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This is a live question and answer time. Is the notion of God absurd?Why preach punishment?Does God reward bad behavior?Are there still prophets today?Is God violent?Is it wrong to do the sign of the cross?Does God still get angry at sin?Does God have literal hands, feet, a body?Did Moses really see God?Support the show (https://www.ccsrv.org/donate)

Live question and answer time!Is the notion of God absurd?Still prophets today?Does all sickness come from the devil?Is Christianity a result of brainwashing?Why is God not answering my prayers?Is God harsh?Is the Bible a "self-help" book?Is the Bible really a "good" book?Is the Bible sexist?Why so many different views of Christianity?Support the show (https://www.ccsrv.org/donate)

God isn’t finished showing His AWE to the worldIn fact, as amazing as it is, God is just getting warmed up•These first 6 plagues, they are like a pre-run stretch•This is the warmup shoot around - The is site-lap before the gate drops and the race really begins•This is the prelude before you start chapter 1 in a bookGod us just getting started here!•He is going to show the world His AWE as we finish up chapter 9•This is AWE FOR ALL TO SEESupport the show (https://www.ccsrv.org/donate)

God isn’t finished showing His AWE to the worldIn fact, as amazing as it is, God is just getting warmed up•These first 6 plagues, they are like a pre-run stretch•This is the warmup shoot around - The is site-lap before the gate drops and the race really begins•This is the prelude before you start chapter 1 in a bookGod us just getting started here!•He is going to show the world His AWE as we finish up chapter 9•This is AWE FOR ALL TO SEESupport the show (https://www.ccsrv.org/donate)

Pharaoh is going to deny the Lord again•A denial is the action of declaring something to be untrueWe say, how can that be?•Pharaoh, after 6 signs and wonders, he is going to harden his own heart for the 7th time•Refusing to acknowledge the Lord, denying what God is requesting him to dooRefusing to let the people gooChoosing unbeliefoDecided to say in his own heart, God is not true…And for the first time in this sequence of events through the plagues•We are going to read that God is going harden Pharaoh’s heart•God is going to confirm what Pharaoh has been doing himself through all of the evidence, all of the outpouring of God’s AWE•After making it clear God is the Lord•Pharaoh takes all of that AWE and will Deny it again and there will be consequences for thatSupport the show (https://www.ccsrv.org/donate)

Pharaoh is going to deny the Lord again•A denial is the action of declaring something to be untrueWe say, how can that be?•Pharaoh, after 6 signs and wonders, he is going to harden his own heart for the 7th time•Refusing to acknowledge the Lord, denying what God is requesting him to dooRefusing to let the people gooChoosing unbeliefoDecided to say in his own heart, God is not true…And for the first time in this sequence of events through the plagues•We are going to read that God is going harden Pharaoh’s heart•God is going to confirm what Pharaoh has been doing himself through all of the evidence, all of the outpouring of God’s AWE•After making it clear God is the Lord•Pharaoh takes all of that AWE and will Deny it again and there will be consequences for thatSupport the show (https://www.ccsrv.org/donate)

After defining AWE• After demonstrating AWE• It is time for God to Declare that all of this AWE belongs to HimThat is what we will see in the text this morning• This is God declaring now, openly, He is the source of AWE that is happening in Egypt• He is the culmination of all things AWEPharaoh’s own brightest and best minds are going to come to this same conclusion in the text before usSupport the show (https://www.ccsrv.org/donate)

After defining AWE• After demonstrating AWE• It is time for God to Declare that all of this AWE belongs to HimThat is what we will see in the text this morning• This is God declaring now, openly, He is the source of AWE that is happening in Egypt• He is the culmination of all things AWEPharaoh’s own brightest and best minds are going to come to this same conclusion in the text before usSupport the show (https://www.ccsrv.org/donate)

