The Spirit Chapel Podcast

Lost In The Wilderness - Week 5 - God Speaks

One of the most frequent things a believer says is: “I just wish God would tell me what he wants!” Wouldn’t it be great if, instead of trying to read the mind of an invisible God, he just told us what he wants us to do? In today’s sermon, the Israelites find out,,, be careful what you wish for,,, BIBLE REFERENCES: Exodus 19:18-21; Exodus 20:1-19; James 1:5-8; 2 Timothy 1:7; Numbers 11:24-29; Acts 2:16-18; 1 Corinthians 13; 1 Corinthians 14:1-3, 5, 39.

 

Lost In The Wilderness - Week 4 - Wonder Bread

The story of “Bread from Heaven” — or manna — is pretty well known. And most people think that God gave the Israelites manna to feed them. But that’s not what God says. And if we don’t understand the purpose of manna, we will miss what God is trying to teach us about “Daily Bread.” BIBLE REFERENCES: Exodus 16:1; Exodus 14:1-4; 2 Timothy 3:1-2; Romans 1:21; Exodus 16:4; 1 Kings 17:7-16; Exodus 16:10-11, 13-26; Matthew 6:10-11; Proverbs 30:7-9; Exodus 16:27-30

Lost In The Wilderness - Week 3 - Deliverance and Redemption

The dramatic moment when God parts the Red Sea and the nation of Israel walks through it on dry land is referenced in the bible. A lot. Usually around the idea of “Redemption” and “Deliverance.” They are not the same thing. And understanding them goes a long way to helping us understand what God is doing in our lives…

BIBLE REFERENCES: Jeremiah 34:12-13; Isiah 43:1-3; John 8:31-33, 35; Romans 7-15-16; Ephesians 1:7; Exodus 12:33; Exodus 14:5, 11-12; Psalm 121:1-3; Nehemiah 9:16-17; Romans 8:14-15; Deuteronomy 31:8; John 8:35-36.

Lost In The Wilderness - Week 2 - Why Do You Cry Out?

The red sea in front of them, Pharaoh’s full army behind them, things are bleak for Israel. If ever there were a time to cry out, this is it. And yet, God is preparing to do a great miracle… but first, God wants them to do one thing: Walk into the sea… BIBLE REFERENCES: Exodus 14:1-8,10-12; Exodus 4:29-31; Exodus 14:13-20, 23-26, 28-29; Luke 16:12-13; Nehemiah 9:19; Psalm 91:1-4; James 2:18-20; 2 Chronicles 16:9.

Lost In The Wilderness - Week 1 - The Wilderness Edge

The red sea in front of them, Pharaoh’s full army behind them, things are bleak for Israel. If ever there were a time to cry out, this is it. And yet, God is preparing to do a great miracle… but first, God wants them to do one thing: Walk into the sea… BIBLE REFERENCES: Exodus 14:1-8,10-12; Exodus 4:29-31; Exodus 14:13-20, 23-26, 28-29; Luke 16:12-13; Nehemiah 9:19; Psalm 91:1-4; James 2:18-20; 2 Chronicles 16:9.

Exit Strategy - Week 8 - Hard Hearts and Thick Skulls

We hit the showdown between the gods of Egypt and the God of Heaven. It’s not much of a contest. Before it is over, the only thing that we are left to talk about is the Hard Heart syndrome that sunk an Empire. BIBLE REFERENCES: Exodus 7:1-2, 9-12; John 10:26-27; Matthew 7:21-23; 1 John 4:1; Exodus 7:13-23; Exodus 8:1-4, 8,12-32; Exodus 9:1-11, 23-24, 33-38; Exodus 10:3-5, 13-15, 21-29; Exodus 11:4-7; 1 Samuel 6:1-6; Mark 8:11-16, 18-21; Ezekiel 36:25-27.

Exit Strategy - Week 7- This God

Moses takes an interesting turn in the story of Exodus. Right before God starts bringing the pain in the form of the plagues, Moses gives us a history lesson. He wants to remind us that the Moses and Aaron who fumbled their way through the early part of the adventure are the same ones who are about to topple an empire. Not because of anything they became — but because of who the Lord God IS… BIBLE REFERENCES: Genesis:41:38-40; Exodus 5:1-2; Exodus 5:3-12; Psalm 63:6-8; Exodus 5:14-23; Exodus 6:1, 14-29; Exodus 3:14-16; 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelations 22:13; Exodus 7:1-2, 5-7.

 

Exit Strategy - Week 6 - Signs and Wonders

When Moses asks for help convincing the Israelites that he was sent to them by God, he is given three miracles to perform. But as miracles go, they seem kind of small. Much greater things will happen later. So, why these little miracles to start things off? Because they were not just miracles — they were signs. Moses asked for help, and God gave him a sign. Does God still do that? Does he answer our prayers with signs? BIBLE REFERENCES: Exodus 4:2-9; John 4:47-48; Corinthians 1:22-24; Judges 6:11-12, 14-18, 22-27, 36-40; 1 Chronicles 28:20.

 

Exit Strategy - Week 5 - What's In Your Hand

When Moses is directed by God to go to the most powerful man on earth, the Egyptian King, and tell him to release the Hebrews, Moses asks a very honest question: “What if he says no? What if he doesn’t even believe that I spoke with you?”
The Living God responded to this question by asking him another question: “Moses, what’s in your hand?”
It might seem strange — it might seem like God wasn’t even listening to Moses concern — but the answer to that question gave Moses everything he needed to know…. It’s not just what was in his hand… it was also what was not… BIBLE REFERENCES: Exodus 3:5-8, 10-13, 18-19; Exodus 4:1-2, 10-13: Acts 7:21-22.

Exit Strategy - Week 4 - Set Apart

Our life is made up of choices. Everyone knows that. But what we miss is that it is our daily choices that matter most… those small decisions that we make that might seem insignificant, but set us on a path that determines our outcome. Today’s sermon shows how a choice made by two seemingly bit players in the Nation of Israel’s story ended up saving a generation, and toppled an empire. BIBLE REFERENCES: Genesis 15:12-15; Revelation 12:9; Luke 9:23; Exodus 1:7-15, 17-22; Exodus 2:1-3; Ecclesiastes 9:5; Matthew 6:24; 2 Corinthians 4:4; John 10:10; Proverbs 21:30-31; Joshua 24:14-15.