Leadership 101

Sermon #12 in a series on the Book of Exodus

Exodus 18:1-27

A textbook example of the need for good, godly leadership.

1. A family reunion enjoyed. (1-12, 27)
2. A leadership problem exposed. (13-18)

A textbook example of good, godly leadership.

1. Some personal qualities. (Fear God; able; truthful; hate dishonest gain; respectful and humble; Take interest in and praise God for what He is doing in others)
2. Some leadership qualities. (Called by God; focus on gifts, abilities and role; teach and develop other leaders; Share leadership in an organized team)

Forever Faithful, #11 in a series on the book of Exodus

Theme: God is forever faithful for His glory and our good.

Faithful when we are not.

1. To Israel when they grumbled and quarreled with God. (15:22-27; 16:1-36; 17:1-7; see also Psalm 78:14-33; 105:40; 106:6-15; 1 Corinthians 10:3-4, 10)
2. To us when we complain and grumble. (Romans 2:4; 6:1-2; 1 Corinthians 10:10; 2 Timothy 2:13; James 5:9; 1 John 1:9)

Faithful when we are.

1. To Israel in the battle with the Amalakites. (17:8-16; see also Deuteronomy 25:17-18)
2. To us in all of our battles. (1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Corinthians 2:14; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; Philippians 1:6; 4:19; Hebrews 10:23; James 1:2-8; 1 John 5:1-5)

Faithful with a purpose.

1. To bring glory to Himself. (16:6-7, 9-10; see also 29:38-46; Numbers 14:20-23)
2. To care for us. (15:25-27; 16:4, 8, 12 ff.; 17:5-6; see also Deuteronomy 2:7; Philippians 4:19)
3. To teach, test and discipline us so we can grow in faith and faithfulness. (15:25-26; 16:5, 19-30; see also 20:20; Deuteronomy 8:1-6)

God Will Make A Way

#10 in a series in the book of Exodus

God made a way for Israel.

1. Their impossible situation. (14:1-2, 4, 5-9; see also 13:21-22)
2. Their reactions. (14:10-12)
3. God’s provision. (14:13-30; 15:1, 4-5, 8, 10, 12, 19, 21)
4. Their response. (14:31; 15:1-21)

God will make a way for you.

1. Your impossible situations.
2. Your reactions.
3. God’s provision. (see John 1:12; 3:16; Romans 10:9; Colossians 1:3; Ephesians 6:10-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13)
4. Your response.

Sermon #9 in a series on the book of Exodus

Free at Last!

Remember And Live In…

Your deliverance by God.

1. God’s promise of deliverance. (3:8-10, 16-18; 6:1, 6-8; see also Genesis 3:15; 15:13-14; Isaiah 52:13–53:12; John 8:36; 10:10)
2. God’s action of deliverance.(3:1 ff; chapters 5–12; 13:3, 9, 14, 16; see also Psalm 8:3 and Isaiah 52:10; Acts 2:24; Romans 1:4; 1 Corinthians 6:14; Ephesians 1:19-23)
3. Remembering and living in your deliverance. (12:1-28; 13:1-16; see also 1 Corinthians 11:24-25; Galatians 5:1)

Your devotion to God.

1. Grounded in His Word. (13:9, 16; see also Deuteronomy 6:1-9; see also Romans 6:17-18; 2 Timothy 3:16-17)
2. Flowing from grateful, loving obedience. (13:1-6, 12; see also Deuteronomy 6:1-5; Joshua 1:1-9; John 14:15)
3. Displayed in individual and corporate lives of worship. (12:42-50; 13:2-10, 11-12, 16, see also Acts 2:42; 1 Timothy 4:13-16; Hebrews 10:25)

Your direction from God.

1. God is always with and ahead of us. (13:20-22; see also Deuteronomy 31:1-8; Joshua 1:1-9; Psalm 139:7-12; Hebrews 13:5-6)
2. God will always lead us. (13:17-22; see also Psalm 32:8; 33:18; 48:14; Isaiah 58:11; John 16:13)
3. We are to follow God step by step for the entire journey. (13:20-22; see also Deuteronomy 13:4; Joshua 1:1-9; 14:9)

The Passover

Sermon #6 in a series on the book of Exodus

The Passover in Egypt.

1. Preparation for Israel—Get ready to leave! (see 3:10, 17, 19-22; 11:1-3)
2. Preparation for Egypt—Get ready to mourn!
3. The Passover.

