Sep. 15, 2024

Background:

• Moses was saying to God: Show me your glory
• The people were worshipping idols
• More than 3000 people were killed on that day
• Moses was speaking with God about what things would look like going forward
• Miracles don't produce great faith
• Faith must be rooted in more than the miraculous, but rooted in the Word
• What we need after a disaster is presence

Key Sermon Points:

• We've seen so much of God's mercy
• Everyone is worshipping something or someone: we must decide to worship the King, who is worthy of all glory and worship
• We need a Guide because even if he gives us a map we still wouldn't know where we are going
• God is our Guide
• Moses wanted the promise of God's presence
• God is everywhere at the same time, but not in the same way
• Sometimes God is present to bless, to convict, to promote, to judge
• We have to learn to celebrate and worship God no matter the condition
• We must worship even if we don't feel like it and no matter who is around...we must learn to bless the Lord no matter what
• God told Moses that he would go with him, but Moses asked God to consider his nation
• Moses said to God to give him a new covenant...and to show him God's glory
• Sometimes we need a little encouragement in order to go a little further
• We can't look at God without filters because we wouldn't be able to stand it (God has no beginning or ending; God is greater and larger than anything we know...so we must look at Jesus in order to encounter God)
• We need a perspective
• God didn't give Moses what he asked for, but what he needed
• After disaster, the presence of God makes the difference for how we handle the future
• Sometimes we just need a glimpse to keep going
• Sometimes we can't experience the ram unless we go where God would have us to go
• Sometimes we have to go to the place of sacrifice in order to see God's provision
• The reason that we can go forward after disaster is because the glory of God, Jesus, has given us the ability to keep going