Exodus: Let My People Go - Lent 2024

“Against All Odds”

Exodus 15:1-18             {Prayer}             If you buy a lottery ticket, what are the odds that you will win a multi-state power-ball jackpot? About 1 in 292.2 million. If you play football in high school, what are the odds of playing in the NFL? About 1 in 10,000. Those are about the same odds as…

“A New Beginning!”

Exodus 34:1-8             {Prayer}             Jimmy Wayne learned to never trust a soul. That’s why he never unpacked his bag. And who can blame him? Jimmy Wayne never knew his father. His mother spent more time in jail than out of jail. When he was a small child, his mother got out of jail again…

“Digging Ourselves into a Hole”

Exodus 32:1-14             {Prayer}             Traveling through Nebraska one wintery yet spring like evening, Jessica and I came upon a vehicle on the side of the road. As we slowly drove by, it looked like they needed some help. So we decided that we since we were on our way home and it was kind…

“Strike the Rock!”

Exodus 17:1-7             {Prayer}             When we don’t get enough water, we confuse our thirst for hunger. What happens when we do that? We eat. We eat when we don’t need to eat. And what does that mean for us? We gain weight.             When we don’t get enough water, we also become tired, dizzy,…

“Stop Trying and Start Trusting”

Exodus 14:1-29             {Prayer}             Try to picture this. The National Youth Gathering youth and leaders, about 25 people in all, are flying on Southwest to New Orleans. As the Boeing 737 starts taxing down the runway, the youth start flapping their arms like a bird. The flight attendants come along and are like “What…

“How God Changes Us”

Exodus 3:1-14           {Prayer}           What do you want to change in your life? Maybe a bad habit? A bad relationship? A bad attitude? A bad situation? Or maybe a bad decision? What is it that you look at and say, “This just isn’t right. It’s got to change!”?           We live in a society…