Escape

Trapped between Pharaoh's six hundred chariots and the Red Sea, the newly freed Israelites turn on Moses: "It would have been better to stay slaves in Egypt than to die in the desert!" Why would anyone want to go back? It's because fear lies to us, distorts our view of the past, clouds the present, and leaves us hopeless about the future.

Walking through Exodus 14, this sermon asks three questions about salvation: What are we saved from? How are we saved? Why are we saved? We are saved from more than an enemy army. We are saved from slavery to our fears, our feelings, and our senses, and from the lie that we can be the captain of our own soul. We are saved through a decisive act of God. He parts the waters, and His people cross on dry ground from death to life. Salvation doesn't depend on the quality of our faith but on its object. We aren't saved because we are good, but because we have a mediator. Moses stood in the people's place and took the rebuke they deserved, and Jesus, the greater mediator, went through the full storm of God's judgment on the cross so that we could cross over. Only because of this can we now proclaim "there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ".

Whether you are exploring Christianity, stuck on a past you can't shake, or simply curious, this message is for you. Take a few minutes to watch, and see what it means to cross over from death to life.