Sermons – Page 18 – Crabtree Church Harpenden

Abigail – makes peace

When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed down before David with her face to the ground. She fell at his feet and said: “Pardon your servant, my lord, and let me speak to you; hear what your servant has to say. Please pay no attention, my lord, to that wickedContinue reading “Abigail – makes peace”

Hannah – prays for a son

In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly. And she made a vow, saying, “LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of hisContinue reading “Hannah – prays for a son”

Ruth – Loyal to Naomi

But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Ruth 1:16

Deborah – leads her people

Judges 4:4 (NIV) Now Deborah, a prophet, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time.

God’s blessing requires obedience

Exodus is a story that started with persecuted slaves under the thumb of Pharaoh and ends with a free people under the guiding hand of The LORD their God.

The book ends with Gods glory filling the tabernacle, The LORD’s presence signified in the cloud covering the tent of meeting, daily guidance by the Lord, moving them on as they set out across the wilderness towards the promised land.

God has “activated” his promises to Abraham and moved his plan of salvation onwards. He has revealed himself to his people, rescued them and instructed them

God’s anger against sin

Exodus 32:1-10 (NIV) When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.”Aaron answered them,Continue reading “God’s anger against sin”

God’s dwelling with His people

Exodus 25:8-9 (NIV) “Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them. Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will show you.

God gives the Ten Commandments

Exodus 20:1-17 (NIV) And God spoke all these words:“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.“You shall have no other gods before me.“You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or inContinue reading “God gives the Ten Commandments”

God fights for His people

Exodus 17:10-13 (NIV) So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stoneContinue reading “God fights for His people”

Pentecost

Acts 2:1-4 (NIV) When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on eachContinue reading “Pentecost”