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Today we identified symptoms of a hardened heart as illustrated by Pharoah. But it begs the question, “How do we act on this knowledge? How do we cultivate healthy habits to maintain a tender heart toward God?” To help us along, I have provided some cross-references:

• Prov 4:23 “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.”
• Heb 3:8 “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.” [Respond to Him! Obey Him! Heb 4:7 and Psalm 95:8 says the same thing.]
• Heb 3: 13 “But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.”  A hardened heart is driven by rebellion, a tender heart is driven by repentance and responding to God’s voice.

Download: 6.29.14 Class Notes – Ex 9

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We spent this morning identifying the multiple ways God demonstrated His undeniable power. As we wrap up, I invited us to consider that God wants us to worship Him by acknowledging the ways He has demonstrated undeniable power in our own lives.

To apply this, consider asking the Lord to bring to your attention every time He displays His power in your life. Or ask Him to bring to recall times He showed His power in your life in a significant way, and you’ve forgotten.

Download: 6.22.14 Class Notes – Ex 8

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Q: Who did God use to rescue you? Who was your “Moses?” As you think about that, do you believe that they did whatever it took to reach you for Christ?

Q: As a member of God’s rescue mission team, who has God shown you that He would like for you to reach?

Rhetorical Q: Based on what we learned about God, do you believe you can be an effective member of His rescue team? Are you willing to do whatever it takes to rescue those who are in bondage to sin by following God’s leadership?

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There are some truths found in today’s Scripture of what not to do when our lives are going from bad to worse:

• Don’t assume you’ve done something wrong.
• Don’t assume your leader is to blame just because you’re circumstances are worse
• Don’t assume that just because you’re faithful to God means your life won’t have challenges.So what are some attitudes that we should maintain when life goes from bad to worse?
• God is trustworthy

Remember Rom 8:28 – “All things work together for good for those who love the Lord who are called according to His purposes.”

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Rhetorical Q: If God presented to you an Evite for a God-sized task, what have you learned about God that would give you the confidence to click “YES?”

• God is patient while we sort through His invitation to go on a God-sized adventure with Him.
• God empowers whoever He calls, and the evidence of God’s power is observable to others.
• God will give us the words to share and teach us what we need to know.

Another thought: Luke 16:10 says, “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much. We need to be reminded that when Moses was invited to do a God-sized task of being the leader of the Israelites, he had proven himself to be a faithful follower of God in his earlier years while being a prince in Egypt. When he moved to Midian, married, and settled down, he humbly served as a shepherd. He was faithful in whatever roles God gave Him.

This principle is still true today. So as you read this storyline, remember that the invites you will get from the Lord will represent the level of faithfulness you have already shown to Him with other roles He’s given you.