Sermons at Graham Emmanuel

God Consecrates Israel | Exodus 19:9-25

Before God gives the Law to Moses on Mount Sinai, He commands that Israel be consecrated. Another word for “holy” to be consecrated means to be pure and set apart, and the consequences are literally life and death. Find out why God calls Christians to be consecrated and what it means to live a holy life for Christ on Earth.

God’s Covenant with Israel | Exodus 19:1-9

As Israel arrives at Mount Sinai, God makes a covenant with the people. This covenant promises that if the people obey His Word, they will be His people and represent His glory and holiness to each other and to the entire world. For those in Christ Jesus who by faith have been “grafted in” to God’s plan that started with Israel, it means that the Church, likewise, has been saved for a purpose. Join us to find out how to live out that purpose as a church.

Jethro Advises Moses to Appoint Judges | Exodus 18:13-27

During Moses’ visit with his father-in-law, Jethro advises Moses not to lead God’s people alone but to do so with the help of other spiritually qualified men. Jethro says that this will help Moses to endure and ultimately bless God’s people by giving them longevity, unity, and peace. These same principles are true for the church today, and are exactly why God still has His people, the Church, led by a plurality of shepherds.

Moses Reunites with Jethro | Exodus 18:1-12

After returning to Mount Sinai, where Moses first encountered God while shepherding his father-in-law’s sheep, Moses reunites with his father-in-law Jethro and shares all that God has accomplished in rescuing the Israelites. In response, Jethro receives the good news with rejoicing, belief, and worship. Find out how God’s salvation demands a response, and what that response should look like for all people.

God Defeats the Amalekites | Exodus 17:8-16

The people of God engage in their first battle after the Amalekites attack them at Rephidim. But, instead of going into battle depending on their own strength, Joshua and the men of Israel fight in dependence on God’s strength. Join us to see how this battle illustrates the need to have the kind of faith in God that is willing to rest in dependence of His power to save.

God Gives Water from the Rock | Exodus 17:1-7

For the final time before reaching Mount Sinai, God’s people grumble against Him and put Him to the test. Find out how God once again shows that He is a God worth trusting in, and how He provides for His people in a way that is personal and present with them. Most of all, find out about the true Rock and Water of life that God gives, His Son Jesus Christ.

God Gives Manna | Exodus 16:1-36

After God gave His people water, they complained again about no food. Remarkably, God doesn’t smite them but serves them! Find out how God’s sufficient provision shows the kind of God He is and how His people should respond with faithful submissiveness that trusts and rests and remembers what God has provided, ultimately salvation through His Son Jesus Christ.   

God Sweetens the Bitter Water | Exodus 15:22-27

Immediately after praising God, Israel begins grumbling against Him. As Moses leads the Israelites into the wilderness, their need for water becomes great, which reveals their even greater need to depend on the Lord by following His Word faithfully. Join us and find out why God allows suffering so that He makes people realize their need to depend on Him.  

The Kind of Faith that Saves, Part II | Romans 1:16-17

Since the days of the prophets, to the age of the New Testament, through the times of Martin Luther and the Reformation, until now, God has saved His people through faith alone. The question is, what is faith? What must happen in one’s heart and life to respond to God’s grace with the kind of faith that saves? Join us as Pastor Stephen offers a systematic look at what the whole counsel of God has to say about saving faith, starting in Romans 1:16-17.   

The Kind of Faith That Saves, Part I | Hebrews 11:24-26

There are many kinds of faith, but only one that saves. In the letter to the Hebrews, God encourages suffering Christians with examples from the Old Testament of saving faith. No other example of faith is described more explicitly than that of Moses in Hebrews 11:24-26. In this passage, discover the inner workings of saving faith, and what happens in the human heart when it decides to trust Christ as Lord and Savior.