This sermon discusses how the Sabbath serves as both a rhythm for rest and a form of resistance against modern consumerism and overwork, drawing parallels between ancient Egyptian slavery and today's culture of constant productivity and consumption. Pastor Ryan emphasizes that true contentment comes through Christ alone, not through accumulation of possessions or achievements, and encourages practical application of Sabbath principles through choosing contentment over accumulation, stillness over striving, and connection over crowds.

This sermon explores how to genuinely experience God's presence rather than merely having intellectual knowledge of Him, using Moses' request to see God's glory in Exodus 33-34 as the central text. Pastor Ryan emphasizes that while God's presence is essential and sometimes feels elusive, it becomes accessible through Jesus Christ, who perfectly unites God's justice and love, enabling us to have a transformative relationship with God that goes beyond simply seeking His provisions.

Based on the Israelites' rebellion in the wilderness, this sermon teaches that even when we feel God has abandoned us, He responds to our grumbling not with judgment but with grace. Just as the rock provided water, Jesus is the ultimate source of life and provision, sustaining us through our greatest struggles.

This sermon distinguishes God's holy jealousy from human envy, explaining that it stems from His profound love and desire for an exclusive relationship with His people. It argues that God's jealousy is rightly provoked by idolatry, which is anything that takes priority over Him, and that His ultimate goal is to bring about our sanctification through a relationship of priority and fidelity.

This sermon explains that the God of the Bible is not only real and self-existent but also desires a personal relationship with humanity, actively seeking us out despite our sin. The message highlights that while God's holiness creates a barrier, Jesus Christ, the pre-incarnate "angel of the Lord," is the ultimate solution who, through His sacrifice on the cross, bridges the gap and makes a personal and transformative relationship with God possible.

This sermon challenges a transactional view of God by proposing that greater need reveals God's greater sufficiency, a truth demonstrated by Moses's encounter with the holy and compassionate God at the burning bush. The message highlights that the ultimate proof of God's grace is found in Jesus's suffering on the cross, where He was abandoned so that believers would never be, making our own suffering a pathway to a deeper experience of Him.

This sermon explores how the Old Testament Tabernacle reveals the gap between humanity and God caused by sin and how Jesus Christ serves as the ultimate Tabernacle, bridging that gap and granting us direct access to God. By grace through faith, we can now experience God's presence both personally and collectively as the church, a living tabernacle that reflects his glory to the world.

This sermon delves into how our often-small view of God and our inflated view of ourselves lead to a broken relationship with Him, using the Israelites' rebellion in Exodus as a key example. It argues that true hope and reconciliation are found not in our own efforts, but in Jesus, who reveals God's immense glory and bridges the gap between a holy God and sinful humanity through his ultimate act of friendship on the cross.

This sermon explores the profound purpose of God's law in Exodus, revealing that it is not a means to earn salvation, but a gracious gift given after redemption to draw us into a deeper, more intimate relationship with Him. Ultimately, the law exposes our inability to be perfect, leading us to the cross of Jesus Christ, whose blood fulfills the law's demands and provides complete forgiveness, empowering us to live as a holy nation and a light to the world.