SUMMER CRUISIN’

“Crossing the Red Sea: Part II”

Pastor Duane Cross | 06.19.2011

“But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left. That day the Lord saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore. And when the Israelites saw the great power the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.” (Exodus 14:29-31)

“Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: ‘I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. The horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.’” (Exodus 15:1-2)

I WILL PRAISE YOU AND THANK YOU GOD FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!

“Who among the gods is like you, O Lord? Who is like you-majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?” (Exodus 15:11)

“Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah) So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, ‘What are we to drink?’” (Exodus 15:22-2

“In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The Israelites said to them, ‘If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.’” (Exodus 16:2-3)

“That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor. When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, ‘What is it?’ For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, ‘It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat.’” (Exodus 16:13-15)

(I Corinthians 10:1-6)

5 GREAT SINS OF ISRAEL

1) craving evil things (designer bait/addiction)

2) sexual immorality

3) idolatry

4) willful defiance

5) grumbling and complaining

I) WHO: Who do I believe is responsible for the gratefulness level of my life?

II) WHEN: When is it a good time to be grateful?

III) WHAT: For what should we be grateful?

“...always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Ephesians 5:20)

IV) HOW: How can I be grateful when life is falling apart?

“Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be be joyful in God my Savior.” (Habakkuk 3:17-18)