A Bad Cow - Mark Brauss

☼ The Problem of Impatience …. Exodus 32:1-6

 

    □ Breaking # 1 & # 2

 

    □ Creating an Idol…

 

    □ A Festival ? …. I Corinthians 10:6-7

 

    □ The Idol of Sin

 

 

☼ Divine Meeting ….. ….Exodus 32:7-14

 

                      Moses ↔ the LORD

 

• False worship

 

• Threat of divine judgment

 

• Intervention….. Deuteronomy 9:7-21

 

• Mediation ….. Hebrews 9:15 / I Timothy 2:5

 

 

☼ The Problem of Anger….. Exodus 32:15-24

 

     ◊ 5 Levels of Meltdown

 

          □ irritation

         □ indignation

         □ wrath

         □ fury

         □ rage

 

 

   

 

 

 

◊ The sin of excuses…..

 

       □ Deflection

 

       □ Blame

 

       □ Lying

 

 

☼ Divine Consequences ….. Exodus 32:25-35

 

       ► Judgment Falls

 

      ►  Atonement

 

 

☼ Moving Forward Application….

 

    ⌂ Don’t have a cow ….

• I Corinthians 10:11-13

 

    ⌂ Don’t be stiff-necked…..

 

    ⌂ Don’t allow your anger to become sinful…

• James 1:19

 

    ⌂ Don’t lie about the truth…..

• I John 1:8

 

    ⌂ Don’t let sin determine your consequences….

• Galatians 6:7