Text: Genesis 21:14-20
Synopsis: When Hagar and her son Ishmael were dying of thirst in the desert, Ishmael cried out and God heard him, coming to their assistance. The story is notable in that Hagar, the mother, was weeping, but the passage does not tell us that her voice was heard. There was something about the cry of a child that touched the heart of God.
Text: Exodus 10:27-11:8
Synopsis: The first nine plagues sent against Pharaoh and Egypt were the river turning to blood, frogs, lice, flies, murrain of beasts, boils, hail, locusts, and darkness. It was an almost comical situation up to this point - though annoying, none of the plagues was life-threatening. However, after Pharaoh grew tired of the game everything turned deadly serious. Pharaoh chose to discontinue the contact with Moses, resulting in the devastating plague of the deaths of the firstborn children.
Some “play church” today, much like Pharaoh did with Moses, for a time. It is dangerous, however, to reach a place where you no longer want to see or hear the preached Word from the man of God.
Text: Matthew 17:14-21
Synopsis: A man came to Jesus requesting help for his son, who he called a “lunatick” in that he often fell into the fire and into the water. His experience is typical of that of the person who is away from God, in that they are often not in their “right mind” and therefore often find themselves burned by people and circumstances and drowning in their situation.
Text: Genesis 12:1-3
Synopsis: The Biblical land of Canaan is a type of perfection, reflecting times of perfect communion with God in our lives. It is easy for us to become too comfortable in a strange land (i.e., outside of Canaan, or God’s perfect will for us). We should never lose sight of the place God really wants us to be in relation to Him.
Text: John 1:19-21, 35-41
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Three questions were asked in our text:
A. Who are you? (In verse 19; their other questions ins verse 21 were variations of this same question)
B. What are you seeking? (In verse 38)
C. Where do you live? (In verse 38)