and don’t do this. And, and I kind of used to think that way until I realized that everything God tells us to do or not to do is really for our good. And that that changes that when it’s really for our good. It it’s not.

[00:01:41] Control issues. God tells us, Hey, there’s, there’s things that we call sin and they’re not good for you. If you do them, it’ll actually lead you to life. It’s, that’s much worse than the life God designed us for. On the other hand, he says, There’s these good things that will lead you to the life that I created for you for.

[00:01:56] And it’s, it’s all, it’s, it’s great stuff. It’s great. And so the reason God [00:02:00] hates sin is because he loves us. It’s ...

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