Today’s reading takes place only three months after God delivered His people from Egyptian slavery. The Lord spoke to Moses concerning the ways he was to lead Israel into their next season of life as God’s chosen and set-apart people. They were to worship God through holy lives that honored Him alone as God.  Why were the Ten Commandments...

Tips for Teaching This Week’s Session of The Gospel Project for Adults Listen to this week’s leader training podcast with Y Bonesteele, team leader for The Gospel Project for Adults, for a summary and guidance in leading your group. This week’s additional resources for study and preparation:

We need community and encouragement from other believers. SCRIPTURE | Exodus 17:8-16; 18:17-23 CENTRAL TRUTH As believers, we are part of a community of other believers—the church. These are the people we can lean on to fight life’s battles: our struggles with sin, our heartaches, our losses, and our grief. These are the people God places in our lives...

Exodus 17 and 18 reveal God’s faithfulness to help Moses in the difficulties of leadership. From the Amalekite battle to his daily struggle to teach and judge God’s people, Moses’ human limitations were evident as he came to the end of himself and depended on God to supply him with the support needed to fulfill his role as leader...

Tips for Teaching This Week’s Session of The Gospel Project for Adults Listen to this week’s leader training podcast with Y Bonesteele, team leader for The Gospel Project for Adults, for a summary and guidance in leading your group. This week’s additional resources for study and preparation:

Worship and trust are right responses to God’s provision. SCRIPTURE | Exodus 16:2-5,8-20 CENTRAL TRUTH The Israelites questioned if leaving Egypt was pointless because it looked like they might die of hunger. But God had a good purpose: He was teaching them to depend on Him. He was showing them He was unlike any “gods” they’d known in Egypt....