After Pharaoh rejected Moses' demand for him to let the Israelites leave Egypt to worship, God sent plagues to show his supremacy and cause Pharaoh to change his mind.

After God called Moses to deliver Israel, he was met with layers of rejection, and this section of Exodus shows how God responded to Moses when he came to Him in desperation.

After Exodus opens with the story of Moses' birth and miraculous journey into the house of Pharaoh, chapters 2-4 begin focusing on his life as an adult and how God called him to deliver Israel.

Exodus continues the story of God's people Israel in Egypt, picking up where Genesis left off and describing how horrible their situation became.

As the church was being persecuted in Jerusalem, all the believers, except the apostles, scattered throughout Judea and Samaria spreading the gospel.

Today's Easter message given by Senior Pastor Jerry Barber is based on Romans 1:1-5 and is titled, "A Drastic Change?"

After the parable about a king and the Ten Minas, Luke 19:28-44 records Jesus' entry into Jerusalem as the messianic King, and the way he entered reveals much about God and how we should respond to him today.

In response to the truths of verses 28-30 assuring us that God is providentially working on our behalf, the Apostle Paul drives home the point of the unbreakable safety of God's love for His own.

Romans 8:18-25 shows that, in God's plan, glory is the climax for both his creation and his people. The passage for today (8:26-30) builds on those great thoughts by answering the question, "What happens while we wait for his plan to unfold?"