Christ Church

God does not merely save his people from slavery, sin, and judgment; he saves them for communion with himself. As God fills the tabernacle and leads Israel toward the Promised Land, Exodus 40 points us to Jesus, who prepares his people for God’s presence, fills them with his Spirit, and leads them toward the joy of the new creation.

God invites his forgiven people to participate joyfully in building his dwelling place. In Exodus 35–36, we see how the generosity of God transforms our hearts, frees us from money’s mastery, and equips us to offer our treasure and talents for the building of Christ’s Church.

God doesn't love his people because they are lovable. He loves because love is his very nature. In this final sermon on Exodus 34:6–7, we explore God's steadfast love, his perfect justice, and how both meet without compromise at the cross of Christ, where Jesus bears the burden of guilty sinners so that God might be both just and the justifier.

God’s patience is not a character flaw or a sign of weakness; it is a perfect, powerful, and purposeful attribute intended to lead humanity to repentance and display his glory. God is not only merciful and gracious, but is also wonderfully slow to anger.

What is God really like? When God proclaims his own name to Moses in Exodus 34, the very first words he uses are these: "The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious." In this message, we explore what those two words mean, how they differ, and why they are at the very heart of the gospel. If you've ever struggled to believe that God is truly eager to help the weak, forgive sinners, and show kindness to the undeserving, this passage invites you to see his glory as he describes it himself.

The surprising path to real spiritual change is not trying harder; it’s beholding the glory of the Lord. The Bible teaches us that we become like what we behold. So when we behold the glory of the Lord, we are changed into the same image, “from one degree of glory to another.” Moses met with God, beheld his glory, and started to glow. We, too, can reflect the glory of Jesus and see real transformation when we turn to the Lord in repentance and submission, and behold all his goodness.

In Exodus 32–34, Israel’s idolatry creates a breach between a holy God and a sinful people. As Moses stands in that breach, refusing to settle for God’s gifts without God’s presence, he points us to a greater Mediator. This sermon explores why the deepest need of every human heart is not merely forgiveness, blessing, or success, but God himself—and how Jesus Christ refused to settle until he secured that gift for his people.

In Exodus 32, Israel trades the glory of God's presence for a golden calf that promises success, control, and immediate gratification. Their idolatry may seem distant from our modern world, but the same temptation lives in every human heart. We are constantly tempted to take good things—family, career, comfort, approval, security—and make them ultimate things.

This sermon explores why our hearts create idols, how those idols inevitably disappoint us, and why simply trying harder is never enough to break free. Looking through the lens of the gospel, we see that the answer to our misplaced loves is not self-reformation but a greater affection. As the false promises of the calf are exposed, the beauty of Christ shines brighter: the true image of God, the only one worthy of being at the center of our lives.

The tabernacle was far more than a portable worship center. It was God's dwelling place among his people—a sacred space where heaven and earth overlapped once again. In this sermon, we explore how the tabernacle pointed beyond itself to Jesus Christ, who fulfilled every promise it made. Through Christ, sinners can draw near to God, enjoy his presence, and receive full atonement for their sins. And through the gift of the Holy Spirit, God's people have become his dwelling place on earth, serving as an outpost of his kingdom while awaiting the day heaven and earth are united forever.

We live in a culture that longs for identity, freedom, belonging, purpose, intimacy, and community—but often wants them without the commitments that make them possible. Exodus 24 shows us that God's chosen way of relating to his people is covenant: a binding relationship that leads not merely to rescue, but to communion with him. This sermon explores the purpose of covenant, the necessity of covenant blood, and the hope held out to all who trust in Christ. The blood of bulls and goats could only point forward to what Jesus would accomplish through his own blood: full pardon, true access to God, and the promise that one day we will behold him face to face.