"Jacob" Tagged Sermons

But Pharaoh Will Not Heed You – Exodus 6:9-7:13

August 13, 2023
Pastor Kevin Lea
Archives, Exodus

Today, we see God again command Moses to confront Pharaoh while Moses again pleads his inadequacy to do so. Moses asks God, “…and how shall Pharaoh heed me” (Exodus 6:30), and God replies, “But Pharaoh will not heed you” (Exodus 7:4). Pastor Kevin points to the parallels in the life of the prophet Jeremiah, 800 years later. In both cases, God assures his servants that He will give…

You Have Made Us Abhorrent In the Sight of Pharaoh – Exodus 5:3-6:8

August 6, 2023
Pastor Kevin Lea
Archives, Exodus

As God had foretold, Pharaoh refuses Moses’ request to let the Israelites leave Egypt and instead makes life increasingly difficult for them. The Israelites turn on Moses and Aaron saying, “Let the Lord look on you and judge, because you have made us abhorrent in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants” (Exodus 5:21). Similarly, God warns us that obeying Jesus’ command to preach His…

Background to the Book of Exodus – Exodus 1:1-13

Audio file includes the communion portion of the service Pastor Kevin begins a new series in the Book of Exodus with an overview of the historical background from the Book of Genesis. In Genesis, we see how God dealt with humankind differently as time progressed, from Creation, to the Fall, to the Flood, and to the call of Abraham whose descendants, Isaac, Jacob,…

For He Looked to the Reward – Hebrews 11:17-31

Today, we examine further the life and faith of Abraham who, when tested by God, showed that he was willing to sacrifice Isaac, his only heir and the son of promise, on Mount Moriah. Because Abraham obeyed, we have a picture of what God did do when He allowed His Son Jesus to be sacrificed by those Jesus came to save on this very…