5:16 Podcast

We will be kicking off the next section of Exodus (chapters 20-24) this Sunday (9am, 10:45am). In this 13-week series, we will be covering the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20), the Book of the Covenant (Exodus 21-23), and the ratification of the Mosaic covenant (Exodus 24).  This is a vital part of Scripture to understand! Not only because of the foundational aspects of the Ten Commandments but also b...

Pastor Ken Courville teaches through Exodus 19. 

Pastor Bill teaches on Exodus 18. 

This week we will be exploring Exodus 17:1-16 together, Winning Our Battles. There's a quote that I like that goes something like this: "Be kind because everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." It is attributed to all kinds of different people (which means no one really knows who said it) but regardless of who said it, it conveys a lot of truth. We are all fighting some kind of...

This week we will be exploring Exodus 16:1-36 together, Receiving Our Daily Bread. Manna. What is it? Actually, that is not just a question but an answer. In Exodus 16, Israel is still in the wilderness, still facing difficulties, still complaining to Moses and Aaron. The cycle has begun and it will continue for the next 40 years. Discomfort. Discontent. Grumbling. Grace. Growth.  Well, that last...

Grumbling in The Wilderness | Exodus 15 

This Sunday, May 17 (9am, 10:45am), we will pause our sermon series through the book of Exodus for our 516 Vision Sunday. Each year, around May 16, we take time to focus on our vision as a church to be a community of Christ in order to reach our community for Christ. It is a chance to remember what the Lord calls us to as a local church. We are to be a Christ-centered, truth-proclaiming, loving-on...

This week we will be exploring Exodus 15 together, Singing Praises to the Lord! Israel just walked through the Red Sea...on dry ground! Can you imagine walking through the Sea with a wall of water on both sides of you? It would be like going through an aquarium where all the fish are not behind glass but swimming in the water right next to your face! On top of that, Israel watched as Pharaoh'...

This week we will be exploring Exodus 14 together, "Experiencing God's Miracle." Do you need a miracle? Often we find ourselves in impossible situations. Life becomes overwhelming. Circumstances seem to be closing in and the way forward seems hopeless. Fearful and stressed, we tend to cry out to God and lash out at others all at the same time. After all, we have to find someone to b...

This week we will be exploring Exodus 13 together, Following God.  Following God. That's what it all boils down to, doesn't it? He is the Shepherd. We are the sheep. He loves us. We love Him. And in loving Him, we trust Him and follow Him. He knows the way forward, we do not.  Exodus 13 sits right in the middle between the redemption in Exodus 12 and the start of the journey into the wil...

This Sunday, April 19 (9am, 10:45am), we are excited to have Dr. David Klingler as our guest speaker. Dr. Klingler will be speaking from the book of Proverbs, Don't Be a Fool! David Klingler is the professor of Bible Exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary. He is also the host of the Teach Me the Bible podcast. In his college days, David played quarterback for the Houston Cougars (1988-91)...

Pastor Ken Courville teaches on Exodus 12:28-51.

Exodus 12 introduced us to the Passover Lamb. It is the blood of the Passover lamb that averts God's judgment and brings salvation and redemption to His people.  But the theme of the Lamb does not begin in Exodus 12. It begins in Genesis with Adam, Abel, and Abraham. And the theme of the Lamb does not end in Exodus 12. Rather it runs throughout the rest of Scripture, pointing to Jesus Christ...

This week we will be exploring Exodus 10:1-11:10 together, Facing the Judgment of God. Within redemption, there is judgment.  To be delivered, something has to be defeated.  To be set free, something has to be overcome.  For Israel to be liberated from bondage, Egypt and its gods had to be judged.  Against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord! (Exodus 12:12b) This Sunday, w...

This week we will be exploring Exodus 12:1-38 together, Applying the Blood of the Lamb. Passover is one of the oldest, continuously celebrated rituals in world history. For close to 3500 years, Jews have met together as families to remember God's deliverance from the bondage of Egypt and His provision of the Passover lamb.  And every time we celebrate communion, we are joining them in this re...

This week we will be exploring Exodus 8:20-9:35 together, Knowing that He Is the Lord! I originally titled this week, Confronting the Gods of Egypt, Part II. But since most sequels are not that good, I decided to change the title. 🙂 Actually, as I studied this week, I was reminded again of the primary purpose of the ten plagues. By this you shall know that I am the LORD! (7:17) This is Life 101....

This week we will be exploring Exodus 7:8-8:19 together, Confronting the Gods of Egypt. We are all pretty familiar with the ten plagues. Their decimation of Egypt is one of the most well-known parts of the book of Exodus. Blood. Frogs. Gnats. Flies. Pestilence. Boils. Hail. Locusts. Darkness. Death of the firstborn. It reads like the apocalypse...and makes great special effects in the movies! But...

This week we will be exploring Exodus 6:1-7:7 together, Getting Back on Track. Have you ever messed things up in a big way? Have you ever felt like you drifted so far from the Lord that you didn't know how to get back? Have you ever been disappointed in God? These can be common experiences in the Christian life.  When things don't go according to plan...or God doesn't come through i...

This week we will be exploring Exodus 5 together, "Making Things Worse." Have you ever tried to do something for the Lord and things got worse rather than better? Moses went through this exact experience. God called him to confront Pharaoh and to deliver the Israelites out of Egypt. Moses didn't want to do it. He made as many excuses as possible to get out of the assignment. When th...

This week we will be exploring Exodus 4 together, Making Excuses. Excuses. We are pretty good at them. If we failed to do something that we should have done...or if we don't want to do something that we should do...then you can bet that we can find a pretty good excuse to absolve ourselves or avoid the situation altogether. It's a human trait that has been with us since mankind fell into...

This week we will be exploring Exodus 3 together, Encountering God. Has your life ever been interrupted? Have you ever been on a path that suddenly took a quick detour?  For most of us, we like routine. We like knowing where we are going. We like for our lives to match up with our expectations. And we would like for God to agree with our plan and not throw us for a sudden loop. In Exodus 3, Moses...

This week we will be exploring Exodus 2 together, Crying Out for Redemption. Most of us are familiar with the story of Moses. We have either seen Charlton Heston in the Ten Commandments or the animated The Prince of Egypt or one of the more recent adaptations of Moses' life. But surprisingly, as important as Moses is in the history of Israel (and in the history of the world), the Bible only s...

This week we will be exploring Exodus 1 together, Living in Bondage.  Exodus begins where Genesis ends. Israel is in Egypt, living in the land of Goshen, under the protection of Joseph, prospering and multiplying. But as time goes on, things begin to change.  A new Pharaoh arises and stirs up fear, hatred, and opposition to the Israelites. Suddenly God's people are despised, enslaved, and eve...

I am excited to jump in to this study through the book of Exodus. After a year and a half in Genesis, then it only makes sense to continue the story in Exodus.  Exodus reveals the character of God. Pharaoh's question in Exodus 5:2 is the question that the book answers: "Who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, nor will I let Israel go."...

This Sunday, January 11 (9am & 10:45am), Pastor Zach will conclude a two-week mini sermon series on What Happened After Christmas? Last week, we saw what happened after Christmas while Jesus was still a baby. This week, we will examine what happened after Christmas when Jesus became a boy. In this week's passage (Luke 2:41 -52), we will get a unique glimpse into Jesus' childhood. Jes...