This is our ninth week in the book of Exodus, a book all about God’s mission to redeem a people for His Kingdom in this world.

This is also the third week of Lent, the 40 days leading up to Easter where we prepare our hearts to remember and celebrate Jesus’ death and resurrection. A couple good resources for this season include this recent blog by Joel Limpic and The Christian Year. Here’s how you can prepare for our service together this week:

1. Read through our text, Exodus 6:14–7:7.

Here we come across our first genealogy in the book of Exodus. Although genealogies have a reputation for being boring and challenging to read, they actually play a significant role in the narrative.

First, the genealogy connects the story to real, ordinary, Hebrew families. This is not a fictional story about some mythical hero. It’s a story about real people, real families, and what God did to deliver them from evil and to make them into His People. Second, the genealogy serves to connect Moses and Aaron to the broader story of God. This genealogy picks up from the genealogies in Genesis that go all of the way back to Adam and Eve, reminding us of God’s promise that an offspring of the woman will come to crush the head of the serpent and restore God’s blessing to the world (Genesis 3:15). Moses and Aaron stand in continuity with that promise, and the evil reign of Pharaoh stands in continuity with the serpent as the enemy of God and His people.

Though the people of God have suffered greatly, God again promises that He will deliver them and crush His enemies under His feet.

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 90:1–2; 12

All Creatures Of Our God And King (William Henry Draper, St. Francis of Assisi arr. The Christian Year)
Yet Even Now (Joel Limpic)

CONFESSION OF SIN: From The Worship Sourcebook:

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: 1 Peter 1:3–5

Living Hope (Brian Johnson, Phil Wickham)

GREETING, SERMON, RESPONSE, & COMMUNION

O Come To The Altar (Brock, Brown, Furtick, and Joye)

VOCATION COMMISSIONING: FINANCE

Your Labor Is Not In Vain (Wendell Kimbrough, Isaac Wardell, Paul Zach)

We continue this week in Exodus; week 8. In brief, Exodus is all about God’s mission to redeem a people for His Kingdom in this world.

This is also the second week of Lent, the 40 days leading up to Easter where we prepare our hearts to remember and celebrate Jesus’ death and resurrection. As a reminder, The Christian Year is a Park Church Music project that provides an artistic accompniament to the historical church calendar with songs, visual art, and prayers for the season. See our resources for Lent here. Here’s how you can prepare for service this week:

1. Read through our text, Exodus 5:22–6:13.

For Moses, the reality of Pharaoh’s intensified brutality seemed incongruent with God’s plan. But the Lord had already said that this would take place (vv.4:21). Rather than rebuking Moses for his questions, the Lord reiterated His own covenant promise that He had made long ago to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He promised that He would free them from their slavery with great acts of judgment, and He would lead them into their own land where He would dwell with them as their Lord and Redeemer. But the deflated morale of the Israelites and of Moses outweighed their confidence in the Lord’s promise. Nonetheless, the Lord had promised, and He would be faithful.

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 46

Take A Moment (Will Reagan)
How Great Thou Art (Stuart K. Hine arr. Citizens)

CONFESSION OF SIN: From The Worship Sourcebook:

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Ephesians 1:7–10

Rising Sun (Leslie Jordan, Kyle Lee, David Leonard, Paul Mabury)

GREETING, & CHILD DEDICATIONS

SERMON, RESPONSE, & COMMUNION

Steadfast (Leslie Jordan, Sandra McCracken, Joshua Silverberg)
Yes And Amen (Anthony Brown, Chris McClarney, Nate Moore)

We’re in our seventh week in the book of Exodus at Park Church. In brief, Exodus is all about God’s mission to redeem a people for His Kingdom in this world.

