God’s Covenant Of Grace Series

God’s Covenant of Grace

Grace Sermon Series, Part 9

Exodus 6:6-8

Introduction

- Next Sunday we will complete this series

- Today, let’s turn to the book of Exodus, Chapter 6

- God’s grace produces tangible results in our lives

-- It gives us peace for the future and hope to stand firm during trials

-- God has given us His grace as proof of His love for His own

- When we see the results of grace we become strengthened

-- It’s why we can face an uncertain future without fear of the unknown

-- Sure, we may be uncertain in situations; but God is STILL God

-- He is where our hope comes from, and where our focus must be

- Remember: Grace is His benevolence to the undeserving (you and me)

- Let’s consider this morning God’s grace through his 7 “I will” promises

- Read Exodus 6:1-8 / Pray

- I have 7 points this morning – and all of them are God’s promises

∆ Point 1 – The I will of deliverance

- The I will of deliverance, “I will bring you out”

- His people were captured and enslaved by the ruthless Egyptians

-- Notice how God uses the work “yoke”; think farm animal being driven

- This promise that God makes is where we see His grace clearly

-- I will bring you out – out from the captivity, the horror you face daily

-- APP: In the same way, God promises to bring us out of our captivity

- His grace found in Christ’s death/resurrection is how He brings us out

-- Moses was being told that God would remove this yoke of oppression

-- All we need to do is accept it and submit to the authority He has

-- Deeper: All we need to do is submit to His will and abandon our own

-- APP: It’s where true Christianity takes root: submission to God fully

- God’s reminder is His covenant is already in place (v4); it’s His work now

-- Therefore, when He promises to deliver – the result is his and not ours

-- God’s deliverance is total once you are truly made free …

∆ Point 2 – The I will of liberty

- The I will of liberty, “I will free you from being slaves”

- The freedom we experience is His grace flowing into our lives

-- “I will free you” from being a slave; from “being slaves” (future tense)

- The after-effects of our submission to God is totally on Him

-- This means His promise is what we rely on, and not of ourselves

-- Ephesians 2:8-9 comes to mind here: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast.”

- God’s promise of freedom is not something that we have a role in

-- His grace is completed in His action, and nothing more of ourselves

-- APP: It’s what moved His people to follow; He had what they lacked

- IMP: He still has what people lack right now – total freedom in Christ

-- If we are to be serious in our walk with God, we need to see our dependence

-- His liberty completes us; His liberty frees us; His liberty changes us

∆ Point 3 – The I will of power

- The I will of power, “I will redeem you”

- God’s power should never be questioned, even though some do daily

-- We do so in the form of doubt; uncertainty about what He’s capable of

-- Deeper: Let’s admit it, sometimes we wonder if God really can do it all

- APP: It’s tough to admit, but secretly we doubt; we worry about everything

-- It’s why we think we need to control everything and know the outcomes

-- It’s why we feel that God needs a helping hand in order to be God

- “I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment”

-- At no time are we consulted in this manner of redemption

-- The work is solely His because He is God and is able to do it

- His power is without question because He has always been; we have not

-- He has already redeemed His creation with the sacrifice of His own Son (grace)

- TRANS: Once that was complete, the roadblock to relationship was removed

∆ Point 4 – The I will of relationship

- The I will of relationship, “I will take you as my own people”

- To me, this and the next point really stand out as the most challenging

-- God sees something in us that makes us not only redeemable; but worthy