With the favor of God, he led the people of Israel to freedom from slavery to Egypt. But he was only a fractured image of another leader who would lead people out of slavery to their sin.
Today's Bible verse is Romans 8:37, from the King James Version.
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Speaker 1: Let us pray no. In all these things, we are
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Speaker 1: more than conquerors through Him who loved us Romans eight
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Speaker 1: thirty seven. Dear Lord Jesus, In you there is freedom,
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Speaker 1: freedom from fear, anxiety, sin and shame. Because of what
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Speaker 1: you accomplished on the cross. We are not victims of circumstance,
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Speaker 1: but conquerors. Teach us every day how to walk in victory.
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Speaker 1: Empower us to press forward boldly, proclaiming your truth and
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Speaker 1: being a force for good in the world. We trust
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Speaker 1: that your truth will guide us and your spirit will
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Speaker 1: abide in us. Lord. We also ask that you free
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Speaker 1: us from anything holding us back, whether they be habits,
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Speaker 1: toxic relationships, or anxieties. Remove any barrier between us and
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Speaker 1: the victory you've won for us and your precious name.
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Speaker 1: Stay tuned now for another episode of Stories of the
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Speaker 1: Messiah with Rabbi Schneider. Freedom.
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Speaker 2: The Hebrew slaves were finally free from the whips and
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Speaker 2: chains of Pharaoh. A cloud of dust followed the sons
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Speaker 2: and daughters of Israel as they fled Egypt towards the
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Speaker 2: promised land. Centuries of cruelty and oppression were finally behind them.
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Speaker 2: They sang liberation songs and dreamed of their new lives
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Speaker 2: apart from beatings and hunger. They approached the shores of
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Speaker 2: the Red Sea, ready to walk around the coast and
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Speaker 2: into their freedom. Yet their celebration was short lived. Deep
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Speaker 2: in the darkest corners of his palace, Pharaoh's heart became
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Speaker 2: as hard as granite. He seethed in anger against me
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Speaker 2: and the children of Israel.
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Speaker 1: What have we done?
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Speaker 2: Pharaoh said, with grit teeth.
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Speaker 1: Will not then my slaves leave?
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Speaker 3: Yeah, the my chariots.
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Speaker 2: The tyrant king of Egypt readied hundreds of horsemen and
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Speaker 2: chariots to recapture his slaves and fight back against the
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Speaker 2: God of Israel.
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Speaker 4: We've been traversing the peaks and valleys of the Bible's
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Speaker 4: greatest stories, stories of tragedy, triumph, faith, and failure. Each
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Speaker 4: episode has showcased a different biblical hero whose life ultimately
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Speaker 4: points to the greatest hero of all, Jesus. We've learned
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Speaker 4: how Jesus is the Adam, Cain, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Isaac,
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Speaker 4: and Joseph. Now we're about to immerse ourselves in one
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Speaker 4: of the Bible's most iconic stories, where the enslaved people
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Speaker 4: of Israel have finally escaped the death grip of Pharaoh,
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Speaker 4: but they aren't safe yet. Pharaoh has returned to get
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Speaker 4: them back. This story has hundreds of images and parallels
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Speaker 4: to our lives and the mighty work God wants to
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Speaker 4: do in us and through us. Let's immerse ourselves now
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Speaker 4: in a cinematic retelling of Exodus chapter fourteen. After I'll
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Speaker 4: connect this story to the life of Jesus, and we'll
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Speaker 4: discover profound truths to reinforce our faith. Let's begin.
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Speaker 2: The sound of horses and chariots shook the earth. The
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Speaker 2: people of Israel turned to see a tidal wave of
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Speaker 2: soldiers fast approaching. They screamed in fear and cried out
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Speaker 2: to the law. Then they turned their anger towards Moses.
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Speaker 2: It led them to the shore. We don't have graves
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Speaker 2: in Egypt, so he decided to kill us here and
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Speaker 2: save them space. They shouted, didn't we.
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Speaker 3: Tell you to leave us alone? It would have been
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Speaker 3: better to serve the Egyptians than die here in the wilderness.
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Speaker 2: The people were clamoring, and Moses knew they were running
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Speaker 2: out of time. Fear and hopelessness whirled within them. Why
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Speaker 2: would God lead them into certain doom? Moses looked out
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Speaker 2: at the vast red sea. The winds were picking up violently.