This week is also the first Sunday of the season of Lent. Lent is the 40 days leading up to Easter wherein we prepare our hearts to remember and celebrate Jesus’ death and resurrection. Learn more about the season and explore some practical ways to observe it here at our recent blog post. Here’s how you can prepare for this Sunday:

1. Read through our text, Exodus5:1–6:1.

Moses and Aaron go before Pharaoh in the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, demanding that he let the people of Israel go. So begins the confrontation between the Lord and the oppressive ruler of Egypt. Pharaoh’s response is not entirely unexpected. He basically says, “Who’s Yahweh, and why should I listen to Him?” Additionally, instead of responding favorably to the demands of Moses and Aaron, Pharaoh responded by escalating his brutal treatment of the Hebrew people.

Not surprisingly, the people of Israel grew angry with Moses and Aaron. Their plan had apparently backfired, only causing their suffering at the hands of the Egyptians to increase. Moses responded to this anger with his own outburst toward God, circling back to his initial faithless questioning of God’s power and reliability. The Lord assures Moses that His purposes have not changed (vv.4:21)—the hardness of Pharaoh’s heart has set the stage for a shocking showcase of God’s power.

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 145:13–14

Yes And Amen (Anthony Brown, Chris McClarney, Nate Moore)
Yet Even Now (Joel Limpic)

CONFESSION OF SIN: From Prayers for Lent and Holy Week by David N. Mosser:

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Isaiah 53:4–5

His Mercy Is More (Matt Boswell, Matt Papa)

GREETING, SERMON, & COMMUNION

It Is Well With My Soul (Horatio G. Spafford, Philip P. Bliss)

CHURCH PLANT COMMISSIONING

All Glory Be To Christ (Dustin Kensrue arr. King’s Kaleidoscope)

We’re in week six of Exodus. In brief, Exodus is all about God’s mission to redeem a people for His Kingdom in this world. Here’s how you can prepare this week:

1. Read through our text, Exodus 4:1–31.

God had revealed Himself to Moses in power and called Moses to be His messenger to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt. But Moses lacked faith that things would unfold the way that God had said. First, he questioned whether or not people would believe him or even listen to him. The Lord responded to this fear by giving Moses three powerful signs that He could use to support the veracity of His claim that he was a messenger of God. Second, Moses questioned his own ability to perform that task due to his weaknesses as a communicator. The Lord responded by declaring His sovereign power as his Creator, and His ability to strengthen Moses for the task that He was calling him to perform. Yet again, Moses resisted in fear, pleading to the Lord to send someone else. This time, the Lord grew angry with Moses’ faithless resistance, yet He still partially acquiesces to Moses request, telling Moses that his brother Aaron can act as Moses’ mouthpiece. Finally, Moses yielded to the Lord and began his journey back to Egypt.

Along the way, the Lord intervened in surprising ways reminding Moses of His covenant commitment to Israel as His “firstborn son” and of the conditions of His covenant with Israel. After Moses met with Aaron, they spoke to the people of Israel, and the people believed and worshipped God.

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 90:1–2

The Lion and the Lamb (Brenton Brown, Brian Johnson, Leeland Mooring)
Praise To The Lord The Almighty (Joachim Neander, Catherine Winkworth)

CONFESSION OF SIN: Matthew 7:24–27
ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Psalm 62:5–8

On Christ The Solid Rock (William Batchelder Bradbury and Edward Mote, arr. Austin Stone)

GREETING, SERMON, RESPONSE, & COMMUNION

This Is My Father’s World (Maltbie Davenport Babcock, arr. Gungor)
Jesus Is Better (Aaron Ivey, Brett Land)

BENEDICTION

This is our fifth week of Exodus at Park Church. In brief, Exodus is all about God’s mission to redeem a people for His Kingdom in this world. Here’s how you can prepare for our time together this week:

