Re-embracing a Creational Identity
To truly understand the Ten Commandments, we have to see them in the context of covenant and creation. In fact, at their core, they are an invitation by God for his people to reassume their identity t...
2 Apr 202330min
Betrothed to God
As Israel finally makes it to Mt. Sinai, God reasserts the covenant to them. They will be his special possession, a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. Accepting this covenant, the people are conse...
26 Mar 202339min
The Lord is my Banner
Almost to Sinai, Israel is attacked by the Amalekites. While Joshua leads the battle on the field, Moses lifts his staff on the hill. The battle is fought in the valley, but won on the hill. So too in...
19 Mar 202332min
An Important Reminder to Leaders
Jethro comes to an overwhelmed Moses with some practical and important advice. Raise up and equip leaders who can carry the ministry with you. But that alone is simply an organizational strategy. Lead...
12 Mar 202335min
Grumbling and Grace
Right on the heels of their miraculous crossing of the sea, the Israelites are grumbling. Why? They don't trust God because they don't know God. Yet God responds in grace, teaching them the posture o...
5 Mar 202339min
Identity Crisis at the Red Sea
As Pharoah's army approached the people have an identity crisis. But God fights in their silence and reminds them who they truly are. and the follow him into the Red Sea - a place of simultaneous judg...
26 Feb 202338min
Death in Egypt
The final plague that God brings on Egypt is stunning. The death of the firstborn throughout the land. A better understanding of Sin, family, and judgment can help us situate this plague contextually....
12 Feb 202331min
A Snake that Swallows All Others
The story of the plagues God brings on Egypt is well known. But why do they come? Exodus gives us two reasons. First the reality of the hardness of heart. Second, so that the power of God might be on ...
5 Feb 202347min
