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Steve Petch Sunday 11 th September 2011

“I am the LORD your God”. Steve Petch Sunday 11 th September 2011. “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me” Exodus 20 v 2-3. “I am the LORD your God” Part 1: The God of a Hurting People Exodus 1v1 – 2v4.

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Steve Petch Sunday 11 th September 2011

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  1. “I am the LORD your God” Steve Petch Sunday 11th September 2011

  2. “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me” Exodus 20 v 2-3

  3. “I am the LORD your God” Part 1: The God of a Hurting People Exodus 1v1 – 2v4 Steve Petch Sunday 11th September 2011

  4. Who are these people? ABRAM (ABRAHAM) ISHMAEL ISAAC ESAU JACOB (ISRAEL) REUBEN, SIMEON LEVI, JUDAH ISSACHAR, ZEBULUN DAN NAPHTALI GAD ASHER JOSEPH BENJAMIN

  5. A hurting people: 1. BETRAYAL 2. DISCRIMINATION 3. EVIL PLOTS 4. JOB FRUSTRATION 5. LOSS OF FREEDOM 6. DISAPOINTMENT 7. PHYSICAL PAIN 8. PERSECUTION 9. FEAR 10. CHILDLESSNESS 11. BEREAVEMENT 12. ABANDONMENT

  6. Why did this happen? • Had they disobeyed God? • Had God abandoned them? • Had they missed the call of God? No! No! No!

  7. How should we respond when we are hurting? • Recognise that it is a common experience for God’s people to suffer • Remember that a day of deliverance is coming • Come before God in persistent, honest prayer • Put your trust in the character of God

  8. Jesus experienced: 1. BETRAYAL 2. DISCRIMINATION 3. EVIL PLOTS 4. JOB FRUSTRATION 5. LOSS OF FREEDOM 6. DISAPOINTMENT 7. PHYSICAL PAIN 8. PERSECUTION 9. FEAR 10. CHILDLESSNESS 11. BEREAVEMENT 12. ABANDONMENT

  9. How should we respond when we are hurting? • Recognise that it is a common experience for God’s people to suffer • Remember that a day of deliverance is coming • Come before God in persistent, honest prayer • Put your trust in the character of God

  10. “I am the LORD your God” Part 1: The God of a Hurting People Exodus 1v1 – 2v4 Steve Petch Sunday 11th September 2011

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