1. Read through our text, Exodus 3:1–22.

It was 40 years since Moses settled in Midian, and he was an 80-year-old man when God intervened in His life with one of the most powerful stories of the Bible. While shepherding a flock through the wilderness, the LORD appeared to him in the form of a burning bush and called Moses to speak with Him. The passage is bursting with themes that are foundational for our knowledge of God. First, He is holy, which means He is set apart as uniquely powerful and pure. His Holy presence is both captivating and terrifying. Second, He is the God who reveals Himself to His people. He reveals to Moses His covenant name, Yahweh, which indicates His mysterious and eternal existence (“I AM WHO I AM”). He is the God who was, and is, and ever shall be. Third, He is the God who speaks and acts with sovereign power, faithfulness, and compassion to redeem His covenant people and to draw them into His presence. Fourth, He is the God who calls His people to trust in His power and to participate in His mission to redeem the world for His glory.

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Isaiah 6:1–3

Great Is The Lord (Joseph Pat Barrett, Daniel Bashta, Ben Smith)
What A Beautiful Name (Ben Fielding, Brooke Ligertwood)

CONFESSION OF SIN: From The Worship Sourcebook:

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Hebrews 10:19–23

Come Behold The Wondrous Mystery (Michael Bleecker, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa)

GREETING, SERMON, & RESPONSE:

O Come To The Altar (Brock, Brown, Furtick, and Joye)

COMMUNION

Heart Of God (Aodhan King, Jonas Myrin)

VOCATIONAL COMMISSIONING

Your Labor Is Not In Vain (Wendell Kimbrough, Isaac Wardell, Paul Zach)

BENEDICTION

It’s week four of Exodus at Park Church. In brief, Exodus is all about God’s mission to redeem a people for His Kingdom in this world. Here’s how you can prepare for our time together this week:

1. Read through our text, Exodus 2:23–25.

The previous ruler of Egypt died, and the people of Israel were suffering and desperately crying out for help and deliverance. The passage gives us unique insight into the heavenly realm where we see God paying attention to the cries of His people. God heard their groaning, indicating His care about their suffering. He remembered His covenant with Abraham, referring to His promise to make this His offspring into a great nation, to give them the land of Canaan, to bless them, and to make them a blessing to all nations. This promise is far from their current experience, and God saw the situation of His people and responded with deep concern and love. This short paragraph sets the stage for the whole story of deliverance that will follow, where God will show His power to redeem a people for His Kingdom.

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 96:2–9

Great Is The Lord (Joseph Pat Barrett, Daniel Bashta, Ben Smith)
Rock Of Ages (Mary Elizabeth Byrne, Eleanor Henrietta Hull, arr. Charlie Hall)

CONFESSION OF SIN: Adapted From The Valley of Vision:

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Romans 8:14–17

No Longer Slaves (Joel Case, Jonathan David Hesler, Brian Johnson)

GREETING, SERMON, & RESPONSE:

Through And Through (Will Reagan)

COMMUNION

Before The Throne Of God (Charitie Lees Bancroft, arr. Shane & Shane)
Jesus What A Savior (Kirby Kaple)

BENEDICTION

We’re in week three of our study of the book of Exodus. Exodus is all about God’s mission to redeem a people for His Kingdom in this world. Here’s how you can prepare this week:

1. Read through our text, Exodus 2:1–22.

Into this this dark scene of death comes a beautiful ray of hope—a Hebrew woman who risked her life to preserve her newborn baby boy. She made a basket and put him in the river hoping against all hopes that he could somehow be spared from the death that surrounded her people. The baby was found by none other than Pharaoh’s own daughter who had compassion on him and decided to raise him as her own son. She named him Moses, which means “to draw out.” This would be the one that God would use to draw His people out of slavery and into His presence.

Years later, when Moses was grown, he saw the oppression of his own people, and he took vengeance into his own hands, killing an Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew man. When this became known, Pharaoh sought to kill Moses, so Moses fled to the land of Midian. While sitting at a well in Midian, he protected seven daughters of a Midianite priest from a group of threatening shepherds. The scene closes with Moses settling with this Midianite family, marrying one of the sisters, Zipporah, and starting a family with her in Midian.

