Steve PetchSunday 11th September 2011

“I am the LORD your God”

“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

Steve PetchSunday 11th September 2011

“I am the LORD your God”Part 1: The God of a Hurting People

Exodus 1v1 – 2v4

Who are these people?

JOSEPHBENJAMIN

ISHMAEL ISAAC

ESAU JACOB (ISRAEL)

ABRAM (ABRAHAM)

GADASHER

DANNAPHTALI

REUBEN, SIMEONLEVI, JUDAH

ISSACHAR, ZEBULUN

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

A hurting people:

1. Had they disobeyed God?

2. Had God abandoned them?

3. Had they missed the call of God?

No!

No!

No!

Why did this happen?

1. Recognise that it is a common experience for God’s people to suffer

2. Remember that a day of deliverance is coming

3. Come before God in persistent, honest prayer

4. Put your trust in the character of God

How should we respond when we are hurting?

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

Jesus experienced:

1. Recognise that it is a common experience for God’s people to suffer

2. Remember that a day of deliverance is coming

3. Come before God in persistent, honest prayer

4. Put your trust in the character of God

How should we respond when we are hurting?

Steve PetchSunday 11th September 2011

“I am the LORD your God”Part 1: The God of a Hurting People

Exodus 1v1 – 2v4