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Examining the last three Ten Commandments.“You shall not steal.“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.“You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.”
Examining the last three Ten Commandments.“You shall not steal.“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.“You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.”Also, we say farewell to Blaine & Rose Schwartz as they head to Alaska!
The fifth, sixth, and seventh commandments of Exodus 20 are God's way of rebuilding humanity by restoring the essential institutions of authority, life, and marriage. These laws point to the necessity of a Savior - Jesus - illustrating how the gospel provides the grace and transformation needed to move beyond human failure toward holiness in Christ.
(Also includes an update from South Africa and a word from JJ Van Heerden for our church.)We explore the third and fourth commandments in Exodus 20, which challenges us to honor God by how we carry His name, and to trust God's provision rather than relying on endless personal labor. True rest is found not in human achievement or performance, but in entering the finished work of Jesus Christ.
The Ten Commandments—especially the third and fourth—are not merely rules but the fruit of a heart that loves God. They call us to reorient our hearts toward Him, remembering our identity as His representatives and His role as our ultimate provider. Misusing God's name is less about specific words and more about dishonoring Him through our actions, while remembering the Sabbath means ceasing our own striving to trust in His finished work and provision, cultivating a posture of gratitude.
The Ten Commandments are a reflection of God's redemptive grace and character rather than a legalistic checklist for earning favor.
Mount Sinai is the moment God established a covenant with Israel, showing us that His grace and salvation through the blood precedes any laws or commands. God's primary purpose for His people is not just to provide blessings or deliver them from trials, but to draw them into an intimate, relational knowledge of Himself.
"The Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.” (Exodus 17:16.)Israel begins to face giants... and so do we.
“The Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.” (Exodus 17:16.)The battles with giants begin.
Who is the Holy Spirit? How can we encounter and experience Him? Is His empowering something all Christians can expect?What about “Charismania”? What about speaking in tongues?These questions, and more, are answered in our resource on knowing the Holy Spirit.This book is also available in print at our campuses, and as a PDF download at hoperocktx.substack.com.CHAPTERS:(00:00) - God, The Holy Spirit (Introduction)(02:40) - A Baptism For All(06:29) - Who Is The Holy Spirit?(11:50) - How The Bible Speaks Of The Holy Spirit(14:17) - In Union With God(15:42) - The Presence of God In Our World(16:42) - Bringing This Love To The World(17:33) - What Does It Mean, Then, To Have A Relationship With The Holy Spirit?(21:35) - How Does The Holy Spirit Work In Our Lives?(23:56) - Experiencing The Holy Spirit(27:51) - The Promised Renewing(30:14) - Renewing Even Of Our Material Life(33:49) - The Holy Spirit is More Than Doctrine, Programs, Teaching(34:42) - The Spirit And The Word(43:33) - The Spirit Given To You(44:07) - Baptism In The Spirit For Empowerment(47:06) - Baptism As A Pickle Makes Sense Of This(49:41) - Signs And Power(53:26) - A Continual Immersion(55:07) - A Fruitful Life(58:45) - Surrendering To The Spirit(01:00:45) - Further Questions & Answers(01:00:48) - How Do I Receive All This?(01:02:16) - Does Someone Have To Pray For Me To Experience The Holy Spirit In My Life?(01:04:05) - What About Charismania?(01:08:09) - What About Cessationism?(01:11:10) - What About Speaking In Tongues?(01:22:15) - What About Mysticism?(01:24:28) - Cultivating Our Relationship With The Holy Spirit
Crises reveal our true heart and trust in God. But Jesus Christ is our ultimate spiritual rock and provider of all those in need!
“They tested the Lord by saying, ‘Is the Lord among us or not?'”(vs 7)How many times have you said or thought the above? When we find ourselves in tough situations, even though the Lord has brought us through before, we still so often question whether He really was with us all this time!As we continue in the book of Exodus, we are being challenged with how we view God's provision, presence, and power. But there is always hope, for the Lord's grace has no end!
Shifting from a mindset of control and grumbling to one of daily dependence on God's provision.
God rains down “bread from heaven, and the people go out and don't know what it is, giving it the name “manna” which is literally the word for “what is it?”In this, God challenges our hearts around provision - and also reminds us that He has provided the "Bread of life", Jesus, for our salvation.
We explore the story of the Israelites in the wilderness, and see how dangerous bitterness is. But we can apply the gospel to overcome it. Only through the cross can our hearts be transformed from bitter to sweet.
If only we had died by the Lord's hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.” It doesn't take long for Israel to begin to grumble! But the testing has now arrived. What do the stories of the bitter waters and the Desert of Sin have to say to us, today?
God's rescue leads to praise; motivating us to move toward the inheritance God wants us to take.