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 86:8–10

The Lion and the Lamb (Brenton Brown, Brian Johnson, Leeland Mooring)
Great Are You Lord (Jason Ingram, Leslie Jordan, David Leonard)

CONFESSION OF SIN: From The Worship Sourcebook:

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: From Romans 8:1, Colossians 1:13–14:

Cornerstone (Bradbury, Liljero, Morgan, Mote, Myrin)

GREETING, SERMON, & RESPONSE:

Your Name Is Good (Psalm 54) (Joel Limpic, Scott Mills)

COMMUNION

Blessed Assurance (Fanny Crosby, Phoebe Palmer Knapp)
Living Hope (Brian Johnson, Phil Wickham)

BENEDICTION

It’s week two of Exodus. The book of Exodus is all about God’s mission to redeem a people for His Kingdom in this world. Here’s how you can prepare this week:

1. Read through our text, Exodus 1:7–22.

A new Pharaoh rises to power in Egypt who didn’t know the story of Joseph’s deliverance of Egypt. He saw the people of Israel as a growing threat to His own Kingdom. Because of this fear, the new Pharaoh enslaved the people of Israel and subjected them to oppressive burdens. But the the more the Hebrews were oppressed, the more they multiplied. Pharaoh then escalated his oppressive treatment of the Hebrews, commanding their midwives to kill Hebrew sons as soon as they were born. When this plan was foiled by the faithful midwives, he commanded all of the Egyptians to take every son that was born to the Hebrews and throw them in the Nile. Far from a thriving Kingdom, the people of God are enslaved to overwhelming burdens and surrounded by death—they are desperate for deliverance.

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Isaiah 41:10

Oh God (Zach Bolen)
How Firm A Foundation (Author Unknown)

CONFESSION OF SIN: From The Worship Sourcebook:

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: From Isaiah 43:1–3

Blessed Be Your Name (Beth Redman, Matt Redman)

GREETING, SERMON, RESPONSE, & COMMUNION

In Tenderness (Garvey, Gordon, Walton arr. Brian Eichelberger)
Living Hope (Brian Johnson, Phil Wickham)

BENEDICTION

We thrilled to begin a new series this Sunday in the book of Exodus. Exodus will take us through the spring and early summer, breaking for three months for Christ in the Psalms and a brief topical series before picking back up in September to take us to Advent. Get comfortable! The book of Exodus is all about God’s mission to redeem a people for His Kingdom in this world and we’re excited to get started learning together. Here’s how you can prepare for this week:

1. Read through our text, Exodus 1:1–7.

The story begins where Genesis ended: Jacob (Israel), his sons, and their families (70 people in all), have come to Egypt under the care of Joseph, one of the twelve sons of Israel. By God’s sovereign grace, and through much suffering, Joseph had come into a position of power in Egypt and was able to create a space for his family to grow and thrive under his protection. Even after Joseph and his generation had died, the people of Israel continued to be “fruitful,” to “multiply,”and to “fill the land.” This is a direct reference to the mission of God’s people repeated throughout Genesis. But as much as they were able to grow in Egypt, they were still in a foreign place, with a foreign ruler, and foreign gods—a far cry from the life that God had promised to their forefather Abraham.

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Exodus 15:11, 13

The Lion And The Lamb (Brenton Brown, Brian Johnson, Leeland Mooring)
Praise To The Lord The Almighty (Joachim Neander, Catherine Winkworth arr. Citizens)

CONFESSION OF SIN: Psalm 32:1–4

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Psalm 32:5–7

What A Beautiful Name (Ben Fielding, Brooke Ligertwood)

GREETING, SERMON, & RESPONSE

Your Name Is Good (Psalm 54) (Joel Limpic, Scott Mills)

COMMUNION

Heart Of God (Aodhan King, Jonas Myrin)
Man Of Sorrows (Matt Crocker, Brooke Ligertwood)

BENEDICTION