by SteveT2018 | Nov 5, 2020 | sermons2020
How quickly they forget. The children of Israel had just be miraculously rescued from slavery in Egypt. God spoke directly to them from the mountain and entered into a blood covenant. They were to be God’s treasured possession among all nations, God’s holy priesthood. They simply had to keep their end of the covenant.
They didn’t last 40 days before they turned to the status quo and crafted a Golden Calf.
This sermon explores how we, too, are regularly tempted to turn away from the wild claims of God’s love for the whole world and hunker down into our familiar safety zones.
by SteveT2018 | Oct 10, 2020 | Devos
What are the American gods that distract us and pull us away from the God revealed to Moses on Mt. Sinai and made flesh in Jesus?
by SteveT2018 | Oct 5, 2020 | Bible
This PowerPoint helps the preacher tell the backstory of Exodus 7-31 in order to preach on the Golden Calf incident in Exodus 32:1-14. There are 34 slides that colorfully walk through the story.
by SteveT2018 | Sep 30, 2019 | podcast, sermons2019
This sermon explores four attitudes that are necessary for hearing God’s call. They are found in the story of God’s Calling of Moses in Exodus 3:1-15
by SteveT2018 | Sep 25, 2019 | Bible
The Narrative Lectionary makes another huge leap this week. We move from Jacob wrestling with the Angel of the Lord in Genesis 32:22-32 last week all the way to Moses and the Burning Bush in Exodus 3:1-15 this week. A lot happens between those stories. Let’s...