Exodus 7-10 Sermon Notes

Pastor Joe Valenti Exodus 7:14–24 ‌Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is hardened; he refuses to let the people go. Exodus 7:14 ‌I believe that God making Pharaoh’s heart hard is actually God’s mercy to Pharaoh – it is GOOD for Pharaoh. A better way to understand this phrase “hardness of heart” is […]

Exodus 7-10 Sermon Notes

Pastor Rick Duncan God’s people had been in Egypt for 400 years. At first they were welcomed, but then they became slaves. God promised to rescue them and take them to their Promised Land. He sent a deliverer, Moses. But instead of letting the people go, Egypt’s king, Pharoah, made things more difficult than ever […]

Exodus 7:1-13 Sermon Notes

CVC Elder Kyle Gustafson Comparison of texts: Reference and Concept Linked references Exodus 6:28-30 (“I am of unclean lips”) Exodus 6:10-13 Exodus 7:1 (“Make you like God”) Exodus 4:16 Exodus 7:3 (“Harden Pharoah’s heart”) Exodus 3:19, 4:21 Exodus 7:4 (“Great acts of Judgement”) Exodus 3:20, Exodus 4: 1-9, Exodus 6:6 Exodus 7:5 (“Knowing the LORD”) […]

Exodus 6 Sermon Notes

Pastor Rick Duncan We’re going to explore a verse today that says that the people of God in Old Testament days experienced a “broken spirit.” We’ll see why. But for now, just know that God’s people today still can experience a broken spirit.  We long to see God at work in our world. We long […]

Exodus 5 Sermon Notes

Pastor Joe Valenti In chapter 5 we finally get the showdown with Pharaoh that we’ve been waiting for. Look back at Exodus 3 to see the instructions given by God. …you and the elders of Israel shall go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has […]

Exodus 4 Sermon Notes

Pastor Dean Siley Moses’ 5 Negative Feelings Moses’ Negative Feeling #1 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”  Exodus 3:11 God’s Answer #1 – I will be with you. He said, “But I will be with you, and this shall be […]

Exodus 3 Sermon Notes

Introduction to Exodus 3 Moses lived as a prince of Egypt for his first 40 years. He has seen an Egyptian taskmaster abuse a Hebrew slave. He decided to take justice into his own hands and killed the abuser, the Egyptian. But the Hebrew people rejected his leadership.  So, Moses fled 200-300 miles across the desert to a place in the Arabian Peninsula called Midian. There, he met Zipporah, the daughter of a priest named Jethro. He married Zipporah and started a family. And Moses was […]

The Angel of the Lord

by Rick Duncan Jesus said, “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about Me.” John 5:39 Jesus said, “And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.” Luke 24:27 Christophany. […]

Exodus 2 Sermon Notes

God promises Abraham 4 things: ‌Presence → that God will be with him ‌People → that his family/descendants would be more numerous than the stars. ‌Place → A land specifically set apart for this people to live and thrive. ‌Program → through this family the entire world would be blessed At the end of Genesis, […]

Exodus 1 Sermon Notes

Here’s a brief recap of Pastor Rick’s sermon notes from Sunday, September 10. “When God’s People Are Oppressed” “Injustice may bend you, but it need never break you.” “God brings us to the valleys of oppression to bring us through the valleys of oppression.” *** If you are the oppressor, be warned. If you are […]

Every Life Matters

By Pastor Rick Duncan Below is a link to the message “Every Life Matters”, taught by Pastor Rick Duncan in November, 2017. He recommended this as a next step resource from his message at Cuyahoga Valley Church on Sunday, July 30.