I am truly in AWE of the Lord our God •I’m in AWE of who He is•In AWE at what God does•And I mean that in every sense of the definition This is what I mean•This is what AWE is:•A feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonderThat is what it means to say, I am in AWE of God•I have a reverence, an admiration for Him•A great respect for Him, He astonishes me•He is AWESOME!Support the show (https://www.ccsrv.org/donate)

I am truly in AWE of the Lord our God •I’m in AWE of who He is•In AWE at what God does•And I mean that in every sense of the definition This is what I mean•This is what AWE is:•A feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonderThat is what it means to say, I am in AWE of God•I have a reverence, an admiration for Him•A great respect for Him, He astonishes me•He is AWESOME!Support the show (https://www.ccsrv.org/donate)

But what they’re going to miss is that things are going to get worse before they get better•And that happens “sometimes”I added this word “sometimes” here in title •Because it doesn’t always happen that way!This is not a law like sowing and reaping•That is a law that God has established in His creation, what we sow, what we plant that is what we will reap, harvest •This is not the law of gravity - Those are laws, that is a truth - This is notIt is not true that 100% of the time, things HAVE to get worse before they get better•But “sometimes” they doSupport the show (https://www.ccsrv.org/donate)

But what they’re going to miss is that things are going to get worse before they get better•And that happens “sometimes”I added this word “sometimes” here in title •Because it doesn’t always happen that way!This is not a law like sowing and reaping•That is a law that God has established in His creation, what we sow, what we plant that is what we will reap, harvest •This is not the law of gravity - Those are laws, that is a truth - This is notIt is not true that 100% of the time, things HAVE to get worse before they get better•But “sometimes” they doSupport the show (https://www.ccsrv.org/donate)

Moses is not brimming with confidence at this point•He is not overzealous to go and do what God calling him to go and do•He is not ready to shout it from the rooftops that God has just met with him on the mountain•But he is moving forwards, he will obey the Word of the Lord…With all that in mind•Look at what we are told happens nextSupport the show (https://www.ccsrv.org/donate)

Moses is not brimming with confidence at this point•He is not overzealous to go and do what God calling him to go and do•He is not ready to shout it from the rooftops that God has just met with him on the mountain•But he is moving forwards, he will obey the Word of the Lord…With all that in mind•Look at what we are told happens nextSupport the show (https://www.ccsrv.org/donate)

That is what we will talk about this morning•Moses’ response to all of this•It is this beautiful reluctance…”kind of”That is why there’s a question mark at the end of this title•Because Moses’ response… it is definitely beautiful in parts•The questions he asks, the answers God givesoThey are amazing verses in our Bibles, I’m glad that he asks them!Support the show (https://www.ccsrv.org/donate)

That is what we will talk about this morning•Moses’ response to all of this•It is this beautiful reluctance…”kind of”That is why there’s a question mark at the end of this title•Because Moses’ response… it is definitely beautiful in parts•The questions he asks, the answers God givesoThey are amazing verses in our Bibles, I’m glad that he asks them!Support the show (https://www.ccsrv.org/donate)

That is what we will talk about this morning•The call and commission God gives Moses•We’re going to see that it’s a 3-part commission•What God is going to ask/call Moses to dooIt has three parts and we will break those downAnd then, after that•Now that Moses is no longer self-sufficient, self-confident, full of his own strength•Now he is most useable by GodoBecause in our weaknesses, God is able to show Himself strong oMoses is now readyAnd God is going to show him a greater strengthThe source of his strength, the source of oursSupport the show (https://www.ccsrv.org/donate)

That is what we will talk about this morning•The call and commission God gives Moses•We’re going to see that it’s a 3-part commission•What God is going to ask/call Moses to dooIt has three parts and we will break those downAnd then, after that•Now that Moses is no longer self-sufficient, self-confident, full of his own strength•Now he is most useable by GodoBecause in our weaknesses, God is able to show Himself strong oMoses is now readyAnd God is going to show him a greater strengthThe source of his strength, the source of oursSupport the show (https://www.ccsrv.org/donate)