Introduction

• I Corinthians 16:1-4

Periodic – “On the first day of every week”

• Acts 2:44; 4:34

Personal – “each of you is to put aside and save”

• Just like all parts of worship, we must be personally involved.
• I Corinthians 11:28
• Do husbands and wives have to give separately? No.
• Does this mean just save at home? No. Paul wanted it already collected when he came.

Proportional – “as he may prosper”

• II Corinthians 8:12
• Numbers 18:24 – tithing under the Old Covenant
• Mark 12:41-44 – The widow gave all she had!
• God is looking at our heart and attitude.

Purposeful – “as he has purposed in his heart”

• II Corinthians 9:6-9
• If our attitude is right, the amount will take care of itself.
• If we do well in God’s eyes, He will bless us spiritually.
• II Corinthians 8:1

I Corinthians 12

• I Corinthians 12:2 – “Pagans” here is in contrast to Christians.
• I Corinthians 12:3 – Compare I John 4:1-3. He could be combatting a heresy called Docetism, which teaches that Jesus did not really come in the flesh.
• I Corinthians 12:4-6 – “Gifts,” “ministries,” and “effects” are synonymous here. All of these come from the Lord.
• I Corinthians 12:7 – These gifts were for the good of everyone.
• I Corinthians 12:8-10 – List of spiritual gifts.
• I Corinthians 12:11 – The Holy Spirit was deciding who got gifts and what they were.
• I Corinthians 12:12 – The point here is unity – we are all part of the same body.
• I Corinthians 12:13 – By the teaching of the Holy Spirit, we’ve all been baptized into one body.
• I Corinthians 12:14-18 – We all bring different blessings to the table. That diversity is a blessing!
• I Corinthians 12:19-21 – Don’t look down on someone with different gifts.
• I Corinthians 12:22-25 – We need to get rid of pride and appreciate each other.
• I Corinthians 12:26-27 – This is talking about all Christians worldwide.
• I Corinthians 12:28 – God decided who got which role.
• I Corinthians 12:29-30 – All these different roles were necessary, but that diversity was a strength. We are all valuable in God’s sight!
• I Corinthians 12:31 – The more excellent way – love!

Develop honor and respect for God.

• Malachi 1:6-14
• Leviticus 22:21-22 – Sacrificial animals must be unblemished!
• We must be respectful in our worship!
• Their worship was bad, but the problem was their hearts!
• Matthew 22:37-40 – This is discipleship. It’s not something we just get around to!
• Proverbs 1:7
• How do I develop the right attitude?
  1. Read Job 38-42. See what God told Job.
  2. Read Ephesians 1. Think through each phrase. Where would I be if God hadn’t done these things?
• Malachi 3:9-10 – They were robbing God with their worship!

Be a good priest.

• Malachi 2:1-9
• Jeremiah 5:8
• Ezekiel 22:26
• I Peter 2:5
• Revelation 1:6
• Under the New Covenant, all Christians are priests! So what is our responsibility today?
• Can I teach others the gospel?
• What kind of priest am I?

Build strong relationships.

• Malachi 2:10-16 – They were divorcing their wives and marrying non-Israelite women.
• I Peter 3:7
• Our worship is not separate from the rest of our lives. All of our lives belong to God!
• Malachi 4:5-6 – Prophecy of the coming of John the Baptist.
• Luke 1:16-17

Number nine – locusts

• Exodus 10:21-29
• No discourse, just straight to darkness
• Seventy-two hours of darkness
• Egyptians couldn’t see each other or anything
• Goshen well lit
• Pharaoh tries to negotiate again
• God hardens Pharaoh’s heart again
• Final farewell

Final plague – this is the one!

• Exodus 11:1-10
• Tell the people to ask of the Egyptians
• God gave the people favor
• Moses’ stature among all
• Midnight passing of death
• Dogs won’t bark
• Your people will beg me to go

The Passover

• Exodus 12:1-28
• Right now is the beginning of the year for you
• Passover lamb described
  • One per household
  • Unblemished male
  • One year old
  • Sheep or goat
  • Kill at twilight on 14th of month
  • Blood on doorposts and lintel where eaten
  • Prepared – roast intact, eat with unleavened bread, bitter herbs
  • Burn the leftovers
• That night
  • God will go through Egypt
  • Strike down all firstborn
  • Execute judgment against Egyptian gods
• The blood will be a sign on the house
  • God will pass over that house
  • No plague will come upon that house
• Passover a permanent ordinance
• Start with seven days of unleavened bread
  • No leaven in the house from first day to end
  • Violation would result in being cut off from Israel
• Assembly on the first day
• Another on the seventh day
• No work on either day
• Each person prepares own portion
• Blood on the doorposts and lintel – hyssop
  • Stay inside until morning
  • Destroyer will pass over, not smite
• Observe forever
• Remind children

