season 03, 01.21 | (not the same) as it was

We have reached the final chapters of Exodus! Moses is leaving behind a legacy of law and obedience; his life represents sacrifice in service to God and a commitment to the rhythms and ways of God’s people. While his life is exemplary in many ways, he ultimately points us forward to the saving work of Jesus Christ. Tonight we take comfort in remembering the faithfulness of Jesus, that he has done the work of fulfilling every command given to Moses on our behalf. He is our assurance, our peace, and our clarity in all that we face.

season 03, 01.20 | bulls on parade

Moses has received instructions for creating a grand place to worship the LORD, but like the Creation story of Genesis, peoples’ need for control gets in the way. What are the things that we lean on, turning them into idols that cause us to miss the simplicity and beauty of the invitation from Jesus to be free? We explore this question by looking at a party, a Golden Bull, and our own hearts.

season 03, 01.19 | among us

As we move into chapters 24-31, we find that God desires to dwell among his people. It is this motivation that inspires him to instruct the people of Israel to build a Tabernacle – a home for the presence of God. As we explore the incredible detail, precision, and architectural specificity for this tent in the wilderness we will discover echoes of Jesus, his life, and the way he has made his home among us.

season 03, 01.18 | god’s maternal love

This is a short departure from our chronological Exodus study in honor of Mother’s Day coming up this weekend. We explore the way motherhood uniquely illuminates dimensions of God’s character, the way God purposefully chose maternal images , pictures and metaphors to describe and reveal God’s own posture and love for us, dignifying women and moms, and lastly, how healthy expressions of motherhood can provide us a window into God’s heart, enriching our own connection and relationship with God no matter who you are.

season 03, 01.17 | …and the law won

Tonight we are joined by law student Graham Stevenson to discuss the next section of law in Exodus (chapters 21-23). Then, we explore the way Israel was shaped by law, and we ask the question: what shapes each of us?

season 03, 01.16 | the ten commandments part 2: we belong to each other

Commandments 5-10 of the famous Ten Commandments focus on the way we relate to one another and what it really means to love our neighbor as ourself. Ultimately, they all point to how We Belong to Each Other. Tonight, we unpack the point of the Ten, and the challenge of the Two that Jesus boils them down to as we hit the halfway point in the book of Exodus.

THE 10 COMMANDMENTS: A VISION FOR A LIFE OF BELONGING TO GOD & BELONGING TO EACH OTHER

1. Put God first.  5. Honor and care for your family.
2. Worship God only. 6. Value life in all regards.
3. Revere God’s Name.  7. Stay true to covenants.
4. Recharge through drawing near 8. Don’t take what isn’t yours.
5. Honor and care for your family.  9. Stay in your lane.
  10. Love the life that you have.

season 03, 01.15 | the 10 commandments part 1: We Belong to god

In our fourth month of Exodus we encounter the Israelites as they enter their third month of this move to toward the Promised Land. Moses and a Cloud that is Yahweh deliver 10 famous Laws or Commandments to the people. In Part 1, we explore numbers 1-4 and they tell us loud and clear that We Belong to God.

season 03, 01.14 | stranger danger

Tonight, we find ourselves in chapter 18 with the reunion of Moses and his father-in-law, Jethro. Their interaction inspires us to reconsider our judgments of those outside our own tradition and familiarity, those that are different from us. We explore the way God uses the stranger or the outsider to teach, shape, and shepherd his people.

seson 03, 01.13 | Hope has a heartbeat

Today we celebrate that Jesus is alive! As we trace the events leading up to his death and resurrection, we see that the story of Exodus and the story of Easter boast of God’s saving power to make a way for his people when there seemed to be no way.  Resurrection is hope for life after death and for new life here and now, reaching into every dark corner of our world and our hearts. 

