Tag: Exodus

The Book of the Covenant

The Book of the Covenant

In Exodus 24, Moses writes down what the Lord has told him as he was given God’s law. The book in which he writes these words from God is referred to as “the Book of the Covenant.” (Exodus 24:7) The passage before us highlights the power of God’s Word spoken to Moses and written down for the people.

But the passage before us also addresses another ultimate question–how can the people of God enter into covenant with Him. It is important that they be sprinkled with the blood of the sacrifices that have been made, “the blood of the covenant.” But this blood of the covenant foreshadowed the true covering of the blood of Christ. It is His blood that has been shed for sinners.

Jesus says in at that last Supper with His disciples, “This cup that is poured out before you is the new covenant in my blood.” (Luke 22:20) Have you been washed with the blood of Christ? Have your sins been covered by His atoning death?

This week at River City Reformed we will consider how the people of God were brought into covenant with Him, but we will also consider our own hope in the blood of Christ shed for sinners. Join us for worship at 9 AM at 9820 W Markham St. (the sanctuary of Faith United Methodist Church). For more information, click here or contact us. You can also watch our service on YouTube with a link posted to our Facebook page.

The Place that I have Prepared

The Place that I have Prepared

In Exodus 23:20-33, we see the promise that God makes to bring His people into the land that He has prepared for them. There are in this account many parallels to the Christian life and to our experience–we are waiting on the rest that is promised to those in Christ, and we have the confidence that Christ Himself is leading us and will deliver us there.

Join us for worship this Lord’s Day at River City Reformed at 9 AM as we consider this passage together. We meet at 9820 W Markham St. in Little Rock (The sanctuary of Faith United Methodist Church). For more information, click here, or contact us. You can also watch our service on YouTube with a link posted to our Facebook page.

Rest, Feasts and the Kindness of God

Rest, Feasts and the Kindness of God

This week at River City, we will be studying Exodus 23:10-19, which teaches us about the patterns God set in place for His people Israel after delivering them from Egypt. We will see how the commands God gives to His people are for their good. Isn’t it always the case that God knows what is best for His own people?

Join us this Lord’s Day at 9 AM for worship at 9820 W Markham St. (the sanctuary of Faith United Methodist Church). For more information, click here, or contact us. You can also watch our service on YouTube with a link posted to our Facebook page.

True Justice

True Justice

There is much talk about justice today. It is good and right that we desire justice to be done. But much of the conversation about justice in this day and age leaves God out of the picture.

We are told in the Westminster Larger Catechism and question 7 that “God is…most just.” It is impossible for us to properly define justice apart from the just One, God Himself.

We are coming to a study of a lengthy section of Scripture this Lord’s Day, in Exodus 21:12-23:9. This section of Scripture teaches us about the civil laws that God gave to govern the people whom He had delivered from Egypt. We often speak about three divisions of the law. The moral law, which is expressed in the Ten Commandments, is still binding on all people everywhere. The ceremonial law, which pertained to the sacrificial system, is no longer in effect because Christ has been the perfect sacrifice. The civil law expired with the Old Testament theocracy, and therefore is no longer in effect. This, however, does not mean that studying these laws is somehow irrelevant to us. These laws teach us much about God’s character, and given that these are by and large applications of God’s moral law to the specific setting of the people, we can learn much about the moral law of God as well.

Join us as we consider these truths together this Lord’s Day, and also how God redeems His people from the penalty of His justice. We meet for worship at 9820 W Markham St. (the sanctuary of Faith United Methodist Church) at 9 AM. For more information, click here or contact us. You can also watch our service on YouTube with a link posted to our Facebook page.

A Difficult Subject and our Good God

A Difficult Subject and our Good God

At times in the Scripture we come across passages that are difficult for us to understand. But we know from the whole testimony of Scripture that God is good. At times, laws pertaining to the civil life of Israel take a little extra study to truly understand what God is commanding.

This week at River City Reformed, we come to a passage such as described above. We will consider together what the passage actually is teaching and also how we see that God is good and how even passages such as these point us to the redemption we have in Christ. Join us as we study Exodus 21:1-11 this Lord’s Day. We meet for worship at 9820 W Markham St (the sanctuary of Faith United Methodist Church). For more information, click here, or contact us. You can also watch our service on YouTube with a link posted to our Facebook page.