Illustrations from Exodus

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Six Days Before the Voice

In 2018, mountaineer Adrian Ballinger sat at Camp 4 on Everest — 26,000 feet up — waiting. The summit was close enough to see, but...

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Water from the Last Place You'd Look

In 2010, a severe drought gripped the Turkana region of northern Kenya. Wells ran dry. Livestock collapsed in the dust. Families walked hours to find...

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The Ten Commandments: The Hidden God Revealed - Lutheran (Exodus 3)

Imagine the sun setting over the vast expanse of the Sinai Peninsula, the air thick with the earthy scent of dust and sagebrush. Moses, weary from his tasks as a shepherd, finds a moment of stillness. He seeks solace in...

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The Prince of Egypt: Fire That Burns But Doesn't Consume - Pentecostal (Exodus 3)

Imagine the desert sun setting behind the rugged mountains of Midian, casting long shadows across the dry, cracked earth. In this desolate expanse, Moses, a man marked by past failures and uncertainties, wanders—his heart heavy with the weight of regret....

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The Prince of Egypt: Encountering the Holy God - Traditional (Exodus 3)

Imagine with me for a moment, a dusty desert landscape under a scorching sun, where heat waves ripple above the ground, distorting the horizon. In the midst of this parched expanse, a lone figure named Moses tends to his father-in-law...

The Fever's Hidden Battle

In February 2018, a young father named David Chen lay shivering under three blankets in his Portland apartment, burning with a 103-degree fever from a...

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The Ten Commandments: The God of Israel Reveals Himself - Dispensational (Exodus 3)

As we gather today to explore the profound moment when God introduces Himself to Moses from the burning bush, let’s transport ourselves to that sacred ground—a sun-baked stretch of desert where the air is thick with the scent of dry...

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Dunkirk: We Shall Never Surrender (Psalm 46:1)

Imagine the sun rising over the desolate shores of Dunkirk, casting a pale light on the frantic scene. Four hundred thousand British soldiers, weary and terrified, are huddled on a narrow stretch of beach, surrounded by the relentless roar of...

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Harriet: The Call to Costly Obedience - Anabaptist (Exodus 3)

Imagine the heat of the Georgia sun beating down on Harriet Tubman as she stands at the edge of a dense forest, her heart pounding with a mixture of fear and resolve. It is the mid-1800s, and every rustle in...

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Signatures in Blood at Greyfriars

On February 28, 1638, hundreds of Scottish men and women crowded into the churchyard of Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh. They came to sign the National...

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The Prince of Egypt: God Sends From Worship to Mission - Missional (Exodus 3)

Picture a quiet, sun-drenched afternoon in the heart of the Midian wilderness. Dust swirls lazily in the air, and the only sounds are the distant bleating of sheep and the soft rustle of wind through the scrub. Moses, a man...

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The Prince of Egypt: When You Believe (Hebrews 11:1)

As the sun dipped low on the horizon, painting the sky in hues of orange and crimson, the air was thick with the cries of despair and hope. Picture the Israelites, weary and trembling, standing at the edge of the...

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Her: Can We Love What We Cannot Embody? (1 John 4:12)

In the heart of a sprawling city, Theodore Twombly is a man adrift, surrounded by the glaring screens of modern life. His days are spent composing heartfelt letters for others, but his nights echo with the loneliness of his own...

The Face That Preached Before He Spoke

In 1836, twenty-three-year-old Robert Murray M'Cheyne arrived at St. Peter's Church in Dundee, Scotland, as its new pastor. What happened over the next seven years...

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Moana: I Am Moana (Exodus 3:14)

Imagine the sun setting over the vast, turquoise waters of Motunui, the sky painted in hues of orange and pink, as Moana stands on the shore, her heart racing. She has embarked on a journey across the ocean, not just...

The Night the Floodwaters Rose

In June of 2008, Linda Crawley stood on the front porch of her Cedar Rapids home and watched the Iowa River swallow her street. Water...

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Jesus Revolution: Encountering God's Fire Today - Charismatic (Exodus 3)

In the movie *Jesus Revolution*, we witness a powerful and transformative wave sweeping through a generation—young hearts longing for truth, desperate for connection, and hungry for the real presence of God. Picture this: a sun-drenched California beach, the sound of...

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The Mercy Declared at Pollsmoor Prison

In December 1983, South African police captain Johan van der Merwe helped orchestrate a campaign of violence against Black communities resisting apartheid. Bombings. Raids. Families...

The Morning the Floodwaters Surrounded the Farm

In March of 2019, the Missouri River swallowed David Hagen's soybean fields outside Hamburg, Iowa. He stood on the second-floor landing of his farmhouse at...

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The Prince of Egypt: Uncreated Light and Divine Mystery - Orthodox (Exodus 3)

Imagine, if you will, a vast wilderness under a scorching midday sun. Dust dances in the air, shimmering like the heat waves that rise from the parched ground. In the distance, we see a lone figure, Moses, shepherding a flock...

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The Prince of Egypt: Who Am I to Go to Pharaoh? (Exodus 3:11-12)

Imagine a quiet, sun-drenched desert, where the golden dunes stretch endlessly beneath a relentless blue sky. Off in the distance, the air shimmers with heat, and there stands Moses, a man torn between two worlds. He is a shepherd, a...

The Flood That Saved a City

During the Siege of Leiden in 1574, the people of Holland faced a crisis eerily similar to Israel at Rephidim. Spanish forces had surrounded the...

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The Prince of Egypt: Holy Ground and Sacred Space - Catholic (Exodus 3)

Imagine with me a dusty evening in the deserts of Midian, where the sun hangs low, casting long shadows over the rugged terrain. A lone figure, Moses, wanders aimlessly, his heart heavy with memories of a life spent in power...