Church Notes - February 2014

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2 February
Ephesians 2: 4 - 10
Luke 9:23

Matthew 28:18 - 20
Mark 16: 15 - 20
Luke 24: 46 - 48
Luke 10: 2
Matthew 24:14
Romans 8:29
Acts 2:44 - 47

You have received power! Use it!

Luke 5:8 - 11
2 Corinthians 8:9


9 February
Exodus 2:1 - 10
God is always at work around you.
He has been at work throughout history
Don't loose faith!

Exodus 1
A Pharoah who knew nothing of Joseph
Israelites enslaved

God invites you to become involved with Him in His work

Hebrews 11:23
Exodus 2:5
The moment of compassion changes everything

God's primary aim for your life is not about your comfort. It is about your character development.
God seeks your growth and maturity


16 February
Exodus 3
Exodus 4: 1 - 17
Experiencing God - Henry Blackenby
- God is always at work around us.
The Tree was not being consumed!

Leviticus 11:44

God persues a love relationship with you that is real and personal.
God speaks - by the Holy Spirit, the Bible, prayer circumstances
God invites you to become involved with Him in His work
God's invitation always leads to a crisis of faith

Exodus 3:13 - 15
Hebrews 13
Revelation 1:8

He is unchanging

Moses says that he can't do it - he's not eloquent
- The Lord says that He will help him.

You must make major adjustments in your life to join God in what He is doing.


23 February
Exodus 7 - 10
The Plagues
Pharoah: Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice?
- I don't care who He is.
The Plagues come - They demonstrated God's power
- In judgement on Pharoah.

1st Plague - Blood
Was Pharoah worshiping the river?
An affront to the Egyptian Belief System

2nd Plague - Frogs
Symbol of Fertility
Also worshipped by the Egyptians

3rd Plague - Lice, gnats, mosquitoes or sandflies
The magicians could not make them - It was beyond their power.
- They recognised that God was at work!

4th Plague - Flies
Another affront - the flies filled the land, except where the Israelites lived.

If Pharoah conceded to God - His power would be diminished.

5th Plague - Livestock Dead
Another blow against the Egyptian gods

6th Plague - Boils!
God hardens Pharoah's heart.

7th Plague - Hail
Pharoah weakened

8th Plague - Locusts

9th Plague - Darkness
Pharoah represented the sun god, Ra.
The Darkness defeated the sun god!

Exodus 20:8
What does it mean to you to keep the Sabbath?

The hardening of the heart
Free will
All choices have consequences

To begin with - Pharoah hardened his heart
- He was unrepentant

Romans 1

God confirmed Pharoah's choice.
- His officials saw a way out - but he didn't.

Reject hard hearted-ness!
- Have a soft heart!