From Slavery to Sonship

                                                                    Exodus 15:22 – 17:7

Introduction:

-         Exodus is about deliverance and freedom – both from and into

o       Deliverance from bondage

o       Freedom to move into promised land

-         A foreshadow of salvation

-         Exodus portrays Christ as our Passover Lamb

-         Today will focus on slave vs. son

1.                  Slaves, sons, & inheritance

a.       Galatians 4: 6-7  Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father."   So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir.

2.                  A son’s worldview

a.       English: mind   Greek: phronema <– phroneo <- phren (midriff)

b.      Used 3 times in Romans: 8:6,7 carnally minded, spiritually minded

c.       Romans 8:27  the mind of the Spirit

d.      Focuses on the solution instead of the problem

e.       Asks questions of faith instead of doubt

3.                  A son’s relationship to time

a.       Lives in the moment, embraces the future

b.      Learns by God’s voice command

c.       Reserves a Sabbath rest

4.                  A son’s testimony

a.       For a lifetime and beyond

b.      Recognizes and passes God’s testing

c.       Obeys out of love

d.      Speaks what God says, even in the face of opposition

e.       Heart has a home (John 14:16-18)

5.                  A son’s inheritance

a.       Wage vs. inheritance

b.      Prodigal son

c.       Steward the inheritance

d.      Transition by the renewing of the mind