Exodus 1:1-11For the next period of time, we will be looking at our current world and community view through the lens of the Exodus story and the ensuing journey through the wilderness to the Promised Land. The scriptural story covers the Old Testament Books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy — beginning with the birth of Moses to his death just before the Israelites enter the Promised Land under the leadership of Joshua.
It is kind of a long haul if you want to consider reading it verse by verse and chapter by chapter. I will propose that you will find in this story a particular story that parallels life no matter wherever you find yourself at this time. In fact, this story has been used as an example of the journey
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When Joseph was rewarded for his interpretation of Pharaoh’s dreams . . . When Joseph was revered in all of Egypt for his ability to prepare for the time of the great famine . . .
When Joseph brought his family to Egypt to live near him . . .
All was well.
The Israelites were honored guests in this foreign land and lived there for generations. In the first chapter of Exodus we read,
We are — each living beings — created and formed from the soil that surrounds us, from the land on which we walk, by the nutrients either rich or poor in the foods we eat.
We are patterned by our DNA — our genetic make-up given to us by our family lineage. We are both male and female, short and tall, brown-eyed and green-eyed or hazel-eyed or blue-eyed. We are dark-skinned or fair-skinned, short or tall based on that DNA and the
We continue this morning with the four questions from the series “I’ve been meaning to ask …” and last week’s question, “Where does it hurt?” leads us right into today’s question: “What do you need?”
We all hurt at some time in our lives. We all need something or someone during times of hurt, pain, or distress. We need each other at times in
Today we continue in a series of sermons based on this phrase “I’ve been meaning; to ask …”
The question for today is, “I’ve been meaning; to ask where does it hurt?”
I can’t think of a more timely question.
Where does it hurt? Where DOESN’T it hurt at this time? I don’t mean to trivialize the question for today because I believe it is an important
Sunday morning parking at the church is available in the high school parking lot on Third Street across from the church and in the city lots west of the church. These lots are available only on Sunday mornings. A small lot for handicapped parking is available just off of Adams Street on the north side of the church, with an accessible entrance directly into the sanctuary. A lift operates between the Fellowship Hall (3rd Street level) and the Sanctuary. William Sound System Receivers and Headsets are available to assist with hearing problems.
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