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Graham Hutchinson returns this week to read from Exodus Chapter 1 discussing the initial events that shaped the life of Moses and his encounter with God.

Intro We last looked at those people known as The Patriarchs. They were leaders of families that developed into tribes, who then grew into a huge nation. That nation ended up living in Egypt and becoming slaves there.

Last week John preached on Joseph, yet pointed out that while Joseph seemed to take centre stage we should also look at Judah, off stage, who was being developed and matured by God. It would be the descendants of Judah who would play significant roles and from that same tribe the Messiah, Jesus, would be born.

In the mean time, we now we see that God will get a grip on the whole nation through the work of one man. By this one man, Moses, the nation will be brought out of Egypt and set on their way to their promised land.

Early life of Moses Should have been killed at birth along with other Hebrew children but was hidden for three months then set afloat on the river Nile in a tar More >

The E100 sermons carry on as Graham Hutchinson discusses the life of a teenage Joseph along with his brothers, beginning the reading from Genesis Chapter 37.

Joseph

Genesis 37

Intro

Now in this story the people who are descendants of Abraham and Israel (formerly known as Jacob) are going to be traced through Joseph. No matter how desperate the situation becomes we will see God working all things together for good. Next week John Barton will be dealing with what happens to Joseph in Egypt. This week we will look at this opening to the life of Joseph.

Joseph is the last of those people known as the patriarchs. After Joseph the people of Israel will become slaves in Egypt and eventually leave as a huge nation.

1 A whistle-blower

Verse 2, Joseph, a young man of seventeen, was tending the flocks with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives, and he brought their father a bad report about them. They are Dan, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

Joseph brings a bad report about his half-brothers the sons of two of Jacob’s/Israel’s concubines. Bilhah was Rachel’s maid and Zilpah was Leah’s More >

Graham Hutchinson continues the E100 preaching series starting at Genesis Chapter 12 discussing the events during the time of Abraham. Why did God bless Abraham so abundantly?

Abraham

Genesis 12. See also Hebrews 11:8-12 and Acts 7:1-8

Intro

Between this Sunday and the next there is a large amount of material we are going to miss out as we continue on our e100 path. Much can be preached about Abram (or Abraham as he was later called) as he is a hugely important figure in the bible, both New Testament as well as Old Testament.

We will miss out:

• Lot getting himself into trouble and being rescued by Abraham.
• The visit of the angels who told Abraham that Sarah would get pregnant and bear a son.
• The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
• The incident of incest between the drunken Lot and his daughters producing the two boys Moab from whom the Moabites were descended and Ben-Ammi from whom the Ammonites were descended.
• Abraham meeting Melchizedek, he who had neither father nor mother but was ancient of days.
• Abraham not believing God’s promise of descendants, and because Sarah was barren Abraham getting Sarah’s maid Hagar pregnant resulting in the child Ishmael.
• The inauguration of the More >