Live Free Church Podcast

The Making Of Moses

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2026 36:15

What happens when our zeal to fix things comes from our own strength and timing instead of God's?In this powerful message from Exodus 2, we see Moses — gifted, educated, powerful, and full of compassion for his people — take matters into his own hands. He kills an Egyptian, assumes his brothers will recognize him as their deliverer, and ends up fleeing for his life into the wilderness of Midian. What looks like total failure becomes the very place where God begins to shape him.Through this story, we discover a profound truth: Our giftedness is never enough apart from God's timing and power. God sovereignly uses our failures, seasons of rejection, and wilderness obscurity to strip away self-reliance and teach us to depend on Him completely — all while faithfully hearing the cries of His people and remembering His covenant promises.

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Looking For A Deliverer

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 37:05

What do you do when evil seems to have the upper hand?In the opening chapters of Exodus, God's people are enslaved, oppressed, and facing genocide under a fearful Pharaoh. Yet in the middle of darkness, God begins His rescue plan in the most unlikely way — through a tiny baby floating in a basket on the Nile River.In this first message of our new series “The Gospel According to Moses,” we explore Exodus 1–2:10 and discover:The historical background of how Exodus begins after 400 years of silenceHow God sovereignly works through weakness, fear, and even the enemy's own householdWhy a baby in a basket points us to the greater Deliverer — Jesus ChristThis powerful story reminds us that God delights to save His people through unlikely means and that His power is made perfect in weakness.If you're facing oppression, fear, or feel powerless today, this message will strengthen your faith and point you to the ultimate Rescuer.

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Looking For A Deliverer

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 37:05

What do you do when evil seems to have the upper hand?In the opening chapters of Exodus, God's people are enslaved, oppressed, and facing genocide under a fearful Pharaoh. Yet in the middle of darkness, God begins His rescue plan in the most unlikely way — through a tiny baby floating in a basket on the Nile River.In this first message of our new series “The Gospel According to Moses,” we explore Exodus 1–2:10 and discover:The historical background of how Exodus begins after 400 years of silenceHow God sovereignly works through weakness, fear, and even the enemy's own householdWhy a baby in a basket points us to the greater Deliverer — Jesus ChristThis powerful story reminds us that God delights to save His people through unlikely means and that His power is made perfect in weakness.If you're facing oppression, fear, or feel powerless today, this message will strengthen your faith and point you to the ultimate Rescuer.

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Looking For A Deliverer

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 37:05

What do you do when evil seems to have the upper hand?In the opening chapters of Exodus, God's people are enslaved, oppressed, and facing genocide under a fearful Pharaoh. Yet in the middle of darkness, God begins His rescue plan in the most unlikely way — through a tiny baby floating in a basket on the Nile River.In this first message of our new series “The Gospel According to Moses,” we explore Exodus 1–2:10 and discover:The historical background of how Exodus begins after 400 years of silenceHow God sovereignly works through weakness, fear, and even the enemy's own householdWhy a baby in a basket points us to the greater Deliverer — Jesus ChristThis powerful story reminds us that God delights to save His people through unlikely means and that His power is made perfect in weakness.If you're facing oppression, fear, or feel powerless today, this message will strengthen your faith and point you to the ultimate Rescuer.

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The Unexpected Servant Who Bears Our Sorrows

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2026 33:50

Have you ever felt invisible, overlooked, or buried under sorrow? In this powerful message, we discover the shocking truth of Isaiah's Suffering Servant—the Messiah who arrives not as a majestic king, but as an ordinary "man of sorrows" who willingly carries our griefs, sins, and brokenness. Through substitutionary suffering, Jesus was pierced for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities, and by His wounds we are healed (Isaiah 53:5).This isn't just ancient prophecy—it's the gospel that meets us exactly in our weakness, proving God's grace breaks in through the ordinary and the hurting. If you're carrying pain, rejection, or failure today, Jesus the Man of Sorrows draws near to bear it all.

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The Face Of Fear

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2026 32:33

What happens when fear takes over and makes God's promises feel impossible? In Numbers 13, the Israelite spies saw real giants... but fear turned them into grasshoppers in their own eyes—and it almost cost them everything.In this message, we explore:How fear physiologically and spiritually reframes reality (magnifying threats, minimizing God's faithfulness)Why "fear not" is the Bible's most repeated commandHow the gospel dethrones fear and reframes our identity in Christ

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