What is God’s Plan for Growth, and What is our Part?
1. The Ministers of Maturity
2. The Marks of Maturity
3. The Map to Maturity

Big Idea: God is Growing something amazing, and He invites us to be a part of it!

How does God respond to our excuses?
-Excuse # 3: I Lack the Converts (4:1-9, “…they will not believe me…”)
-Excuse # 4: I Lack the Communication skills (4:10-12, “…I am not eloquent…”)
-Excuse # 5: I Lack Commitment (4:13-17, “…please send someone else…”)
-God’s assurances (4:18-31)

What excuses do we bring to God for not obeying His mission?
1. Excuse # 1: I Lack the Credentials (3:11,12, “…who am I…?”)
2. Excuse # 2: I Lack the Confidence (3:13-22, “…who are you…?”)

What is the God of Scripture really like?
1. Our God is a Consuming Fire (1-6)
2. Our God is a Compassionate Father (7-10)

How can we be sure we are participating in Communion biblically?
• Warning # 1: Don’t Make Too Much of Communion
• Warning # 2: Don’t Make Too Little of Communion

How does God redeem our most embarrassing failures?
1. The Fight, “…he looked upon their burdens…” (11, Ex. 2:11-15)
2. The Flight, “…but Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian…” (15, Ex. 2:15-22)
3. The Future, “..many days…God saw…and God knew” (25, Ex. 2:23-25)

“Sin turns blessings into Curses, and joy into sorrow” – Martin Luther

Question: Does God only work in miraculous, unnatural ways?
1. The Boldness of Jochebed (vs 1-3)
2. The Benevolence of Pharaoh’s Daughter (vs 5-10)
3. The Bravery of Miriam (vs 4-9)

“Exodus-shaped redemption requires Exodus-shaped Mission” – Steven Wright

How well are you living out the mission of God?

Why study Exodus? It’s 2022!
We need to know God better…
We need to know God’s redemption plan better…
We need to understand our place in God’s mission better…
Outline: Exodus 1:9-22
The World’s Kingdom Always Leads to Political Oppression (vv. 8-10)
The World’s Kingdom Always Leads to Social Oppression (vv. 11-14)
The World’s Kingdom Always Leads to Spiritual Oppression (vv. 15-22)
The Gospel Compels Us
Proclamation…plus a Plan
Spiritual…plus Physical
The Midwives protested by “Fearing God!” (vv. 20,21)

“Exodus-shaped redemption requires Exodus-shaped Mission” – Steven Wright

How well are you living out the mission of God?

Why study Exodus? It’s 2022!
We need to know God better…
We need to know God’s redemption plan better…
We need to understand our place in God’s mission better…
Outline: Exodus 1:9-22
The World’s Kingdom Always Leads to Political Oppression (vv. 8-10)
The World’s Kingdom Always Leads to Social Oppression (vv. 11-14)
The World’s Kingdom Always Leads to Spiritual Oppression (vv. 15-22)
The Gospel Compels Us
Proclamation…plus a Plan
Spiritual…plus Physical
The Midwives protested by “Fearing God!” (vv. 20,21)

How do you respond when life throws you a curve ball?
1. Will You Trust God with Unwanted Change? (Gen. 46:1-34)
2. Will You Trust God with Unexpected Loss? (Gen. 50:1-14)