by Justin Marple | Apr 26, 2015 | 2015 Sermons, Exodus, SERMONS
The Ten Commandments have been used in a variety of ways even within the Bible. As a summary of the moral law based on the very order of creation you might use the Ten Commandments to show an unbeliever that they are a sinner in need of forgiveness through Jesus...
by Justin Marple | Apr 19, 2015 | 2015 Sermons, Exodus, SERMONS
When I think of the phrase “prepare to meet God” or “prepare to meet your Maker” I think of movies where the person speaking is about to kill someone else. The scene is a scary one. This is how the people of Israel felt when they met God at Mount Sinai. Once again...
by Justin Marple | Apr 12, 2015 | 2015 Sermons, Exodus, SERMONS
Try and imagine being those nations who have just heard the news that the God of Israel has parted the waters of the sea so that the people of Israel could walk through on dry land in your direction and that those same waters came back together and drowned the...
by Justin Marple | Apr 5, 2015 | 2015 Sermons, Exodus, SERMONS
The story of Israel’s salvation from Amalek’s unprovoked attack at Rephidim is a fascinating one to me. First we meet this new character Joshua who obeys Moses and fought with Amalek. This shows us why Joshua is going to make a good successor to Moses and...
by Justin Marple | Feb 8, 2015 | 2015 Sermons, Exodus, SERMONS
This is already the third episode in a row where the people of Israel were grumbling about being thirsty or hungry. That there are two very similar stories about being thirsty so close together shows that Israel’s lack of trust in God is absurd. Worse, they...
by Justin Marple | Feb 1, 2015 | 2015 Sermons, Exodus, SERMONS
On a first read it might seem really surprising how gracious God is to the people of Israel. I mean He just saved them from Egypt by parting the waters so that they could go through on dry ground and then He drowned the Egyptians in the sea. You know the story so...
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