Tenth plague

• Exodus 12:29-32
• All firstborn struck dead
  • From Pharaoh’s firstborn
  • To firstborn among prisoners
  • To firstborn cattle
• Every home affected
• Pharaoh, that night, to Moses
  • Go – everyone and everything you have
  • Bless me

The Exodus begins

• Exodus 12:33-42
• Egyptians afraid they would all die
• Left in haste – dough
• Gold and silver, clothing
• 600,000 men on foot
• All the people, all the herds and flocks
• Took the bread they had
• Left after 430 years to the very day
• That night was for the Lord

Passover ordinance

• Exodus 12:43-51
• No foreigner is to eat it
  • Exception – circumcised slave
  • No sojourners or hired servants
• Eaten in single house
  • Don’t take it out
  • Break no bones
• Entire congregation of Israel

Consecrate the firstborn

• Exodus 13:1-2
• Firstborn of every womb in Israel belongs to God
• Both man and beast
• Contrast to last plague?

Feast of unleavened bread commanded

• Exodus 13:3-16
• Moses: Remember this day of the month of Abib
  • Out of Egypt
  • Out of slavery
• Eat nothing leavened for seven days
• Continue observing after entering promised land
• Remind children why

God’s leadership made known

• Exodus 13:17-22
• Not by way of the land of the Philistines
  • Might see war
  • Return to Egypt
• Bones of Joseph
• God’s presence before Israel
  • Pillar of cloud by day
  • Pillar of fire by night
    • Provide light
    • Able to travel at night

The Red Sea

• Exodus 14:1-31
• Time to camp out by the sea
• Harden Pharaoh’s heart
• God will be honored
• Pharaoh and his people “come to their senses”
• Pharaoh’s army mobilized against Israel
• They come upon Israel’s encampment
• Israel: “We told you so!”
• Tell them to move forward
• Divide the sea
• God will be honored by them
• Angel of God, pillar of cloud moved
• God parts the sea
• Pharaoh’s army pursues
• God confounds the Egyptians

God honored

• Moses – stretch out your hand
  • Sea returns to normal
  • Covers Egyptians, none left
  • Israel continued on dry land
  • Egyptian bodies was up onto the shore
  • Israelites saw, feared, believed

The song

• Exodus 15:1-21
• Song of Moses? Revelation 15:3
  • There is, apparently, a song of Moses
  • Is this it?
• This song
  • Three sections – Exodus 15:1-5, 6-10, 11-18
    • Begin praising God
    • Each succeeding one increases in a magnitude
    • Each ends with statement of triumph
  • Author Miriam?
    • Probably not
    • “Miriam answered them …”

I Corinthians 10:23-11:1 – Meat and idolatry

• I Corinthians 10:23 – Compare I Corinthians 6:12. Some translations add quotes here to indicate that Paul is responding to something someone else might.
• I Corinthians 10:28-29 – The principal here is to not cause another to violate his conscience by making use of my own liberties. Compare I Corinthians 8:7-13.

I Corinthians 11:17-34 – The Lord’s Supper

• I Corinthians 11:18 – Compare I Corinthians 1:10-11. He again brings up the divisions in the Corinthian church.
• I Corinthians 11:20 – It’s possible to think we are worshipping correct, but completely miss the mark and fail to worship acceptably.
• I Corinthians 11:21 – In this context, the drunkenness here may not be referring to intoxication.
• I Corinthians 11:25-26 – The “cup” here is a metaphor, indicated by the fact that they were to “drink the cup.” Some try to take this literally and use only a single cup for everyone, but that is missing the figure of speech here.
• I Corinthians 11:27-29 – It’s critical to partake of the Lord’s Supper correctly. To do so incorrectly is sinful. The manner in which we partake must be worthy. None of us are worthy of Jesus’ sacrifice itself.
• I Corinthians 11:30 – Some had died because they incorrectly took the Lord’s Supper.
• I Corinthians 11:34 – Eating to satisfy your hunger is not part of worship.