This sermon focuses on the idea that God made Moses like God to Pharaoh. This idea is related to the fact that God made man in his image to represent him in ruling the creation. Jesus Christ fulfilled this perfectly. Christians are in Christ and thus called be like him and represent him as he pursues his goal of the coming of the kingdom of God.
Be Joyful in Hope
This sermon considers the nature of hope, the effect of the fall on hope, the gospel and hope and how Jesus Christ helps Christians be joyful in hope while dealing with disappointments and hardship.
Read Romans 15:1-13
Text: Romans 12:12
Never Be Lacking In Zeal
This sermon considers what our lives will look like if we are zealous in serving the Lord. It considers a number of hindrances to zeal and finally shows how Jesus Christ, through the gospel, enables us to grow in zeal.
Read Romans 12:11
Moses’ and Aaron’s Genealogy
Genealogies in Scripture show us that the characters and stories in the Bible are historical and they show us how God works through families and generations. This genealogy focuses on the line of Aaron as an early indication that God had chosen Aaron and his descendants for the priesthood. Hebrews 7 shows us that the Aaronic priesthood was not sufficient to truly deal with our sins and so Jesus was not of the line of Aaron but of the order of Melchizedek.
Read Exodus 6:13-27
Honour One Another Above Yourselves
In order to keep this command we need to understand our own self-centeredness and repent of it. When we are humbled before the Lord and receive his full acceptance in Jesus Christ we will be in a position to honour one another above ourselves.
Read Romans 12:10
Moses’ Questions and God’s Response
The way that Moses questions God shows that God allows us to question him when we cannot understand how God is dealing with us. God’s answer, however, shows that the help that we need in difficulties is not answers, but the promises that he has already given.
Read Exodus 5:22-6:12
Be Devoted to One Another in Brotherly Love
This text shows that not only are we to seek the good of our fellow believers, we are also called to be warm and affectionate towards them. The love within the body of Christ is to be like the love within a close knit family.
Read Romans 12:10
God’s Salvation and Suffering
This passage shows how the effect of God’s saving work may sometimes result in suffering for God’s people. When Moses told Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go and worship God, the immediate result was more suffering.
Read Exodus 5:1-21
Hate What is Evil; Cling to What is Good
This sermon looks at good and evil in the light of the creation and fall and God's plan of salvation in which he is hating evil and clinging to what is good. Are call to hate evil and cling to what is good must be understood as a call to participate in God's work of redemption.
Read Romans 12:9
Moses Returns to Egypt
This passage focuses on the way in which God relates to people as he pursues his plan of salvation. The sermon looks at how God tells Moses and Aaron exactly what to do and say, how God hardens Pharaoh's heart, how God sees Israel as his firstborn son and how God was about to kill Moses because he had not circumcised his son.
Read Exodus 4:18-31