Video #1: Exodus 1-18

We recommend working through this Guide in June.

Take Communion

Leader: Begin your gathering by taking communion together, whether as a full meal together or some version of the bread and the cup before or after your meal. If you don’t already have a Communion liturgy, take some time to reflect on these words from Exodus 34v5-7, in which God describes himself to Moses:

The Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with Moses and proclaimed his name, Yahweh. And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “Yawheh, Yahweh, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished…”

Watch This Video Together

The video below will explore the narrative of the first half of the scroll of Exodus, giving a helpful framework for and understanding of what's going on. Since we'll be teaching through Exodus over about 3 months, this video offers a great snapshot of the context of what's going on.

Discuss These Questions Together

• As we watched the video, what stuck out that we may have not heard or thought of before, or that makes us think in a new or deeper way?

• Considering the themes that stuck out, what might they reveal to us about God? 

• When something sticks out to us, it might be an invitation from God. Based on our discussion, what invitation might God be extending to us individually or to our Community? And how could we lean into this invitation this week? (e.g. meditating each morning on this theme, memorizing a particular scripture, taking time in the middle of our day to be present to God, doing a fast, practicing generosity, etc.)

Extra Time?

If your Community has any extra time, feel free to spend it praying for each other. You could do this many ways, but it could be fun to practice prophetic listening prayer for people in your Community by doing the second part of the “Do These Practices Tonight” section of the Community Guide on Prophecy from the Hearing God series.