First Baptist Joplin

"Battles"

2 Chronicles 20:1-24; 27-30

1. Several Armies - satan’s armies

2. Selflessness - Selfishness 

3. Shouts Of Joy - Silence 

“The Mud And The Blood: Shutting The Door” 

Exodus 13:17-14:22

1. God knew what His people could handle (13:17,18) 

2. God gave clear guidance for His people (13:21,22, 14:1,2)

3. God placed them in a strange location for deliverance (14:10-12)

4. God brought a complete victory. 

-1 Corinthians 10:13

“The Mud And The Blood: The Final Plague” 

Exodus 12:1-14

1. God’s servants were not needed

2. It required faith from God’s people

3. It was a picture of something bigger yet to come. 

1 Peter 1:19

John 19:33,36

1 Corinthians 5:7

“The Mud And The Blood: The Hand of God” 

Exodus 7:14-12:1

1. God’s hand

A. Purposeful 

B. Persistent

C. Particular

D. Powerful

E. Progressive

2. Pharaoh’s heart

A. Ignored

B. Lip service

C. Compromise

D. Removal 

-Hebrews 3:7-13

“The Mud And The Blood: The Long Game” 

Exodus 4:27-31, 5:19-23

1. The response of God’s people to the arrival of Moses. 

2. The response of God’s people to adversity. 

3. The response of God’s man to attacks. 

Will call for 2 Corinthians 4:7-12

Will call for 2 Corinthians 11:24-28

A. He turned to the Lord (22a)

B. He prayed (22b,23)

C. He obeyed

“The Mud And The Blood: The Calling Of God”

Exodus 3:1-10

1. God draws Moses (3,4)

2. God reveals Himself to Moses (5,6)

3. God told Moses His plan (7,8)

4. God called Moses to be a part (9,10)

Inadequate (3:11)

Ignorant (3:13)

Ineffective (4:1)

Inability (4:10)

Outright decline (4:13)

“The Mud And The Blood: The Pieces Are Put In Place”

Exodus 2:15-3:5

1. The Hebrews - the suffering

2. Pharaoh - the stubborn

- Exodus 3:19

- Exodus 9:16-17

- Romans 9:22-24

3. Moses - the sidelined 

"The Mud And The Blood: A Drastic Change"

Exodus 2:11-22, Acts 7:22-29, Hebrews 11:24-27

1. The complexities of Moses’ life

2. The sensitivity of Moses’ heart

-Matthew 9:36

3. The surrender of Moses’ life

"The Mud And The Blood: The Arrival of the Deliverer"

Exodus 2:1-10, Acts 7:19-21, Hebrews 11:23

1. A difficult decision 

2. A beautiful plan

3. A blessed outcome

"The Mud And The Blood: Fearing God And Making A Difference"

Exodus 1:15-22

1. There was an evil decree (1:15-16)

2. There was firm resistance (1:17-19)

3. There were blessings (1:20-22)

-2nd Corinthians 7:1

-Philippians 2:2b