Called Out: Mounting Pressure
January 3, 2019

January 6, 2019
Darryl Mosley, Senior Pastor
Series: “Called Out” - Part 1 of 6
Message: “Mounting Pressure”

Text: Exodus 1

Setting up our study of Exodus

A bit about the Book of Exodus
• Author is Moses
• Exodus means the way out, departure, exit
• Story of God rescuing the children of Israel from Egypt
• Events covered 150-160 years

How did we get here?
• Summary of Genesis
• Exodus picks up where Genesis ended, about 350 years
after God’s promise to Abraham

Big idea
We are called to be faithful and obedient to God as we live in
enemy territory.

The pressure mounts
*Growth in Egypt thanks to Joseph*
Exodus 1:1-7; Genesis 47:1-6, 50:24-26
Forgetting Joseph
Exodus 1:8-14
Question: How does someone

their ?
Answer:
Pharaoh’s desire to eradicate the Jews
Exodus 1:15-22

How to thrive when pressure mounts

  1. We must stay to our .
    1 John 5:18-20; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 1 Peter 5:8; John 10:10
    I know God is out in front no matter what is hitting me
    because I am following God.
  2. We put ahead of .
    Whenever something in our culture and our government
    disagrees with the Word of God we always choose the
    Word of God.

MY NEXT STEP TODAY IS TO:
 Read Exodus 2:1-10 in preparation for next week
 What pressure are you currently experiencing in enemy
territory?
 What can you do to reclaim the joy of your salvation?
 Watch the video summaries of Exodus:
thebibleproject.com/explore/exodus-1-18/
thebibleproject.com/explore/exodus-19-40/
 Trust and follow Jesus today