Kenmore Presbyterian Church - Bible Talks episodes:

• September 08, 2019Our Powerful God and His Sinful People

  The Israelites do the unthinkable

  And God gives them another chance

  A second chance is not automatic - Moses mediates

  You and I are no better than Israel.. but our mediator is better!!

  Everyone NEEDS a second chance!

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• September 01, 2019Honour your Father and Mother (Exodus 20:12)

  To honour our parents is basic and expected

  But Jesus challenges everything

  Because Jesus brings us into a greater family where we know God as our Father

  What does this mean for us …

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• August 25, 2019Our Powerful God Meets with His People (Exodus 25-31)

  “Make a sanctuary for me...” (25:8)​

  ​    “… exactly like the pattern I will show you” (25:9)​

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  The Holy Spirit was showing that....  ​

  Hebrews 8:5, 9:8-14​

  ​    ... there was better to look forward to​

  Mark 15:38​

  Revelation 21:3, 22​

  Hebrews 10:19-25​

  ​Now we may draw near with confidence (Heb 10:19ff)​

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• August 11, 2019Are You Hearing by the Spirit (1 Corinthians 2)

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• August 04, 2019Our Powerful God Commands Respect (Exodus 19-20)

  The commandments are part of God’s plan for building a kingdom of priests (19:4-6)

  Genesis 12:1-31

  Peter 2:9-12

  Matthew 5:16

  2.  How do the Israelites respond? (20:18-21)

  19:8, 24:3

  20:18-21

  32:1

  3.  God is still building a kingdom of priests

  Hebrews 12:18-29

  Matthew 5:16-20

  Matthew 22:32-40

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• July 28, 2019Our Powerful God Judges and Saves (Exodus 13:17 – 19:2

  The journey from Egypt to Sinai – Ex 13:17-19:2

   We see God save and we see God punish…

  months of patient mercy in the desert

  In contrast with awesome displays of power and judgement (14:4, 17, 31)

  2.  God can do both - because God is God! (Rom 9:14-21)

  ​Exodus 9:16 and 33:19

  Romans 9:18 3.

  3.  Do you know the incredible mercy of God?

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• July 21, 2019Our Powerful God and His Unlikely Servants (Exodus 3 – 4)

  God reveals himself… 3:1-16​

  … to his unlikely servant 3:11-4:26​

  many excuses 3:11,13; 4:1,10,13​

  reluctant obedience 4:18​

  and some tricky verses 4:24-26​

  ​And uses this reluctant servant for his plans 4:27-31​

  ​God has revealed himself clearer than ever​ Hebrews 1:1-3​

  John 8:58​

  Mark 1:35-38 cf Mark 1:14-15​

  ​And God still uses unlikely servants​

  1 Corinthians 1:20-24, 2:1-5​

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• July 14, 2019Our Powerful God and His Plans (Exodus 1 – 2)

  1. The Israelites cannot be stopped (1:6ff)

  2. Baby Moses is a perfect example (2:1-15)

  3. Because God has a plan for his people (2:23-25)

  Genesis 12:1-9

  Exodus 6:2-8

  Exodus 40:34-38

  4. And God is still working to the same plan.. ..and will not be stopped

  Revelation 21:1-4

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• June 30, 2019Beware of Foolish Boasting (2 Corinthians 10 – 11)

  A meek and gentle appeal..

  ...to Christians who are attracted to those who boast the way the world does

  “It is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends”  (2 Corinthians 10:18)

  “If I must boast, I will boast in the things that show my weakness”  (2 Corinthians 11:30)

  3.  A warning for us too

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• June 23, 2019Gospel Motivated Generosity (2 Corinthians 8-9)

  A reminder of the gift the Corinthians were collecting for Christians in Jerusalem

  Lessons we can learn about generosity

  Keep growing in gospel-motivated generosity

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