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At Calvary Chapel Worship Center we teach through the Bible chapter by chapter, verse by verse.

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Matthew 6:10, Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 
 
1. That is a right prayer request. But have you ever wrestled with knowing God’s will? 
2. Tonight, we are going to look at a thought-provoking passage in Exodus to discover important principles to help us know God’s will and follow Him more closely. 
 
Exodus 13:17-22 
 
Context 
1. After ten plagues, Pharaoh finally broke and told Moses to lead Israel out of Egypt. 
2. Approximately 2 million Israelites God led out of Egypt along with animals and some Egyptians. 
 
I. God’s Way is Always the Right Way (17-20) 
 
Psalm 107:7, He led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city for a dwelling place. (NKJV) 
 
A. Even when God’s way is the long way (17a) 
 
ILLUS – The beauty of GPS 
 
1. God did not take Israel by the quickest route. 
a. Sometimes the fastest way is not the best way route for God’s people. 
b. Sometimes the quickest way is not the easiest way for God’s people, though, it may appear to be at first. 
2. God has a goal for His people: 
a. To get His people to the right place, the right way, at the right time. 
b. God selects the best path to accomplish what would not be accomplished if He led us by a faster route. 
3. And many faith-inspiring events that we treasure as we read God’s Word would have been lost if God had taken Israel by a different route. 
 
1 Corinthians 10:1-4, For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; and all ate the same spiritual food; and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ. 
 
ILLUS – Faith-inspiring event at UW Husky Stadium 
 
APPL – When the road gets long and you feel like your life is falling apart, remember, God will never lead you the wrong way. Have faith. 
• Do not runaway, fret, complain, or grumble. 
• Cast your cares upon the Lord because He cares for you. 
 
1 Peter 5:7, casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you. 
 
Transition – Not only does God know the right way, our heavenly Father knows us. . . 
 
B. God knows our frame (17b-20) 
1. Not only did God want Israel to experience victories with Him, He also wanted them to avoid potential threats to their young faith. 
a. Israel had been enslaved in Egypt for over 400 years. 
b. They were beaten down by life in Egypt. 
c. If God took Israel by the fastest route, they would have been confronted by the Philistines. 
d. They were not ready for war with the Philistines and would have run back to Egypt in fear. 
2. God did not want His people running back to Egypt, back to a familiar place, back to the land of slavery. 
 
Psalm 103:13-14, Just as a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him. For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust. 
 
APPL – It is so heartbreaking to watch people we love run back to harmful relationships or destructive habits when facing a new battle. 
• God wants all who are made in His image to walk in freedom, not live in bondage. 
• So sometimes God will lead us away from those things that will be too much for us because our faith needs to be strengthened. 
• But if you are tempted to run back to those harmful things, give God room to move. 
• God will always provide a way of escape. 
1 Corinthians 10:13, No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, that you may be able to endure it. 
. God is With Us Every Step of the Way (21-22) 
A. The Pattern: God leads, we follow 
1. God is the ‘Initiator’ and we are the ‘responders’. 
 
Isaiah 65:1, I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said, “Here am I, here am I.” 
 
1 John 4:19, We love, because He first loved us. 
 
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Matthew 6:10, Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

1. That is a right prayer request. But have you ever wrestled with knowing God’s will? 
2. Tonight, we are going to look at a thought-provoking passage in Exodus to discover important principles to help us know God’s will and follow Him more closely.

Exodus 13:17-22

Context
1. After ten plagues, Pharaoh finally broke and told Moses to lead Israel out of Egypt.
2. Approximately 2 million Israelites God led out of Egypt along with animals and some Egyptians.

I.  God’s Way is Always the Right Way (17-20)

Psalm 107:7, He led them forth by the right way, th

Exodus 13:17-22 | Following God | Matthew Dodd

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Exodus 4:1-17 | No More Excuses | Matthew Dodd

