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, February 1, 2026

We see a very different reality between Exodus 1:7 and Exodus 1:14. Most likely there are numerous decades in between these two verses but the stark difference in existence is drastic. Verse 7 speaks of abundance. It speaks of blessing, growth, and increase, but verse 14 speaks of bitterness, hard service, and ruthlessness. It is hard to believe that both of these verses refer to the same people. Perhaps it is even harder to believe that these people are indeed the nation belonging to God and His blessing. We build consistency in our devotion to the Lord when we follow Him at all times. We need consistency to carry us through the times of great hardship and because of our consistency during the times of great blessing and abundance we grow exponentially in the Word of God and in obedience of God. This is important because we are always one “change” away from facing times of hardship once more. In all of the turmoil where it seems nothing ever stays the same, there remains one thing that never changes, God and what He has spoken. Our God is faithful. He keeps his promises. There will never be a time when God fails to accomplish all that He wills to be done. Keep in mind brothers and sisters, the definition of God’s faithfulness is determined not by our comfort or desire but by his will and purposes. In the midst of all the chaos in Exodus 1, we notice that for the first time Israel is called “a people.” Step one in God honoring his promise to Abraham. Hang in there, God is faithful, and that will never change.

Sermon Preview for Sunday, January 25, 2026

We have looked at this verse before and now it is important to look at it again. In Genesis 50:20 Joseph says to his brothers, “you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive as they are today.” In many ways this verse becomes the thesis verse of God’s redemptive purposes. We do not serve a God who is limited in resources and power, we serve the One, True, and Only God who actively takes the destruction and devastation of sin and fully purposes good from it. Now before we would accuse God and say something like, “wouldn’t it be better if God just eliminated sin and its destruction altogether” let us always remember that the greatest and most profound example of God putting Genesis 50:20 into action involves the most painful day in His existence, and who was the cause of this pain? We were of course. It was our sin that caused it. The evil intent of crucifying God’s one and only Son could never be matched and yet God, in his infinite wisdom and power, uses the destructive plans and purposes of this evil to accomplish the greatest good this world has ever known. It was the destruction of God’s Son that also paid the penalty we rightfully deserved because we sinned against God. Therefore, only because of the death and destruction on that day can you and I say we are free and have life in the name of Jesus Christ. Furthermore, for anyone who is truly a disciple of Jesus through faith and repentance, the Holy Spirit is actively at work to sanctify us on a daily basis. This means that through the Gospel of Jesus Christ, God IS actually in the process of eliminating sin. He is just starting with the sin inside you and I and going from there.