In this sermon the terms, "treasured possession", "kingdom of priests" and "holy nation" are considered. They teach that Israel's calling (and ours) is also to bring the knowledge of God and of his salvation to the nations.
God Summarizes Israel's (and Our) Calling (2): The Call to Loving Community
God saved his people from Egypt so that they could serve him. Obedience begins with the worship of God. The second table of the law shows us that God also calls his people to be a loving and just community.
God Summarizes Israel's (and Our) Calling (1): Their Call to Worship God
This is the first of three sermons on Exodus 19:3-6. It is a summary of the kind of response that God requires from his people to his grace in saving them. God tells his people that he requires them to obey his commands and to keep his covenant. When we look at the details of what requires in the 10 commandments and in the laws in the rest of the book of Exodus we learn that the first thing God requires of his people in response to their salvation is worship.
Read Exodus 19:1-25
The Passover
In the story of the Passover and the Exodus, we have the foundational OT revelation of God's salvation. In the story we learn that the Israelites deserved death no less than the Egyptians, that God provided for their deliverance from death through a sacrificial lamb and that the point of this deliverance was that the the people might leave the bondage of Egypt and serve the Lord. For us Christ is the sacrificial lamb by whom God delivers us from death so that we might be released from our bondage to sin to worship and serve the Lord. The celebration of the Passover is fulfilled in the Lord's Supper.
Read Exodus 12:1-28
Moses and the Burning Bush
In the story of the burning bush God reveals his holiness to Moses and through him to the people of Israel. The fire reveals God's holiness which consists of his being set apart from his creation and his absolute moral purity. The fact that the bush is burning without being consumed points to the tension that exists when God dwells among his sinful people without consuming them. This tension is ultimately resolved in Jesus Christ and his sacrifice for sin.
Read Exodus 3:1-22
The Kind of Leader/Saviour We Need
Moses is presented in this passage as a saviour that God was providing for Israel. He reflects God's knowledge of and concern for the suffering of the people of Israel, He identifies with the people and is rejected by own own people. In all these ways Moses foreshadows Jesus Christ and so we are given insights into the kind of Saviour that God has provided for us in Jesus Christ as we travel through the wilderness of this life to the promised land.
Read Exodus 2:11-25
The Birth and Preservation of Moses
A look at the birth and preservation of Moses as an encouragement to the Israelites and the people of God today.
Read Exodus 2:1-10
God's Promises Fulfilled and Opposed
A look at how God's promises to Abraham are partially fulfilled in the fruitfulness of the Israelites and how these promises are opposed by the Egyptian Pharaoh.
Read Exodus 1:1-22
Jesus, Us and the Harvest
The subject of this passage is “The Harvest”. It tells us about Jesus’ attitude towards the harvest and his role in bringing it about. Attention is also given here to the role of the followers of Jesus in sowing and reaping the harvest.
Read John 4:27-42
The Comfort of God's Sovereignty
The glorious truth of the sovereignty of God is a tremendous comfort for us as believers. In a time of unrest, natural disasters, and economic instability, it is easy to lose sight of this fact.
Read Ezra 1:1-11