The Gospel according to Moses

A gospel study through the book of Exodus. We often see the God of the Old Testament as fierce, powerful, and judgmental. But He is the same God that in the New Testament, send his son to the cross to save all people. We need to see God as the same winsome, gracious, saving God that He is through the entire Bible.

This sermon uses the biblical account of the bronze serpent in Numbers 21 to illustrate that humanity's spiritual poison is its inherent discontentment, which is healed not by effort but by "looking" to and believing in Jesus's atoning sacrifice on the cross. The sermon's main biblical topics are sin, divine judgment, salvation, and faith, with the Old Testament story serving as a prefigurement of Jesus Christ's redemptive work.

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.

This sermon explores how the Israelites' journey through the wilderness in Exodus 17 serves as a guide for believers today, revealing that even in times of grumbling and doubt, God's patience and grace flow from the hardest places. It presents Jesus Christ as the ultimate rock from which our needs are met, highlighting that He took the judgment we deserved, enabling us to navigate our struggles with poise and peace.

This sermon uses the Israelites' constant grumbling for food in Exodus as a metaphor for the "soulish hunger" people have for belonging and security, even in times of plenty. It points to Jesus Christ as the true "bread of life," who satisfies our deepest, eternal hunger and frees us from a life of fear-driven striving by offering Himself as the ultimate provision.

This sermon explores the concept of enslavement, arguing that everyone is in bondage to something, and uses the Israelites' escape from Egypt in Exodus as an example of being set free. It presents Jesus Christ as the ultimate deliverer, who, through faith, takes away our condemnation and offers true freedom from the idols and fears that bind us.

This sermon uses the Old Testament Passover as a powerful illustration of the gospel, revealing that God's justice requires a payment for sin, a debt that only a perfect substitute can satisfy. It presents Jesus Christ as the ultimate Lamb of God, whose sacrifice on the cross provides a final and complete redemption, securing our eternal protection from judgment and inviting us to worship Him forever.

This sermon explores the ten plagues of Egypt not as mere divine wrath, but as God's powerful answer to Pharaoh's question, "Who is the Lord?" It argues that the plagues demonstrate God's supremacy over all false gods, reveal that disobedience leads to the unraveling of creation, and ultimately show that God uses judgment as a means of gracious salvation, fulfilled in the cross of Jesus Christ.

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