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The contest between God and Pharaoh only intensifies as God send frogs and gnats. For the first time thus far, Egypt's best magicians are unable to reproduce the miracle but yet Pharaoh's hart remains hardened. Join the Pastors as they explore these introductory plagues, and we might learn from them upon closer inspection. Thank you for joining us, we sincerely help that this study encourages you...

To whatever extent the Westminster Catechism emphasizes the severity of humanity's sin problem, it equally emphasizes the world changing significance of Jesus Christ. Join Pastors Clint and Michael as they explore some of the creed's deep theological foundation in the truth and promise of Jesus and its continuing significance for our personal faith. Buy It Here You can also download a PDF version...

It is no accident that the first plague turns the mighty Nile, the very symbol of Egyptian might and the place where the Pharaoh had the Israelite children killed, into a river of blood. God's judgement against the Pharaoh is only beginning and the first symbol of blood is a foreboding precursor of God's judgement to come. Thank you for joining us, we sincerely help that this study encourages you...

Moses and Aaron finally make their presentation to Pharaoh along with miraculous signs and the confrontation begins. Unsurprisingly, he refuses to let the people go and the path is set for the ultimate showdown between God and Pharaoh. Thank you for joining us, we sincerely help that this study encourages you in your understanding of the Bible. Please be sure to share this with anyone who you thin...

Moses continues to doubt that he will be able to convince Pharaoh to let God's people go and simultaneously, the author of Exodus throws in a genealogy... Why? And what can we learn from what, on the surface, may appear to be such persistent doubt and random turns in the story? Thank you for joining us, we sincerely help that this study encourages you in your understanding of the Bible. Please be...

This passage emphasizes the mountaintop experience of God promising Moses that he will deliver the people of Israel from the oppressive hands of the Egyptian Pharaoh, while also descending into the dark depths of the broken human soul when the downtrodden people of Israel fail to believe it. Thank you for joining us, we sincerely help that this study encourages you in your understanding of the Bib...

Full disclosure, when it comes to the gravity of our deepest sinfulness, the Westminster Catechism doesn't mince words. Westminster paints a picture of human sinfulness that goes far deeper than the things that we simply do wrong (or fail to do right). It finds our deepest sinfulness at the very core of our orientation to God, and it insists that there isn't a single person who is spared from its...

The situation gets worse as the people of Israel realize that Moses and Aaron have made their situation worse and not better. As the situation heats up, Moses voices his frustration to God and creates a cycle of frustration, complaint, and salvation that will return many times in the book of Exodus. Thank you for joining us, we sincerely help that this study encourages you in your understanding of...

When Aaron joins Moses, he speaks to the people, and they respond with rejoicing and worship God. On the other hand, when Aaron and Moses come before Pharaoh, his heart becomes hardened, and he intensifies the pain and suffering for the people. Each step in the story comes one step closer to a showdown between the God of Israel and the god of Egypt. Thank you for joining us, we sincerely help that...

When God sends Moses to Egypt, he predicts that he will harden Pharaoh's heart and that he will ultimately require the lives of the first-born sons of Egypt. But then, suddenly, the story takes a VERY strange turn when God tries to kill Moses and is only stopped by the quick thinking of his wife. Join the Pastors as they try to make sense of these whiplash Exodus stories and what it has to teach u...

For Moses, the struggle isn't identifying God's will, it is accepting it. Today, he asks God for a signs to give the people of Israel in case they doubt his story. God ultimately gives him 3. At the end of all of it though, Moses finally asks God, "please send someone else." Join the Pastors for another conversation as they explore Moses' life changing encounter for God and what all of us might le...

In order to understand God, we must also understand what he does. This section of the Westminster Catechism describes how God must be understood both as creator and providential ruler. This two-fold affirmation reveals a God who created all things with a purpose but who is also intimately involved in that creation to redeem and sustain. Buy It Here You can also download a PDF version of the Shorte...

