Ring of Truth Pastor Dan Sexton

What a fascinating parallel. In today’s message, Pastor Dan will help us see the connection between the design of the Tabernacle - prescribed nearly fifteen hundred years before Jesus’ coming - and His divine nature. He was a humble, common man, and you wouldn’t have thought anything of Him just from looking at Him. He wasn’t wealthy. He wasn’t a model a bodybuilder or a politician. He was a carpenter and there was nothing remarkable about His appearance. Yet, He was the incarnation of God. 

God had very detailed requirements for the building of the tabernacle. He chose materials and designs that were meaningful to Himself and His people. Yet, as Pastor Dan will point out in today’s message, despite the ornate, valuable items found inside, the exterior was kept much more simple. Apart from its size, it would have looked like a tent. Yet, God dwelt in it. It offers us a symbol not only of Jesus, who came in the humble form of a man but of the way that the Holy Spirit dwells in our hearts now.

Even in the age of frozen dinners, fast food, and eating in front of the TV, most of us still value sitting down to dine with the people we care about. Whether your everyday meals are given this reverence or not, you can likely think of special times each year when you make it a priority to slow down and eat a meal with your loved ones. As Pastor Dan will point out in today’s message, this practice bore a lot more significance in ancient culture, as does Jesus’ promise to serve us and eat with us when He returns.

As we study the book of Exodus with Pastor Dan, we’ll be frequently reminded of just how complicated and messy the Old Covenant was. It was a work of mercy and grace that God allowed the Israelites an opportunity to commune with Him, but it was all indirect, through priests, offerings, and temples. But because of Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice on the cross, we now can approach God - the Creator of the Universe - on a daily basis and He wants to listen and speak to our hearts. 

Why has mankind, from past to present, routinely gone against what God commands of us? Today, Pastor Dan will highlight the Lord’s expectations of the Israelites as they acquire land. So much of our walk with the Lord simply comes down to trusting and obeying Him! No matter what enticing alternatives we come across, or what may seem “best,” God’s ways are always best! Are you quick to trust and obey the Lord in your life? He wants to guide you in a manner that is perfect and true! 

Does it sometimes feel like those who do evil in our world are either celebrated or “given a pass?” In today’s message, Pastor Dan will teach about God’s Law given in Exodus, and how it rewarded the righteous. What a concept - living righteously is the best standard for a government! We know that our calling as a Christ-follower will always trump our status as a citizen of this world. What is your guide for righteous living? The Lord gave His Word as the perfect roadmap for life now and eternal!