EXodus

The life we live in Jesus Christ is filled with much joy and much pain. Times when things go as we planned and many times when they do not. One this is for sure God’s people can confidently say they are exactly where God wants them to be. He is working in it all.

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Sermon Preview for Sunday, May 17, 2026

The verses we read in Exodus 4:24-26 present several difficulties of translation and interpretation. Furthermore, these verses seem to be out of place and make the reading of the story a bit awkward. They do however make one very specific point clear, and I believe fully that this is why they are written here. These verses clearly show us following God’s purposes and plans for your life is in no way disconnected from an active pursuit of holiness through obedience. Moses should be commended for his steps of faith following the calling of God, and yet it is also true that a leader who has not circumcised his firstborn son as God commanded in relationship to His covenant would not be tolerated. What does it mean to worship God? Disciple of Christ, commit yourself to study and obey the decrees of God, fully believe all that has been revealed to us about our God, and stand in awe of what our God has done on our behalf even though we have sinned against Him and deserve none of it, and you will have your answer regarding worship. It flows from your heart, it transcends any emotion or feeling, and it is pure, rooted in the Truth. Worship is not confined to mere religious practice contained in four walls. It is not held captive to emotion or “warm feelings”, worship is the constant, humble, and respectful action of one committed to following Christ and living their lives in light of what is seen and believed about our God. Our God has “visited” us, He has put on human flesh and has come to our rescue. The one who made the heavens and the earth has been put to death and has risen on the third day in order to secure the victory for all who believe in His name and repent of their sins. Nothing and no one is more worthy of our honest, humble, worship! 

Sermon Preview for Sunday, May 10, 2026

We have read in Genesis 22 the story of God requesting the sacrifice of Abraham’s firstborn son, only to stop the sacrifice at the last minute and provide a ram to be sacrificed instead. We are told ahead of time at the beginning of this story in Exodus 4:23 the “wonder” that will finally move the heart of Pharaoh will be when God kills his firstborn son, yet the firstborn sons of the Israelites will go free. Our God is always governed by righteousness. All his works perfectly pass through the test of what is right without any flaw or failure. From our perspective this can be an impossible thing to comprehend because many times God acts in a way contrary to how we would do something, but we must remember at these moments, we are not the omniscient ones, we are the limited ones. God has wrath, He gets angry, the Scriptures are full of stories depicting God’s judgements, and yet in each and every one of these things He never crosses the line into unrighteousness, actually at times the unrighteous thing it seems God is guilty of most is letting certain things go unpunished even when it is obvious justice is due. How do we explain this? All of the stories in this section of Scripture with reference to the firstborn son being killed point to the amazing Truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God. For Him there was no substitute, no way out, no chance of rescue. This is because He is the substitute for us, He is the way out of the righteous wrath of God we deserve, He is our rescuer. God has poured His wrath for sin upon His firstborn Son so that all who believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior will be eternally saved.