1. Steve Petch Sunday 11 th September 2011 “I am the LORD your God”

2. “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me” Exodus 20 v 2-3

3. Steve Petch Sunday 11 th September 2011 “I am the LORD your God” Part 1: The God of a Hurting People Exodus 1v1 – 2v4

4. Who are these people? JOSEPH BENJAMIN ISHMAELISAAC ESAUJACOB (ISRAEL) ABRAM (ABRAHAM) GAD ASHER DAN NAPHTALI REUBEN, SIMEON LEVI, JUDAH ISSACHAR, ZEBULUN

5. 1. BETRAYAL 2. DISCRIMINATION 3. EVIL PLOTS 4. JOB FRUSTRATION 5. LOSS OF FREEDOM 6. DISAPOINTMENT 7.PHYSICAL PAIN 8.PERSECUTION 9.FEAR 10.CHILDLESSNESS 11. BEREAVEMENT 12.ABANDONMENT A hurting people:

6. 1.Had they disobeyed God? 2.Had God abandoned them? 3.Had they missed the call of God? No! Why did this happen?

7. 1.Recognise that it is a common experience for God’s people to suffer 2.Remember that a day of deliverance is coming 3.Come before God in persistent, honest prayer 4.Put your trust in the character of God How should we respond when we are hurting?

8. 1. BETRAYAL 2. DISCRIMINATION 3. EVIL PLOTS 4. JOB FRUSTRATION 5. LOSS OF FREEDOM 6. DISAPOINTMENT 7.PHYSICAL PAIN 8.PERSECUTION 9.FEAR 10.CHILDLESSNESS 11. BEREAVEMENT 12.ABANDONMENT Jesus experienced:

9. 1.Recognise that it is a common experience for God’s people to suffer 2.Remember that a day of deliverance is coming 3.Come before God in persistent, honest prayer 4.Put your trust in the character of God How should we respond when we are hurting?

10. Steve Petch Sunday 11 th September 2011 “I am the LORD your God” Part 1: The God of a Hurting People Exodus 1v1 – 2v4