Sermon Series: Exodus: The Gospel According to the Old Testament
Sermon Text: Exodus 3:1-10
Sermon Title: “God: The All-Consuming, Non-Consuming Fire”
Sermon Slides:
SLIDE 1 – Today’s Big Idea: God’s Revealed Presence is a Holy Fire. But God’s Revealed Purpose is a Saving Rescue.SLIDE 2 – Sermon Point 1 – The Burning Bush … God, the All-Consuming Fire (vv. 1-6)SLIDE 3 – “With Moses, the sheep were in good hands. The man’s words were few, and his appearance was crude, but his actions were gentle, and his eyes reflected a heart that had found peace … the mannerisms of the courts of Egypt had been replaced by the virtues of gentleness, kindness, patience, meekness, and childlike trust in God.” – Rev. Bernard WoudenbergSLIDE 4 – Genesis 15:17-18 – “When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torchpassed between these pieces. On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, ‘To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates.’”SLIDE 5 – Leviticus 6:8-9, 12 – “The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering shall be on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it … The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not go out.’”SLIDE 6 – Deuteronomy 4:23-24 – “Take care, lest you forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make a carved image, the form of anything that the Lord your God has forbidden you. For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.”SLIDE 7 – Revelation 20:14-15 – “Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.”SLIDE 8 – Sermon Point 2 – The Gracious Gospel … God, the Non-Consuming Fire (vv. 7-10)SLIDE 9 – Psalm 18:16-17, 19 – “He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me … He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.”SLIDE 10 – Three Uses of This Sermon for Your LifeSLIDE 11 – Fiery Holiness Does Not Make God a Moral Monster, but a Glorious Sovereign.SLIDE 12 – God Often Gets Our Attention by Using Humble Means.SLIDE 13 – The Fire and Thorns of the Burning Bush, Point Us to the Cross of Christ.
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