Exodus: Into the Wilderness
Part 11: Bigger Battles
June 16, 2024 • Pastor Luke Uran • Exodus 18, Exodus 19, Exodus 17
As we conclude our series from Exodus, the people of Israel are faced with a big, external attack from the Amalekites. It stopped their internal grumbling and focused them on the real battle. The story offers guidance for us today, too.
Part 10: Grumbling & Gratitude
June 9, 2024 • Pastor Luke Uran • Exodus 15, Exodus 16, Exodus 17
The people of Israel complained. God had led them to a place, but they didn’t feel safe and they didn’t know what would happen next. People today complain, too, for similar reasons. It’s contagious. It’s destructive. And it can wreck our trust in God.
Part 8: God Leads
May 26, 2024 • Pastor Luke Uran • Exodus 13, Exodus 14
The Exodus has reminded every subsequent generation that God goes before us and leads us in surprising, perfect ways. Rituals, rhythms and routines help us not only to live consistently, but also to remember and reflect God’s leading on our lives, our families and our communities.
Part 6: A Hard Heart
May 12, 2024 • Pastor Luke Uran • Exodus 7, Exodus 8, Exodus 9, Exodus 10
Something we tend to miss in the book of Exodus is how God uses Pharaoh’s hardened heart to show us our own. Let’s take an uncomfortable look at the ways we compromise our obedience to God … and the destruction this can bring.
Part 4: Excuses and Answers
April 28, 2024 • Pastor Luke Uran • Exodus 3, Exodus 4
Moses had a lot of seemingly good reasons why God should find someone else to lead his people out of Egypt. God answered each of them. Would it surprise you to know that we make those exact excuses today, and that they boil down to the condition of our hearts toward God?
Part 2: God Sees, Hears and Knows
April 14, 2024 • Pastor David Creek • Exodus 2, Psalm 121
Moses’ early life is filled with lessons for us today. When trials, pain and bewilderment arise—and they inevitably do—where do we fix our eyes? We know the Sunday School answer, but how do we truly let God use suffering to form us into the people he made us to be?