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Speaker 2: Then he looked back at Pharaoh's army. They were fierce
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Speaker 2: and primed for bloodshed. Moses stood before the people and shouted.
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Speaker 3: Fear not, have faith, Stand firm and see the salvation
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Speaker 3: of the Lord. For the Egyptians, who you see today
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Speaker 3: you shall never see again. The Lord will fight for you.
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Speaker 3: You only need to be silent.
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Speaker 2: Moses turned back to the water and listened intently for
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Speaker 2: the voice of God.
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Speaker 3: Speak, Lord, what are you going to do?
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Speaker 2: With an even mightier force than the howling wind? God
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Speaker 2: spoke to Moses, saying.
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Speaker 5: Why do you cry to me as if I have
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Speaker 5: not already planned your salvation? Tell the people to march
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Speaker 5: forward towards the water. Then lift your staff and stretch
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Speaker 5: out your hand. I will part the seas, and my
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Speaker 5: people will walk on dry land to safety.
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Speaker 2: There was a pause as the wind shifted around Moses.
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Speaker 2: Then the Lord continued, declaring war as for.
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Speaker 5: The Egyptians, they will know that I am the Lord
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Speaker 5: and will have glory over Pharaoh.
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Speaker 2: Then the cloud swiss and a pillar of smoke descended
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Speaker 2: on to the ground near Pharaoh and his chariots, blocking
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Speaker 2: their view from the Israelites. Moses and the people stood
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Speaker 2: in awe as the smoke's smoldering heat kept Pharaoh's men
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Speaker 2: at bay. Then they turned to the sea. Moses stepped
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Speaker 2: forward and waded waste deep into the water. The wind
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Speaker 2: carried scents from the promised land, a land flowing with
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Speaker 2: milk and honey. God promised them liberation. Sir Moses stepped
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Speaker 2: forward in faith and raised his staff high. The strong
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Speaker 2: east wind bellowed against the water, and everyone stood in
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Speaker 2: awe as it bowed to the whim of God. The
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Speaker 2: seas parted, creating a path for Israel to run towards
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Speaker 2: the redemption. Tears streamed down Moses's face as he saw
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Speaker 2: the course before him. The wind and the waves obeyed
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Speaker 2: their creator and made way.
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Speaker 1: For his people to be free.
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Speaker 2: The children of Israel walked through, with walls of water
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Speaker 2: towering over them on their right and their left. They
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Speaker 2: walked until the break of dawn, when the last of
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Speaker 2: God's people went through. The pillar of smoke keeping Pharaoh
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Speaker 2: at bay disappeared. Pharaoh wasted no time, with the Egyptian
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Speaker 2: army following close behind. Pharaoh flew down the hill towards
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Speaker 2: the sea with rage in his eyes. When Moses reached
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Speaker 2: the other side of the Red Sea, he heard the
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Speaker 2: voice of the Lord again.
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Speaker 5: Stretch out your hand, Moses, and behold my power.
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Speaker 2: Moses stretched out his hand, and the torrent of wind
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Speaker 2: and waves ceased Instantly. The pillars of water crashed down
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Speaker 2: with incredible force, consuming Pharaoh and his army. Israel watched
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Speaker 2: as their oppressors were locked away in a tomb of
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Speaker 2: water and stone. The wind had ceased raging, and the
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Speaker 2: water's surface was glassy and calm. The wind and waves
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Speaker 2: obeyed their master.
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Speaker 4: Could you imagine being in Moses's sandals. The raging sea
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Speaker 4: is at his front and the armies of Pharaoh are
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Speaker 4: at his back. The people are afraid, blaming him for
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Speaker 4: leading them to their death, and now he's left with
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Speaker 4: no other option but to listen to God and wait.
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Speaker 4: These are some of the best places to be stripped
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Speaker 4: of our choices, no way out and utterly reliant on God.
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Speaker 4: Moses and the children of Israel had only one option,
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Speaker 4: cry out to the Lord and man oh Man did
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Speaker 4: he answer. God displayed his power and parted the seas
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Speaker 4: so the people could go free. Now we can't miss
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Speaker 4: the profound imagery in this story. The Bible is filled
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Speaker 4: with images and motifs that reinforce essential themes. One of
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Speaker 4: those recurring images in the Bible is the stormy Seas.
