Join us as we explore the profound themes of the Book of Exodus, focusing on God's rescue, formation, and presence with His people. Discover how these ancient stories shape our understanding of salvation, identity, and God's ongoing work in our lives today.

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0:00 Welcome Back & Vacation Details

03:22 Introduction to the Book of Exodus

05:10 Themes of Rescue and Salvation in Exodus

15: 21 Formation of a New Identity

25:26 God's Presence and the Promised Land

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It’s incredible to see what God is doing in the world around us. And then to realize that he actually invites us to join him in HIS work…? Wow!! It was a fantastic conversation with Bethany as she shares her journey into see how God shows up with His work at her work. The hope is that her stories will spark your imagination as you notice where God is working and join Him there!

#John20

#JoinHim

In this episode, Matt talks with Haley to hear her stories of how she receives and shares God’s joy in her work as a community development consultant and local magazine publisher. Haley refuses to contain her relationship with Jesus to only certain contexts, but is looking for and seeing Him crashing into the world in all kinds of ways. You can find her on Instagram and online at inmyjoyfulera.com to learn more about her and the work she is doing in our community.

God’s design is to rescue, form, and commission a people to join him in unleashing His love into a love-starved world. This is a radical pictures painted for us in 2 Corinthians 5:14-21. It’s as if we are conduits of God’s love - He fills us and then moves through us into the world. Wow!!

Join us as we follow Jesus together!

What if you were just one big ear? Or one big hand? That would be crazy! The human body has many parts that need each other to function. Paul in both 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 12 talks about the Church as the body of Christ. We often pass over that metaphor with nodding approval and then move on. But what if he was serious? (Note: he IS) Let’s dive in together as we continue to explore Paul’s teaching in these passages. YOU ARE THE BODY OF CHRIST!

Jesus invites everyone to come to Him because He is humble and gentle. It turns out that Jesus is simply embodying the humble heart of God found throughout the story of Scripture, beginning in the very first chapter of the Bible. Out of His humility, God draws near, rescues, and dwells with us, inviting us into a way of life marked by humility and gentleness that He Himself embodies.

"Temples of the Ancient Near East" from Pentateuch and Joshua syllabus by Dr. David Dorsey (see attachment)

Jesus boils all of life down to one commandment: love God and love your neighbor as yourself. While profoundly simple, this can be challenging to live out, especially when we wonder who are our neighbors. While Jesus has everyone in mind, He is particularly concerned that we have compassion on those on the margins of society: the overlooked, downtrodden, and outcast.

Join us as we hear stories of compassion for others from our special guest Jim Hochberg and take a closer look at Jesus' separation of the sheep and the goats in Matthew 25:31-46 as we explore how we can care for our neighbors.

In Romans 12:1-2 Paul invites us to become living sacrifices who are transformed by the renewing of our minds. How is it possible to have a sacrifice that's alive? What does it look like for us to experience a transformation of our minds so that we receive God's extravagant love and join Him in His mission to draw all people to Himself through Jesus? Join us as we explore these questions and more in this episode!