Teaching Archives

Sermon: True Love

Sunday, November 15, 2009 Readings: Exodus 34:1-10, Hebrews 10:11-25, Mark 12:28-34 What is true love?  We have lots of ideas about true love in our world, but few of them can match our God’s idea of true love.  It’s a love that displayed a commitment to His people even though they didn’t deserve it.    It’s a love that saves … Read more

GodSpeak Readings: Week 10/November 16-21

Week 10:  November 16-21
Leviticus 4-19

GodSpeak readings for each day are listed below. Click the link to read the section and/or listen online. A discussion question is listed below for you to use in your GodSpeak group session or for discussion with others who are reading along.

Monday, Nov 16 Leviticus 4-6  Read & Listen Online   (Click “Audio” link to listen)
1. Leviticus 6:1-7 describes how someone who has sinned against his neighbor was to seek to make the matter right with the offended person. Similarly, as the love of Christ compels us, New Testament believers also seek to make restitution for the harm we have caused to others. What example does Luke 19:5-9 provide of the life-changing actions that result when Jesus intervenes in a person’s life? What examples can you give of similar actions on the part of God’s forgiven people?

Tuesday, Nov 17 Leviticus 7-9  Read & Listen Online   (Click “Audio” link to listen)
2. Leviticus 9:23-24 describes the joy of the people when they witnessed the fire from the LORD consuming the sacrifice they had placed upon the altar. According to Psalm 51:14-17, what pleases God even more than sacrifices?

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Sermon: Investments

Stewardship Sunday, November 8, 2009 Readings: Exodus 25:1-9, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15, Matthew 25:14-29 So, how are your investments doing?  The Israelites were asked to make an investment and the return on that investment was the Tabernacle and the worship of God.  Everything we have is a gift from God.  By the grace of God, our investment … Read more

GodSpeak Readings: Week 9/November 9-14

Week 9:  November 9-14
Exodus 34-Leviticus 3

GodSpeak readings for each day are listed below. Click the link to read the section and/or listen online. A discussion question is listed below for you to use in your GodSpeak group session or for discussion with others who are reading along.

Monday, Nov 9 Exodus 34  Read & Listen Online  (Click “Audio” link to listen)
1. Describe God’s judgment and grace as recorded in Exodus 34:5-7. Give evidence of God’s grace as you have come to know it. Give evidence of God’s judgment.

Tuesday, Nov 10 Exodus 35-36  Read & Listen Online  (Click “Audio” link to listen)
2. Exodus 35:20-36:7 records the generosity of God’s people—everyone who was willing and whose heart moved him. What motivates God’s people to give generously? See 2 Corinthians 8:9.

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Sermon: “Crossing Over”

All Saints Sunday, November 1, 2009 Readings: Exodus 14:13-31, Romans 6:1-11, John 5:19-24 The people of Israel were trapped between a sea of Egyptian chariots and the Red Sea.  God miraculously opened up the Red Sea to allow His people to cross over.  Pastor Seabaugh explores the amazing symbolical depth of that one action and how … Read more

GodSpeak Readings: Week 8/November 2-7

Week 8:  November 2-7
Exodus 23-33

GodSpeak readings for each day are listed below. Click the link to read the section and/or listen online. A discussion question is listed below for you to use in your GodSpeak group session or for discussion with others who are reading along.

Monday, Nov 2 Exodus 23-24  Read & Listen Online   (Click “Audio” link to listen)
1. Relate the experience of the people of Israel recorded in Exodus 24:9-11 to that of the disciples after Jesus’ resurrection (Luke 24:30). Relate it also to your encounter with God when you receive the Lord’s Supper (1 Corinthians 11:24-25).

Tuesday, Nov 3 Exodus 25-27  Read & Listen Online   (Click “Audio” link to listen)
2. God asked the people of Israel to make a tabernacle (Exodus 26), which God describes as a sanctuary. How is your house of worship a sanctuary for you?

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Sermon: It Should Have Been Me

Reformation Sunday, October 25, 2009 Readings: Exodus 12:21-28, Revelation 5:6-14, John 1:29-39 The story of the tenth and final plague that God sent against the Egyptians hits kind of close to home for me.  So does the story of Jesus, the Lamb of God, who took my sins away.  In both cases, I look upon … Read more

GodSpeak Readings: Week 7/October 26-31

Week 7:  October 26-31
Exodus 14-22

GodSpeak readings for each day are listed below. Click the link to read the section and/or listen online. A discussion question is listed below for you to use in your GodSpeak group session or for discussion with others who are reading along.

Monday, Oct 26 Exodus 14  Read & Listen Online   (Click “Audio” link to listen)
1. As the people of Israel reacted to the approaching Egyptian army with fear and remorse, Moses reminded them of God’s power and protection. He said, “The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still” (Exodus 14:14). Apply these words to God’s Old Testament people to yourself. What does it mean to be still in the sight of God?

Tuesday, Oct 27 Exodus 15  Read & Listen Online   (Click “Audio” link to listen)
2. After the miracle of the Exodus, the people praised God. They sang, “The LORD is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation” (Exodus 15:2). You can praise God with these same words. What miracle has God used to bring salvation to you (1 Peter 1:18-19)?

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Sermon: “Times Change, HE IS”

Sunday, October 18, 2009 Readings: Exodus 3:1-15, Hebrews 3:1-6, John 8:34-59 Change is always around us.  Examples abound of how things aren’t the same as they used to be.  Times change.  But where is God when times change?  We ask that question and so did the people of God as they were enslaved by the … Read more

GodSpeak Readings: Week 6/October 19-24

Week 6: October 19-24
Exodus 5-13

GodSpeak readings for each day are listed below. Click the link to read the section and/or listen online. A discussion question is listed below for you to use in your GodSpeak group session or for discussion with others who are reading along.

Monday, Oct 19 Exodus 5-6  Read & Listen Online   (Click “Audio” link to listen)
1. When Moses and Aaron asked Pharaoh to release God’s people from bondage, he responded, “Who is the LORD, that I should obey Him and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD and I will not let Israel go (Exodus 5:2). Comment on Pharaoh’s response in light of Exodus 3:19 and John 14:15.

Tuesday, Oct 20 Exodus 7  Read & Listen Online   (Click “Audio” link to listen)
2. Review Exodus 7. Through God’s mighty acts of judgment against the Egyptians, God made Himself known to the ungodly while delivering His people. Tell how this saving event is similar to another event still to come. See Matthew 25:31-32.

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