This mornings reading was from Ex 13:17 17 to 15:21

Ben's sermon was entitled 'Plan for success', which brings the challenge of freedom which also brings responsibilities

v18: the Israelites were fully equipped for battle.but God puts them on the slow road.

v19 and v22 They were equipped with armour, gold and silver, bones of Joshua and pillar of cloud and fire.

the promises of God and Presence of God

God was was going to training them.

Just as coming to church is training to get us fit, to get us ready

Rather than setting them against a foe they felt they could beat God sets them against the Egyptians who by their own strength they couldn't.

Ch 14 1-9 600 hundred chariots, them the Calvary, then the infantry

v10-12 they are thrown into panic.

V13 they are look at the Egyptians, Moses tells them to stand still Look at God.

God opened the sea to give the Israelights a route

the lesson they learn they are weak, and it is all right to be week.

where the Egyptians are blind to God, and they fall into the trap.

your strength is recognising your weakness and relying on primes of God

the holy sprit shows you the way, for you to escape and come through our total destitution.

21-25 the way of escape,

V30 when they see the dad bodies they realise that God had the strength .

the only one we need to face id God.

they sang from their hearts,