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Speaker 4: Any time you read about a rough sea or storm
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Speaker 4: in the Bible, it usually represents darkness, chaos, and judgment.
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Speaker 4: For the Israelites, the sea was an image of the
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Speaker 4: chaos and darkness of Egypt. God, in a heroic fashion,
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Speaker 4: made way for the Israelites to walk through that darkness
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Speaker 4: and into freedom. For the Egyptians, however, the sea represented judgment.
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Speaker 4: Pharaoh drowned under the weight of God's authority, but the
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Speaker 4: people of Israel were safe. Although Exodus closely follows Moses's story,
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Speaker 4: we often see that Moses was less of a hero
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Speaker 4: and more of a conduit of God's heroic acts. God
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Speaker 4: is the one who protected Israel with a pillar of smoke.
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Speaker 4: God is the one who made the wind and waves
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Speaker 4: bend to his will. Moses was a spectator, or at
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Speaker 4: most a helper, of God's redemptive acts. God is the
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Speaker 4: real hero who brought Israel out of slavery. He alone
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Speaker 4: was the master of the wind and waves. This story
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Speaker 4: reminds us that we are all helpless to save ourselves
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Speaker 4: from the chaos and darkness of sin. Like the Israelites,
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Speaker 4: we desperately want freedom, but our sins pursue us like
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Speaker 4: Pharaoh's chariots. The entire of the Bible paints this picture.
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Speaker 4: God wants to bring light, order, and redemption out of chaos, darkness,
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Speaker 4: and sin. He alone contained the seas that would otherwise
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Speaker 4: consume us. Now we'll fast forward to the time of
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Speaker 4: Jesus on the Sea of Galilee. A storm rages around
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Speaker 4: him and his disciples, and the disciples wonder if they'll
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Speaker 4: perish under the storm's power. But there's someone greater than
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Speaker 4: the storm and the boat with them. The disciples are
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Speaker 4: about to behold the same power Moses beheld.
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Speaker 2: Let's go to the other side. Jesus said to his disciples.
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Speaker 2: The men looked out at the water. The winds above
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Speaker 2: were shifting, and the waters below began to stir. They
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Speaker 2: knew a storm when they saw one. Nevertheless, they did
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Speaker 2: as their master commanded. Andrew and Simon took their positions,
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Speaker 2: hoisting the sail and gripping the rudder firmly, while James
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Speaker 2: and John set the course, lifting the anchor with a
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Speaker 2: well practiced grace. However, it did not take long for
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Speaker 2: them to feel the water become hostile. John's eyes strayed
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Speaker 2: towards the horizon, where jagged mountain ranges loomed ominously. Exhausted
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Speaker 2: from a day of teaching, healing, and ministering, Jesus sought
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Speaker 2: refuge beneath the stern's underhang. Despite the brewing storm, Jesus
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Speaker 2: slept soundly. Simon exchanged anxious glances with Andrew as the
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Speaker 2: storm clouds transformed into a looming black dome above them.
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Speaker 2: In the blink of an eye, the tranquility was shattered
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Speaker 2: by a violent gust of wind, pausing the disciples to
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Speaker 2: scramble for cover. The winds from the east and west
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Speaker 2: engaged in a fierce duel. Their roars echoing over the
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Speaker 2: raging waters. In a desperate attempt, Simon and Andrew maneuvered
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Speaker 2: against the storm's poll, battling to keep the course. Yet
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Speaker 2: the storm's fury was relentless. The rain descended like a
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Speaker 2: volley of arrows, and the winds shredded their sails.
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Speaker 1: Peter shouted over.
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Speaker 3: The storm's wails, sail the water out.
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Speaker 2: With a sense of dread creeping in, Simon glanced at
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Speaker 2: the sleeping figure of Jesus. Fear and hopelessness world within him.
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Speaker 2: Why would God lead them into a certain doom?
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Speaker 1: He yelled at Jesus.
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Speaker 3: Master.
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Speaker 2: The wind chopped at his face as he.
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Speaker 1: Yelled, Master, don't you even care? And that we're perishing.