season 03, 01.12 | rhythms for the wilderness & today

Fifteen chapters into the book of Exodus and the Israelites are now a free people, no longer in Egypt and no longer enslaved. As God guides them along their way into the wilderness, he establishes some rhythms for their new life together as a free people. We explore how these rhythms are also for us today - for building a life of worship helping us to cultivate a deeper love for God, greater sensitivity to his Spirit, and more joy as he leads us from places of darkness and death to freedom, transforming us along the way.

season 03, 01.11 | running toward

The exodus is happening – finally! The Israelites trek toward the vague promise of a new land and are met by a pillar of cloud and smoke that becomes their guide. The beginning of this journey shows us the difference between running from something and running toward something as Israel gets led to the Red Sea with no place to go but into the impossible.

season 03, 01.10 | first things last

What does it mean that “We Belong to God”? As we continue in Exodus, we find the concept embedded in the story of Passover and freedom from slavery – that each of us is God’s and that it is something that matters more than we maybe ever imagined.

season 03, 01.09 | covered in blood

Tonight we explore the tenth and deadliest plague that initiated the Israelites escape from Egypt. We trace the inauguration of the Passover feast, learning the cost of rescue and the price of sin has always been blood. As we learn how deeply connected this first Passover is to the crucifixion of Jesus, we remember we are sheltered and reflect on what it means for us to be covered by blood. 

season 03, 01.08 | disruption, damage, & devastation

As we reach chapter 7, we approach one of the more infamous and gruesome parts of our story - the plagues. We explore the first nine plagues or rounds in this battle between the will of Pharaoh and the power of God. Paying close attention to their unique order and patterns in language, we discover that God does not compromise his integrity in delivering justice to Egypt but always couples his justice with mercy.

season 03, 01.07 | easy and light

Have you ever done the right thing at the wrong time? Chapter 5 opens us up to a look at the kind of life that was being offered to the Hebrew slaves in the actual act of leaving Egypt: freedom. Tonight we explore how, specifically, we are offered freedom in the easy and light teaching and example of Jesus today.

season 03, 01.06 | let’s get weird

Exodus is a story of deceit, danger, and death – written long ago likely after generations of handing it down orally. Sometimes, without further examination, things can seem a little strange. Tonight, seemingly out of nowhere, we find ourselves in one of those moments. As Moses and his family head back to Egypt tonight, Kindred Church, Let’s Get Weird.

season o3, 01.05 | Send someone else

Tonight we continue the conversation between Moses and God at the burning bush. We explore the relationship between identity and calling, what to do with our fear and hesitation, and how to discern what is only ours to do. Moses’ story assures us that even when we aren’t sure who we are, God knows who we are and who we can become.

season 03, 01.04 | the most reluctant convert

Moses is into his fourth decade chasing sheep as a shepherd when he meets the God of his people speaking from a strange fire. As he encounters the God that calls himself “I AM,” his “conversion” experience will come with a lot of reluctance and doubt. We meet this head-on with our own stories and struggles in the collision of Jesus, who tells us “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Tonight we connect the two ideas in one offer of freedom and real life.

season 03, 01.03 | loyalty & royalty in our dna

In week three of our study of Exodus, Moses, raised like royalty in Pharoah’s palace, awakens to the plight of his people enslaved in Egypt. He makes some big choices that lead to his exile and some huge life changes. At just the right time, when the exhaustion of his people was most intense, amid the changing political landscape, and a collective outcry to God activates the zakar of God … our story of Exodus is about to get really good.

season 03, 01.02 | watching, waiting, commiserating

Exodus is off to a fast start as we are confronted with a difficult passage that leads us to see the way God creates life out of death – it’s not always quick enough for us, but it always happens in the perfect way. The story of three anonymous women standing against the power of a god-King set in motion a plan to rescue God’s people from slavery and despair. We explore the acts of release and acceptance that work together still today to move us toward the heart of Jesus.

season 03, 01.01 | monsters and men

Tonight, we kick off our study of Exodus! As we meet an insecure Pharaoh determined to preserve his power and protect himself, we explore the way fear corrupts our hearts & our minds, and get curious about our own responses to fear and the hope we have to choose another way.