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Surveying the Seven Saying of Christ on the Cross and the Six unusual Sights that surrounded Christ on the Cross as God's divine providence.

This sermon explores Psalm 130 as a depiction of the believer's struggle with internal sin and despair, contrasting it with the external trials found in other Psalms. The message emphasizes that the Christian life is characterized by a continuous cry for mercy, acknowledging that no one can stand before God if He marks iniquities, yet finding confidence in His forgiveness. The preacher highlights that true forgiveness leads to a reverent fear of God rather than licentiousness, and that believers are to wait for God's timing with hope anchored in His Word. The central call is for the church to place its hope in the Lord, grounded in His steadfast love, plentiful redemption, and the promise that He will redeem His people from all their iniquities through Jesus Christ.

As the Israelites stand at the base of Mt. Sinai, Moses again approaches the thick cloud where God was. Previously God had given him the ten commandments (20:1-17). In this encounter, God gives further instructions, civil laws, by which to govern the people. Included among these civil laws are instructions for relationships between masters and slaves. The Israelites had been slaves in Egypt and experienced mistreatment at the hands of their overlords. Since slavery is an unavoidable part of life in a fallen world, God's people will continue to experience different forms of it, including within their own society. Hebrews will be enslaved to other Hebrews. In the context of His people, God graciously gives guidelines which curb the human tendency to mistreat and exploit others. Digging deeper, this passage is another opportunity to look carefully at the human heart and to honestly admit our enslaving tendencies. From our earliest days, we have all been governed by deep-rooted and controlling desires. Slavery exists because these desires exist. And because these desires exist, and because they inevitably involve perversion to one degree or another, slavery inevitable involves harmfulness to one degree or another. And, God sees and God cares. As we frame Exodus 21 within the Redemptive storyline of Scripture, it presents another occassion for agreeing with God concerning the human condition and for considering the good news of the Gospel. Jesus is an amazing and selfless servant. He refuses to use His superior strength, intellect, and resources to abuse people. Instead, He lays His life down for us and provides forgiveness for our sinful condition and freedom from it. He is

God has dropped blessings all around us. But we can be guilty of allowing other things take the place of enjoying God's gracious provision. Hear as Pastor Brian explains the application of Saul's men, and Jonathan walking through the woods dripping with honey, to us today.

In Ephesians 1:7–12, Paul reveals that God's saving work in Christ extends far beyond the forgiveness of sins. Through three glorious truths- redemption, revelation, and inheritance- we see how God graciously redeems His people, unfolds His eternal purpose to unite all things in Christ, and secures an everlasting inheritance for His adopted children. Christ's blood has purchased our forgiveness, God's sovereign plan is unfolding according to His perfect will, and our future is secure in Him. These blessings are not earned through human effort but freely given according to the riches of God's grace. This sermon calls believers to rest in Christ's finished work, live under His lordship, and trust His promises amid life's uncertainties. From our redemption to our eternal inheritance, all things are to the praise of God's glory.