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On July 9, 1958 at 10:15pm, a gigantic earthquake registering a magnitude 7.8 caused a rockslide of roughly 40 million cubic yards in the Gilbert Inlet of Alaska. The result was a megatsunami, and the biggest wave ever recorded, measuring an incredible (and nightmarish) 524 metres.
In spiritual terms, this is Paul’s letter to the Romans. In its wake has come a massive wave of theological study and spiritual power rippling throughout church history to this very day. It has upended the world, transforming countless lives from the first day it was read until now.
Yesterday marked the start of our dedicated month of prayer, where we are calling the church in a season of focused and resolute prayer. The constant refrain I would love for you to have turning over in your mind is this question: "what is it that only God can do?". Let's not set the bar so low that we can effectively control the outcome of our prayers by ourselves. That kind of prayer is valid in part, but it hardly requires an exercise of faith, and so neither glorifies God no blesses us.
There are things that we are utterly powerless to control. Let's go after those things together.
Having spilt some ink over the reasons why we are jumping into Exodus recently, we are now going to ask the question: OK, so what do I need to know?
This will be a brief introduction to the book, followed by some great recommendations for further study.
As a church, we are about to launch a new teaching series through the book of Exodus. Pastor Matt and I are both very excited to sink our teeth into the book, and have been for a while. Why Exodus you ask? Well, that’s exactly the question I’d like to take a moment to answer.
The big idea behind our Thrive campaign is a desire to get back to basics with God. At its most basic, this series is attempting to answer the question: “how do I thrive in my walk with God?” Not just survive life by scraping through, but truly thrive. Does it feel out of reach? It might do, but it isn’t. Not when God is involved.
This Spring we are going to be jumping into the book of Ephesians as a church. Ephesians is a wonderfully beautiful book. Throughout history, the church has had trouble even describing it’s power and magnificence.
Commentator Klyne Snodgrass wrote: “Pound for pound Ephesians may well be the most influential document ever written.” Can you think of a more significant claim you can make about a book?