In the face of initial failure, Moses questions whether God will keep his promise and God reminds Moses of His past, present and future plans

1. Moses' Questions

2. God's Answers

3. Moses' Obedience

We return to our series in Exodus this week examining chapter 5. When things get worse before they get better, remember the faithfulness of our God.

I. Pharaoh's Problem

II. Pharaoh's Response

III. The Peoples' Question 

Steve Hynes brings the message this week, reminding us that not all love as defined by the world is good. He address 3 ways in which love becomes sinful

LOVE NOT THE WORLD

1. Love becomes sinful when it is directed at the wrong object.

2. Love becomes sinful when it arises from the wrong source.

3. Love becomes sinful when it produces the wrong fruit.

Moses makes this call to ministry about his skills and abilities and God shows him that the success of his ministry depends upon faithful obedience not skills and abilities. 

1. Moses' Concerns

2. God's Response

3. The Result of Faithful Obedience

In our passage today, we see that redemption is almost entirely a work of God and not man as God's holiness requires him to act for his people. 

I. The Burning Bush

II. Moses' questions

III. God's Plans

Moses' salvation illustrates God's election, showcases his grace toward believers and illustrates our response of humility

I. God's Election

II. God's Grace

III. Our Response

The faithfulness of God is not thwarted by wicked plans and should cause God's people to respond in obedience.

1. The Faithfulness of God

2. The Response of the Wicked

3. The Response of the Righteous

Rev. David King join us to today to examine the portrait of God that God reveals about Himself in Isaiah 57

1. The High and Lofty One

2. The Inhibitor of Eternity

3. The Dweller of the High and Holy Place

Because Christ rose from the dead, we now are convinced of the reality of this event, the value of this event and we see the ethical implications of the resurrection from the dead.

1. The Corinthian Background

2. The Fact of Christ's Resurrection

3. The Implications for Us

The Resurrection of Jesus once and for all establishes that He is the Messiah and requires that we respond with worship and unqualified obedience. 

1. The Resurrection

2. The Joy of the Disciples

3. The Final Charge