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Speaker 2: Awakened by Simon's plea, Jesus emerged from his slumber. He
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Speaker 2: turned his gaze upward towards the storm. Jesus promised them
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Speaker 2: they would make it to the other side, so he
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Speaker 2: stepped forward and raised his hand. The strong east wind
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Speaker 2: bellowed against the boat, yet Jesus remained resolute. His voice
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Speaker 2: echoed through the chaos. Be Still, The command resonated with
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Speaker 2: a primal force, halting the storm. Within moments, the once
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Speaker 2: raging tempest fled, and the sea was once again tranquil,
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Speaker 2: mirroring the starlit sky above. The wind had ceased raging,
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Speaker 2: and the water's surface were glassy and calm. The wind
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Speaker 2: and waves obeyed their master. Jesus stood amidst the awe
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Speaker 2: stricken disciples, his countenance bathed in a celestial glow, his
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Speaker 2: voice soft yet firm.
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Speaker 1: Where is your faith?
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Speaker 2: At his question, Simon released his death grip on the rudder,
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Speaker 2: falling to his knees, his heart echoing with the undeniable truth. Jesus,
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Speaker 2: their teacher, held the reins of the very nature they
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Speaker 2: had once feared. The same voice that split the seas
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Speaker 2: for Israel had calmed the waters for them. The seas
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Speaker 2: bowed to his command, the wind listened to his decree,
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Speaker 2: and even the stars bore witness to his authority. For
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Speaker 2: he was more than just a man. He was the Creator, the.
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Speaker 1: Sovereign, the Lord.
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Speaker 4: The same power that parted the seas and delivered the
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Speaker 4: Israelites from the grips of Pharaoh also calmed the storm
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Speaker 4: on that day. Jesus, captain of the wind and waves,
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Speaker 4: made the storm bow to his will. I love moments
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Speaker 4: like these in scripture moments when we see Christ's epic
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Speaker 4: and powerful nature on full display. Jesus showcased his authority
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Speaker 4: over the storm he seas and reminded us that he
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Speaker 4: also has power over darkness and chaos. What are the
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Speaker 4: storms you face in your life? What wind and waves
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Speaker 4: have rocked your boat and caused you to tremble? Brothers, sisters,
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Speaker 4: I'm here to tell you that Jesus is in the
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Speaker 4: boat with you. Just as God parted the red sea
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Speaker 4: and defeated Israel's oppressors, just as Jesus calmed the raging storm,
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Speaker 4: the Lord wants to give you deliverance and speak peace
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Speaker 4: into your life. Romans chapter eight reminds us that nothing
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Speaker 4: can separate us from the love of Christ. No oppression,
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Speaker 4: no anguish, persecution, no famine, no vulnerability or danger can
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Speaker 4: keep His love from you. We are more than conquerors
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Speaker 4: through Him, and the scriptures declare that neither death, life, angels, demons, powers, height, depth,
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Speaker 4: or any other created things will ever be able to
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Speaker 4: separate us from the love of God. It was Moses
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Speaker 4: who stood in front of the sea and watched it split,
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Speaker 4: But make no mistake, it was God who parted those sees.
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Speaker 4: Moses was a vessel of God's power, but he had
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Speaker 4: his own set of problems. He dealt with a checkered past,
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Speaker 4: familial drama, and a hot temper. On top of that,
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Speaker 4: he had to endure the constant complaints of the people
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Speaker 4: and bear the burden of leadership. He was just a man,
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Speaker 4: a great man, but a man nonetheless like you and me.
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Speaker 4: He was a human with sins, shortcomings, and fears. He
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Speaker 4: was not the one who could bend the wind to
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Speaker 4: his command. Jesus, however, could command the storm. He tamed
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Speaker 4: the chaotic waters and restored peace. He wants to do
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Speaker 4: that in your heart as well. Bring him your anxieties,
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Speaker 4: your fears, your doubts, and any jumbled mess you might
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Speaker 4: have found yourself in. Submit it all to Jesus, for
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Speaker 4: he is the master of our storms. In this way
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Speaker 4: we are confident that Jesus is the greater Moses. In
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Speaker 4: our next episode will be introduced to Moses's successor. Although
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Speaker 4: Moses led the people out of slavery, he could not
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Speaker 4: lead them into the promised land. Joshua, however, led God's
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Speaker 4: people to the land flowing with milk and honey. But
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Speaker 4: there were obstacles to overcome, walls to topple, and armies
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Speaker 4: to defeat. Join us next time to see how Jesus
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Speaker 4: is the greater Joshua
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