1. Plagues Scripture Reading: Exodus 3:7-10

7. 10 Plagues of the Exodus Exodus 3:7-10 – God heard the cry of the Israelites God delivered the people out of Egypt through the plagues. TONIGHT: 1.What is a plague? 2.What does a plague do? 3.Application: What is the VALUE of a plague?

8. 1. What is a plague? Plague: an epidemic disease that causes high mortality. Epidemic: A disease that spreads from person to person throughout a community and affects many people at the same time.

9. 1. What is a plague? A plague is something that: – Spreads from person to person – Affects many people – Causes many deaths

10. The 10 Plagues of the Exodus 1.7:20 ff. Water into Blood 2.8:1 ff. Frogs 3.8:16 ff. Lice 4.8:20 ff. Flies (Beetles) 5.9:1 ff. Cattle Murrain 6.9:8 ff. Boils and Sores 7.9:13 ff. Fire and Hail 8.10:1 ff. Locust 9.10:21 ff. Darkness 10.11:1 ff. Death 1.Nilus - River god 2.Hekt – Reptile god 3.Seb – god of soil 4.Khephara – Beetle god 5.Apis and Hathor 6.Typhon – god who cures 7.Shu – Atmosphere god 8.Serapis – Locust god 9.Ra – Sun god 10.Ptah – god of life

11. 2. What were the results of the plagues? Exodus 12:37-38 – People of Israel left Egypt – Many Egyptians left with them Wonderful results of the Plagues – Freedom from slavery – Saw the power of God – Entered into Promised Land

12. 3. The Value of Plagues: Plagues we should Pray for There are two types of plagues we should pray for today. “Positive Plagues”

13. First: Plague for Unbelievers Plague: – Affects many people – Spreads from person to person – Results in death

14. First: Plague for Unbelievers Mark 16:15-16 Go ye into all the word and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

15. First: Plague for Unbelievers We must start a plague of our own: Positive Plague of Evangelism – Preach the gospel – Gospel “epidemic” 2 Timothy 2:2 – Result: Death to self through baptism (Romans 6:1-11)

16. Second: Plagues for Believers Our challenge today: Help each other to go to heaven. – Galatians 5:4 – We CAN fall from grace – Galatians 6:1-2 – Hebrews 3:13 – Hebrews 10:23-25

17. Second: Plagues for Believers Remember our definition: A plague… – Spreads from person to person – Affects many people – Results in death

18. 10 Positive Plagues for Believers 1.Spirituality: Deuteronomy 6:5-9, Philippians 4:8, Matt. 5:16 2.Knowledge: I Peter 3:15, Hosea 4:6 3.Joy: I John 1:1-4, Hebrews 12:1-2, John 15:11 4.Love: Hebrews 10:24-25, I John 3:18-20 5.Unity: John 17:20-23 6.Wisdom: Matthew 10:16, Proverbs 4:5-9 7.Humility: Philippians 2:1-8 8.Selflessness: Romans 12:3-8, Philippians 2:3, Matthew 7:12 9.Meekness: Colossians 3:12-17 10.Courage: Deuteronomy 31:6, Psalm 27:14, 31:24; John 16:33, I Corinthians 16:13

19. Positive Plagues for Believers 2 Peter 1:5-7 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge, and to knowledge temperance, and to temperance patience, and to patience godliness, and to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness, love.

20. Positive Plagues for Believers 2 Peter 1:8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.