Moses

Moses – Seeker of God

Mar 9 2018

Moses – Seeker of God

(audio sermon by Gary Sampson)

God spoke to Moses face to face as one speaks to a friend. Moses knew Him as both Saviour and Friend. He sort after God as both. We should too.

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Immersed in the Name

Jun 21 2013

Immersed in the Name

When Jacob wrestled with God he asked God for his name. But God replied “Why do you ask my name?” (Gen 32:29). At the burning bush Moses asked God for his name and God said “I AM WHO I AM” (Ex 3:14). And then he said “Say to the Israelites ‘THE LORD (Yahweh), the God of your fathers – the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob – has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever”(Ex 3:15).
Jacob and Moses heard God speak under different circumstances. Jacob had just received a blessing from a divine being that he had wrestled with in the dark and he wanted to know who it was. This is understandable. In ancient times gods was associated with specific powers. Some gods brought strength for war, others brought power for fertility, yet others brought material prosperity. Jacob wanted to know who was blessing him. But this divine being was not any divine being, More

I AM on the Cross

Apr 9 2012

I AM on the Cross

Exodus 3.1-20

Moses was raised Egyptian. He knew he was Israelite and that Israelites worshipped the God of Abraham. But he had no reason to do so himself. The burning bush was a wake-up call; a personal encounter with the God of Israel. It changed Moses forever. Perhaps a personal encounter got you too?
After some deliberation Moses accepted God’s call to deliver Israel. When he asked whom he should say sent him, God says he should simply say ‘I AM has sent me to you’. Initially this sounds strange, but we need to understand Moses’ situation. More