The Passover in Christ.

1. The direct link to Israel’s Passover. (John 1:29, 36; 1 Corinthians 5:7; Hebrews 9:14; 1 Peter 1:18-19; Revelation 5:6)
2. The Passover work of Christ for us. (Mark 9:41; John 1:12-23; Romans 6:1-4, 14; 7:12; Galatians 3:10-13; 4:4-5; Ephesians 2:10; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 9:9-12; James 2:10; 1 John 3:2)

Sermon #7 in a series on the book of Exodus

Choosing the Hard Way

Theme: God Prevails…Every Time.

Choosing the hard way of judgement.

1. The path of resisting, rejecting God. (7:13, 23; 8: 32; 9:34-35)
2. The natural path. (Isaiah 53:6; Romans 1:18-23, 3:23, 6:23)
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Living with the hard way of judgment.

1. God’s judgment prevails. (7:14 - 11:10; 12:29-36)
2. Others suffer. (7:14 - 11:10; 12:29 - 36)
3. Foxhole faith often is short lived. (8:7-15, 25-32; 9:27-35; 10:16-20; 12:29-32 & 14:5-9)
4. In God’s judgment there is mercy. (8:22-23; 9:4, 26; see also Exodus 34:6-7; Romans 2:4-5; Ephesians 2:1-10)

Sermon #6 in a series on the book of Exodus.

Round 2

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1. God demonstrates His sovereign plan and control in the flow of history. (6:14-27)
2. You can’t coast on yesterday’s faith. (6:12-13, 28-30; see also Romans 1:17)
3. Not responding to the light God gives you has disastrous results. (7:3, 13, 14; see also 4:21; 7:22; 8:15, 19, 32, 34; 10:1; Ephesians 4:17-19; 1 Timothy 4:1-3; Hebrews 3:7-8, 13, 15; 4:7 )
4. No power is a match for God’s power. (7:1-5, 8-11; see also 7:14-24; 8:1-15, 16-19)
5. Success is doing what God tells you to do. (7:6)

Sermon #5 in a series on Exodus

God is Still in Control.

Theme: When everything goes wrong, God is still in control.

Moses was faithful in this difficult task.

1. The difficult task. (5:1-5, 22)
2. Moses’ faithfulness. (5:1-5)

Everything goes wrong.

1. Pharaoh rejected God’s word through Moses and Aaron. (5:1-5)
2. Pharaoh intensified his oppression of the Israelites. (5:6-19)
3. Israel blamed Moses and Aaron for their suffering. (5:20-21)
4. Israel rejected God’s word through Moses and Aaron. (6:9)

Moses turned to God, the Rock of his salvation.

1. Moses came to God with faith and honesty. (5:22-23)
2. God reassured Moses. (6:1-5)
3. God refocused Moses’ vision. (6:6-8)
4. God sent Moses back to work. (6:6, 9)

God's Plans

#4 in a series on Exodus

Exodus 3:11 - 4:31

God's plans fulfill His purposes.

1. Clearly displayed in the call of Moses. (3:7-10)
2. God has plans for us to serve and glorify Him. (Psalm 138:8; Isaiah 1:5, 29:11; John 15:16; Ephesians 2:10)

God’s plans use but are not dependant on His servants.

1. Clearly displayed in God’s commissioning of Moses. (3:10-11; 4:11; Isaiah 6:8)
2. What this teaches us. (Ephesians 4:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 4:3)

God confirms His plans.

1. God confirms His plans to His servants. (3:10-22; Deuteronomy 8:17-18; 2 Samuel 7:25-26; Psalm 90:16-17; Mark 16:20; Hebrews 2:3-4;Isaiah 44:26)
2. God confirms His plans to others. (4:29-31; see also John 4:45-48; 6:44; Acts 3:16; Philippians 3:29)

God’s plans demand His servants obedience.

1. God demanded Moses’ obedience. (3:10-22; 4:1-17)
2. God demands our obedience. (see Psalm 128:1; Matthew 21:28-31; John 13:17; 15:15, 21; 1 John 2:3; 5:3)

#3 in a series in the book of Exodus

Theme: God recruits and assigns His workers.

God takes the initiative.

1. He comes to us. (1-4)
2. He gets our attention. (2-4)

God specifies the requirements.

1. He is in control. (4-6)
2. He sets the standards. (4-6)

God selects our assignments.

1. He determines the priorities. (7-9)
2. He defines the job description. (10)