March 23rd - Rebellion

Scripture Passages:  Genesis 11-9; Exodus 32:1-7

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Lenten Guided Prayer
"Come to the Living Rock"
Sermon vs Lectio

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Rebellion
Tower of Babyl
Golden Calf

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Is Genesis 11 about language, building or scattering?

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Tongues, one lip, a few words
10:31 These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages,…
11:1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech

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They said, then they said
 3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” ... 4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ... a city, ... a tower ... to the heavens, ... make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered ....”

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Fear/blessing of being scattered
4 ...otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth...
8 So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, ...stopped building .... 9 ... the Lord confused the language .... From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.

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Trust God's plan
- even if it stretches or limits you

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Exodus 20 "The Big 10"
18 When the people saw ... they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance ....
21 The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

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First 2 big ones in context
22 ... ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven: 23 Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold.

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Chapter 24
Moses writes
People commit
Leader team goes up
Moses stays 40 days and nights

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Spiritual Gifting
 31:2 “See, I have chosen Bezalel ..., 3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— 4 to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze,

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Impatience - Fear
When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain,

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Big #1 Other gods
 made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, “These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.”

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Big #2 worship through idols
he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, “Tomorrow there will be a festival to the Lord.” 6 ... sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings. Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.

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Do we ever get impatient with our community leaders?
Is there a temptation for us to trust in things we can see/handle?
Are there ways we worship that can be more important to us than who we worship?

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Focus: what does it look like for us to trust God's plan for our community instead of rushing into what works best for us?