Revelation 20:4-15 | The Second Coming of Jesus Christ - 2 | Rich Jones

Exodus 10:21-29 | Defeating the Darkness | Matthew Dodd

Genesis 11:27-12:4 | An Undivided Heart | Matthew Dodd

Revelation 14:7-16 | The Second Coming of Jesus Christ | Rich Jones

John 4:1-30 | How to Refresh Your Soul | Rich Jones

Exodus 14:1-16 | Between a Pharaoh and a Red Sea | Matthew Dodd

Romans 7:14-25 | Victory Over Helplessness | Shawn Dean

Jeremiah 15:16 Devotional

Exodus 6:28-7:7 | Breaking Free from Fear | Matthew Dodd

1 Corinthians 2:6-16 | The Wisdom of God - Part 2 | Shawn Dean

1 Corinthians 1:18-31 | The Wisdom of God - 1 | Shawn Dean

James 3:13-17 | Living Wisely | Shawn Dean

Revelation 18:1-11 | The Mystery of Babylon | Rich Jones

Revelation 14:9-20 | God's Promise of Rest | Rich Jones

Exodus 17:8-16 | Defining Moments | Matthew Dodd

Ephesians 3:8-21 | How to Strengthen the Inner Man | Rich Jones

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Stubbornness can be funny and cute when a child is young but not so cute when they grow older. 
2. In fact, a person can be so hard-hearted, that their story is tragic. You look at their life and wonder, “What will it take for this guy or gal to get it?” “How bad do things have to get before they hit rock bottom?” 
3. Tonight, we are going to study a truly tragic character, Pharaoh. 
4. As we examine his life, we will discover the “Symptoms of a Hard Heart” and also learn God’s remedy to reverse the diagnosis. 
 
Exodus 7:14-25 
 
Context 
1. This is a new section in Exodus where God brings judgments called plagues upon Egypt. 
2. God’s purpose behind the plagues: 
a. Reveal Himself as the Lord of all creation 
b. Reveal that Egypt’s gods were false 
c. Bring Israel out of Egypt and into the Promised Land 
 
I. Symptom #1 – Pride (14-19) 
 
A. “It’s all about me!” 
1. The word translated “stubborn” literally means “heavy, dull, or weighed down” because of pride. 
Psalm 10:4, In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him, in all his thoughts there is no room for God. (NIV) 
 
2. God confronted Pharaoh because he refused to let Israel go. 
3. God confronted Pharaoh through Moses to demonstrate His superiority over Pharaoh, his magicians, and their gods. (Staff into snake, 8:13) 
 
APPL – Pride seeks two things: 
• Glorify self. 
• Gratify self. 
 
APPL – Pride is not liberating, it is debilitating. 
• When a person is filled with pride they are weighed down with self. 
• Their focus is ME, ME, ME. 
 
APPL – When people are “full of themselves” they become dull to the things of God. 
• Dullness leads to spiritual blindness. 
• They become blind to the warning signs; that there is danger ahead. 
• God warns them because He cares for them. 
 
Jonah 4:11, And should I not have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know the difference between their right and left hand? 
 
Ezekiel 33:11, “As I live!” declares the Lord God, “I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil ways!” 
 
APPL – Pride can even infect the church. 
 
3 John 9, I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not accept what we say. 
 
ILLUS – The late A.T. Robertson once wrote an article about Diotrephes for a religious publication. 
 
4. Two things are important to remember when pride fills our hearts: 
a. God always wins. 
b. God is always opposed to the proud. 
5. God sent Moses and Aaron to confront Pharaoh at the Nile in the morning. 
6. Religious ceremonies were often held at the Nile and Pharaoh led many of them. 
 
Expressions from Hymn of the Nile, “The bringer of food, rich in provisions, creator of all good, lord of majesty, sweet fragrance…” 
 
Transition – What was the Lord declaring to Pharaoh? “Life is not about you, Pharaoh. . .” 
 
B. Life is all about God 
1. God is our true source of blessing. 
 
James 1:17, Every good thing bestowed and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation, or shifting shadow. 
 
2. All things were created by Him and for Him. 
 
Colossians 1:16, For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all things have been created by Him and for Him. 
 
3. When a person knows that God is their ultimate good, gratitude and humility fill their heart. God blesses thankful and humble hearts. 
 
James 4:6, God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble. 
 
II. Symptom #2 – Stubbornness (20-22a) 
 
A. “It’s my way or the highway!” 
1. Before their eyes, the Nile was literally changed to blood. (20) 
2. Result: 
a. The fish died, and the drinking water was tainted. 
b. The Nile was foul-smelling. 
3. Egyptians worshipped gods associated with the Nile. 
a. Isis was considered the goddess of the Nile. 
 
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Stubbornness can be funny and cute when a child is young but not so cute when they grow older. 
2. In fact, a person can be so hard-hearted, that their story is tragic. You look at their life and wonder, “What will it take for this guy or gal to get it?” “How bad do things have to get before they hit rock bottom?”
3. Tonight, we are going to study a truly tragic character, Pharaoh. 
4. As we examine his life, we will discover the “Symptoms of a Hard Heart” and also learn God’s remedy to reverse the diagnosis.
  
Exodus 7:14-25

Context
1. This is a new section in Exodus where God brings judgments called plagues upon Egypt.
2. God’s purp

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