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 Rather than asking ‘what is God’s will for my life?’ we should start by asking ‘what is God’s will for his own life?” and seek to align our lives with his redemptive plan.

In the finale to the book of Exodus, the glory of God fills the tabernacle. How does God's glory intersect our lives today?

Our perception of who God is affects everything. God proclaims his goodness to Moses, giving us a true view of his character.

Moses' tent of meeting shows us what it means to be empowered by the presence of God in our lives.

We may not bow down before a statue like the Israelites did, but we still have plenty of golden calves in our lives. 

The Sabbath is an invitation into the restfulness of the trinity.

Exodus 28 gives us a very detailed look at the garments that Aaron and his descendants would wear as priests of God. But more than just fashion advice, this passage gives us a peek into the role of the priest, and by extension, the role of Israel as a kingdom of priests. 

The tabernacle was the place where God’s presence resided among Israel, and the overlapping sphere of heaven and earth. Jesus came as the true and living tabernacle and has now made the church his tabernacle, where the Spirit of God dwells in our midst.

Should Christians today follow the Ten Commandments verbatim? This message explores how we should interpret and apply the Ten Commandments in view of Jesus.

When God descended upon Mt Sinai he revealed his holiness to Israel and they trembled. We worship the same God today.

Mt Sinai was the place where God entered into an official covenant relationship with Israel. His faithfulness to that covenant, despite Israel's disobedience, reveals the character of God.

Jethro's conversion story in Exodus 18 is the first description in the Bible of a non-Israelite becoming a follower of Yahweh. It reveals God's heart for the nations and calls us to share his redemptive story with others. 

God fights for his people, but works through the frail arms of an eighty-year old man. This shows us something about the way God works in the world today, especially through the prayers of his people.

This message explores a biblical perspective on homosexual relationships by examining one of the key Scriptural texts on the topic: Romans 1:26-27

Jesus give some pretty radical demands for those wanting to become his disciples – renouncing family and giving up all worldly possessions. Does being a disciple really mean severing families ties and taking a vow of poverty?

Psalm 137 contains one of the most graphically violent verses in the Bible, making it offensive to many readers. And it raises the difficult question of whether vengeance is part of God’s character. Is God vengeful, and if so, what implications does that have for us?

This Bible story reads like a children’s fairy-tale gone horribly wrong. But placed within the biblical narrative it points to a much bigger story of hope and blessing.

God's provision of manna in the desert is a signpost to Jesus, who is the true manna from heaven. God gives us Jesus to satisfy our ultimate hunger, and reshapes our perspective on our daily bread.

The crossing of the Red Sea is a foreshadowing of our salvation in Christ, and gives us great hope for troubled times in the present.