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Exodus

23 essays

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Exodus 1 – No Such Thing As A Small Part to Play

Ever feel insignificant? Ever feel like you’re just a common, everyday person with no chance of making a major impact on the world? In the book of…

September 20, 2017 · 2 min read
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Exodus 2 – Feeling Like You Don’t Belong

Sometime you can just tell when something’s not right. You can just tell when you don’t belong where you are. Whether it’s a discontent or a…

September 20, 2017 · 2 min read
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Exodus 3 – What’s In A Name?

What’s in a name? Quite a lot, actually. From the moment your parents decided on your name, it has been your main identifier and descriptor. In…

October 5, 2017 · 2 min read
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Exodus 4 – Ability vs Availability

So many people feel too common, too plain, or too ordinary to do anything great. Others believe they could do something great, but they don’t want to…

October 5, 2017 · 2 min read
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Exodus 5 – When God Doesn’t Make Sense

God doesn’t always make sense. Sometimes, it’s because He sees so much further down the road than we do. Sometimes, it’s because He’s teaching us to…

October 5, 2017 · 2 min read
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Exodus 6 – The Big Reveal

You do everything you know to do. You plan, pray, and work hard. But despite your best efforts, things get worse rather than better. It’s…

October 24, 2017 · 2 min read
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Exodus 7-10 – The Big Three

Exodus chapters 7-10 give an account of the plagues God brought upon Egypt, because of Pharaoh’s refusal to release the Israelites. Though these…

October 24, 2017 · 2 min read
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Exodus 11-12 – The Grand Finale

Exodus chapters 11-12 tell us that before Pharaoh will set the Israelites free from bondage, there will have to be one final plague. It’s as if all…

October 24, 2017 · 2 min read
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Exodus 13-14 – A Life of Freedom

In the movie, “The Shawshank Redemption,” you see the difficulty people have transitioning from a life in prison to a life of freedom. Familiar with…

October 25, 2017 · 2 min read
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Exodus 15 – How’s Your Short Term Memory?

There was an old Saturday Night Live sketch with Tom Hanks called “Mr. Short Term Memory.” It was about a man who only held things in his memory for…

November 18, 2017 · 2 min read
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Exodus 16 – The Lessons of Manna

Any time you begin something new (a new school, a new job, a new marriage, etc.) there are always some lessons you need to learn to help you do well…

November 29, 2017 · 2 min read
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Exodus 17-18 – A Better Way

It’s humbling when someone sees you struggling to do something and shows you a better way to do it. This happens with Moses in Exodus 17-18. There…

December 4, 2017 · 2 min read
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Exodus 19 – Treasured Possessions

As a boy, the bottom drawer of my chest of drawers was reserved, not for clothing, but for an eclectic collection of my most treasured possessions…

December 11, 2017 · 2 min read
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Exodus 20 – Get Off the Bench

When I was in the eight grade, my father insisted I be on the basketball team. I think he was worried about a son who spent most of his time indoors…

December 17, 2017 · 2 min read
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Exodus 21-23 – Rules and Regulations

At first glance, Exodus chapters 21-23 seem to be a running list of ancient rules and regulations. So the tendency is to skim through these chapters…

December 24, 2017 · 2 min read
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Exodus 24 – The One Thing God Wants

The mark of a true relationship is not found in the things two people do together. Nor is it found in the things they accumulate and share together…

January 2, 2018 · 2 min read
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Exodus 25-31 – Follow the Instructions

You read the words…”Some assembly required.” You open the box and find several pages of instructions. Do you follow the instructions to the letter…

January 7, 2018 · 2 min read
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Exodus 32 – Crossing the Line

In Exodus chapter 32, Aaron and the people cross a line when they try to replace God with a golden calf. The moment they decide to build the idol…

January 14, 2018 · 2 min read
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Exodus 33 – Time With God

Have you ever wanted to be with someone so much that you took advantage of every opportunity to be with them? Maybe you felt this way when you were…

January 23, 2018 · 2 min read
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Exodus 34 – What Are You Bringing To God?

Sometimes things just stick out to me when I’m reading Scripture. It’s as if, in the midst of all that’s there, one thing jumps off the page and gets…

January 26, 2018 · 2 min read
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Exodus 35 – Give What You’ve Been Given

When I was a kid, I used to play a game called “hot potato.” The object of the game was to pass on what was passed to you as quickly as you could…

January 26, 2018 · 2 min read
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Exodus 36-39 – There’s Always Enough

I remember my parents telling me, “There will never be enough money to do all you want to do.” As I’ve grown older, I’ve certainly found that to be…

January 26, 2018 · 2 min read
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Exodus 40 – God Must Fill the Space

I’ve known people who wanted to learn to play an instrument. So they purchased the instrument, took the lessons, bought the music, and did everything…

January 26, 2018 · 2 min read