What starts as a surprise encounter at a burning bush now turns to one of the most consequential revelations of God in the entire Old Testament. Moses asks who he should tell the people sent him to them and God gives him his name, "I am." Join the Pastors as they explore the ongoing significance of this name then and even now. Thank you for joining us, we sincerely help that this study encourages...

In one of the most pivotal revelation moments in the entire Old Testament, Moses hears the voice of God from a burning bush. Join Pastors Clint and Michael as they begin to unpack this life-changing story and its ongoing influence for thousands of years. Thank you for joining us, we sincerely help that this study encourages you in your understanding of the Bible. Please be sure to share this with...

When Moses runs from Egypt, he runs from his entire known life. When Moses runs, he runs away from his dual identity as Egyptian and Hebrew. When Moses marries a Midianite, he settles down in a new kind of life, maybe even hoping that he could leave it all behind. But amidst it all, God hears the cries of his people and little does Moses know that he will soon be a critical part of the rescue plan...

When Moses sees and Egyptian striking a Hebrew, Moses strikes the Egyptian to death. When Moses sees a Hebrew striking another Hebrew, he comes to the life changing realization that is wholly at home with either his kinsfolk or his adoptive family. Moses ends this scene alone, at the edge of a well, with the open question if there is anything, or anyone who will take him in. Thank you for joining...

The Westminster Catechism starts with the fundamental assumption that every person has a calling to know God and to enjoy him forever. That calling then leads us to a fuller understanding of who God is and how he has chosen to reveal himself. These first six questions may be short, but they open a window to a uniquely Reformed theology while simultaneously affirming the universal church's professi...

The story of Moses' birth is so much more than just an incredible story. It symbolizes God's ability to create new moments from difficult circumstances and, simultaneously, it unambiguously shows that God is able to rule and overrule the kingdoms and powers of the world. Moses means, "drawn out" and his birth starts God's plan to rescue the Israelites out from Egyptian control. Thank you for joini...

When Shiphrah and Puah stand up to Pharaoh God blesses them. That said, when Pharaoh realizes that the people continue to grow in strength and number, he calls upon the entire nation to destroy their boy children. Amidst the deepening atrocities, the people of Israel stand in even greater need of rescue, foreshadowing God's unforeseen coming plan of salvation. Since we are just starting this journ...

When two women fear God more than they fear Pharaoh, they stand up to power and therefore change the course of history. Today we meet Shiphrah and Puah, whose bravery and strength of faith challenged the most powerful man on earth. Since we are just starting this journey together, be sure to share this with anyone who you think might be interested in joining us. If you want to subscribe for future...

When Pharoah discovers that the people continue to grow in strength and number, he begins to persecute them horribly. Each passing verse makes it clear that the situation is becoming more and more dire for the people of Israel and sets the story on course for a collision between Pharoah and the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Since we are just starting this journey together, be sure to share thi...

Today the Pastors kick off a new study of the Westminster Confession. There may not be another confession of faith that has had more of an impact on either Presbyterians in particular or the protestant church in America more broadly. Today, the Pastors explore the history and significance of the confession for modern Christians. If you are interested in picking up a copy of the Confession for your...

In just one sentence, the entire story of Exodus changes. Before this moment, Egypt was a place of safety for the Israelites but after it, Egypt was a place of captivity. In Genesis, Pharaoh had experienced the power of God and stood in awe, but in Exodus, the new Pharaoh had forgotten God and ruled as a tyrant. This pivot in the story, marks a pivot in history and it leads to one of the most asto...

All it takes to summarize Genesis is seven verses. Join the Pastors as they explore how just a few words can set the context for the entire story of the people of Israel to follow. Since we are just starting this journey together, be sure to share this with anyone who you think might be interested in joining us. If you want to subscribe for future episodes, go to our website pastortalk.co . Pastor...

Today, the Pastors begin a brand-new study on the book of Exodus! This study, a continuation of the Genesis study , shifts focus from the Patriarchs to the nation of Israel as a whole. Today, the Pastors explain why Exodus was so unique in its importance to the earliest Christians and why a contemporary study is of utmost importance to everyone seeking to grow in their faith and discipleship. Sinc...