As we look at the parting of the Red Sea we see that God often orchestrates difficult situations to reveal His power and truly save His people.
God's guidance - even when difficult - maximizes His glory.
The Lord brings the Israelites right to the edge of the Red Sea, and promises to fight for them.
Celebrating the amazing victory that Jesus achieved!
Pharaoh's arrogance is going to cost him, and God is about to reveal just how much. But not only that, God is about to reveal the Passover - what Jesus did on the cross. And so as we approach Good Friday next week, we start getting a sneak peek on what God is up to behind the scenes in the epic showdown of Exodus.
Pharaoh's arrogance is going to cost him, and God is about to reveal just how much. But not only that, God is about to reveal the Passover - what Jesus did on the cross. And so as we approach Good Friday next week, we start getting a sneak peek on what God is up to behind the scenes in the epic showdown of Exodus.
God manifests His power and mercy through the plagues, dismantling Egypt's false systems to prove His sovereignty. Through this, we are challenged to surrender completely rather than negotiating with God. True deliverance is found in Jesus Christ, the ultimate lamb who absorbed wrath to bring freedom.
Flies, boils, and all the livestock dying. The plagues continue.
Glenn van Rooyen (NCMI team, Cornerstone Church, South Africa) encourages us on finding hope and purpose in a spiritual wilderness by looking at Ezekiel 47. God brings life to dead places!
God, through Moses, publicly exposed the false authorities and spiritual systems of Egypt by dismantling them through plagues. We see that God is a merciful God who strips away what enslaves us to restore His rightful place on the throne of our hearts.
The showdown between Moses & Aaron, and Pharoah, begins!
Exodus now moves into a long, “boring” genealogy.But wait… is it really boring? Or are there some hidden gems here that will have us sit up in wonder?
Frequently, we're tempted to avoid the geneologies in scripture like in Exodus 6:14-30. But let's examine this one more closely as it says a lot more than we might initially realize!
No matter our mistakes, the Lord will ensure that His call and His promises will stand.
No matter our mistakes, the Lord will ensure that His call and His promises will stand.
ust when the story seems to be moving toward confrontation with Pharaoh, Exodus gives us one of its most shocking moments.Exodus 4:24 (ESV): “At a lodging place on the way, the LORD met [Moses] and sought to put him to death.”What? Join us this week as we look at this rather odd portion of the Exodus story!
An absolutely pivotal moment even in the history of humankind occurs to Moses at the burning bush… as God Himself reveals His name for the first time, and the release of the Israelites - signaling the release of humankind from slavery to come - is set in motion.
An absolutely pivotal moment even in the history of humankind occurs to Moses at the burning bush… as God Himself reveals His name for the first time, and the release of the Israelites - signaling the release of humankind from slavery to come - is set in motion.
We continue our Exodus, covering Exodus 2:1-22.Gather the family around the Word at home! It's a great opportunity to also break bread together! We've put together a list of discussion questions you can also go over if you'd like:1. How are you living out your Christianity?2. What is coming out of your private time with the Lord?3. What are your eyes of faith seeing?4. How is God positioning you to be a “deliverer” to those around you?5. Are you running ahead of the call of God in your life? If so, how?6. What does your wilderness season look like? What lessons are you learning?Remember to keep each other in prayer and we'll see you after the thaw!
The strategy of the enemy is to always put us under taskmasters and oppression. But with the Spirit, we will still continue to multiply and trust God to take us out of slavery. But we can't walk the safe road - we must walk the road of faith.
Pharoah commands all the male children be killed.
God's promises never fail!
The book of Exodus is full of drama, intrigue, adventure, supernatural events, and God's grace and power! So we've gone for an Indiana Jones theme to represent it! And it really is going to be an adventure!2026 will not be a year of shrinking back. It will be a year of coming out of fear, out of limitation, out of old labels, out of small thinking, and out of Egypt! God is leading us into a year of:new ground,new areas of faith, new miracles,new doors for mission and expansion,new clarity, andfresh anointing! And just as Israel discovered in its Exodus, God does His greatest work not when circumstances look easy, but when His people choose to trust Him.
The book of Exodus is full of drama, intrigue, adventure, supernatural events, and God's grace and power! So we've gone for an Indiana Jones theme to represent it! And it really is going to be an adventure!2026 will not be a year of shrinking back. It will be a year of coming out of fear, out of limitation, out of old labels, out of small thinking, and out of Egypt! God is leading us into a year of:new ground,new areas of faith, new miracles,new doors for mission and expansion,new clarity, andfresh anointing! And just as Israel discovered in its Exodus, God does His greatest work not when circumstances look easy, but when His people choose to trust Him.
Finding contentment in all circumstances in the hope of Christ and the coming Kingdom!
Finding contentment in all circumstances in the hope of Christ and the coming Kingdom!
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