Exodus 15:22-18:27: Are We There Yet?
Sermon Overview
3 Big Ideas
God’s patience with our grumbling
God’s provision for his people
God’s purposes in trials
Trial 1: No Water (15:22-27)
Trial 2: No Food (16:1-36)
Trial 3: No Water (Again)(17:1-7)
Trial 4: Amalek (17:8-16)
Trial 5: Leadership limitations (18:1-27)
Reflection
Read Deuteronomy 8:1-10. How does this text relate to this sermon text? How does this passage shed light on God’s purposes in trials?
What does grumbling reveal about our hearts? What are some situations or circumstances in which you are tempted to grumble?
Read John 6 and 1 Corinthians 10:1-10. What do these Old Testament stories teach us about Christ?