Crimson and Cream Christians

When reading the Bible, it is important to remember that Jesus is King and context is everything. God made rules regarding the things He did because of how the Israelites operated and lived during the time of the Bible. However, Jesus came in the New Testament to change the way we live and how we love.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

So we can live in a way that properly honors God, God gave Moses and the Israelites a set of ten commandments that still hold true today.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

God wants to be close to us, but since this is the Old Testament, before Jesus closed the gap between Himself and our sins, the Israelites cannot directly talk to God.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

It's important to use wisdom and not overexert yourself when you are put in charge of an organization of any size. This chapter shows you a Godly way to do that!Hayden: https://www.instagram.com/hayden_faught

As the Israelites are led out of Egypt, God keeps providing for their needs. In the same way, when we are doing something that God has called us to do, He will provide for our needs.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

Exodus 16 reminds us that God provides one day at a time. He doesn't reveal the journey, but He gives us what we need to take the next step.Seth: https://www.instagram.com/thesethashford

It is important to remember that God is with us always. Also, we need to thank Him when He helps us get through bad times, just like the Israelites do because God helped them cross the Red Sea.Sydney: https://www.instagram.com/syd.funkhouser

When God was leading the Israelites out of Egypt, they were all forced to believe God one step at a time. This one step led them to miracles like God parting the Red Sea so they can safely pass through and lose the Egyptians for good.Hunter: https://www.instagram.com/hunter.carr23

God is finally bringing the Israelites out of Egypt, and along the way He will make them all dependent on the true God.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

After time and time again of God showing His miraculous signs to Pharaoh, his heart is finally unharded and he allowed Moses to take the Israelites out of Egypt. This was only able to happen because Moses kept going back to the one that God called him to share God with.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

We all have our "one," or the person that God has given us a special assignment to bring to Him. In Exodus, Moses's one was Pharaoh, and he kept coming back again and again. Who is your one? Who is the person that you need to keep coming back to so they can become a follower of Christ?Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

Sometimes God works in ways that we don't understand, and that causes doubt. God wants us to come to Him when we feel doubt, because doubt comes from the enemy who wants nothing more than for us to turn away from God.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

Sometimes we choose to live with our sin just like Pharaoh does. How do we stop that? We flee from our sin and run to God like our life depends on it, because it does.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

Even though Pharaoh had the ability to end his suffering at the exact moment he was asked, he decided to live with the frogs one more night. How much have we decided to do the same thing and live with sin that we can give to God right now.Hayden: https://www.instagram.com/hayden_faught

God chose to harden the heart of Pharaoh so that He can show off and prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that He is Lord. Because of that, Moses and Aaron do not succeed right away at freeing the Israelites. Most of the time, the things we do to advance the Kingdom of Heaven take time!Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

God is not about calling the equipped, but equipping the called. Don't doubt God's calling because you feel that you don't have the right abilities for the job.This episode may feel weird because my mic really glitched out and so you might hear some jumps and my overall voice may sound off!Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

Moses and Aaron fail at their first attempt to get Pharaoh to allow the Israelite people to leave Egypt. In our walks with God, we will often face failure and opposition when trying to advance the Kingdom of Heaven. Like we will see in the Bible, that does not mean that we stop trying.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

This chapter reminds us that God doesn't call the equipped, but He equips the called. It is completely natural for us to be scared or nervous when doing things to advance the Kingdom of Heaven!Hunter: https://www.instagram.com/hunter.carr23

God, having decided that it's time to save His people from slavery in Egypt, reveals Himself to Moses through a burning bush. However, there is more to this burning bush than meets the eye.Jace: https://www.instagram.com/jace.casillas

Moses is born and because of the princess of Egypt, he is able to survive when Pharaoh has commanded that all the Israelite boys get put to death. Moses flees from Egypt and in the time he is gone, God decides it is time to save the Israelites from Egypt.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

As we move into the book of Exodus, we find that after Joseph and his entire generation pass away, a new Pharaoh enslaves the Israelites and demands that all the baby boys should be killed.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

After living a long life where he blessed God even when all hope seemed lost, it is time for Joseph to die. With his end, we also reach the end of Genesis, and will start Exodus with a new "Bible main character."Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

After he lived a long life for the Lord, the time has finally come for Jacob to pass away. In this chapter, he gives all of his sons a blessing.Congratulations if you gave your life to Christ! Your next step is to tell somebody about it. Click here to take your next step!Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

Jacob blesses his grandchildren, Joseph's children in an unconventional way. However, that is just how God works, using the unconventional.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

Now that Joseph's family is safely set up in Egypt, we see Joseph go back to his duties as Pharaoh's right hand man during the famine. During this time, Pharaoh buys all the land that is promised and will eventually go to Joseph's descendants.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

Joseph goes to Pharaoh and asks for him to allow his family to move to Egypt. If God did not work in the background allowing Joseph to go into slavery and prison, then Joseph would not be in a position to ask for Pharaoh's blessing.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

Joseph finally reveals his identity to his brothers. The healing process can finally begin, and we can see what God was doing when he allowed Joseph to be sold into slavery and spend time in prison.Hayden: https://www.instagram.com/hayden_faught

Joseph tests his brothers to see if they will treat Benjamin the same way they treated Joseph all those years ago.Hayden: https://www.instagram.com/hayden_faught

Joseph's brothers return to Egypt with Benjamin, just in time for Joseph to put his brothers to the test to see if they have grown, or are the same people that sold him into slavery all those years ago.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

In today's adventures of Joseph and family, the rest of Joseph's brothers come to Egypt to buy grain so they can survive. Joseph, however, puts them to the test.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

Joseph had to wait in prison for two years before God brought him to interpret Pharaoh's dreams. Why did he have to wait? Well, God had some stuff to do in the background.Hunter: https://www.instagram.com/hunter.carr23

Even in our lowest moments, God can still use us to show His love and glory to others around us. We are never too far gone to be shown and to show the love of God.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

We pop back into Joseph's story. He has been sold as a slave to Potiphar by his brothers, and by the end of this chapter, he ends up in prison.Mason: https://www.instagram.com/mwhitteb

Today we deviate from Joseph and talk about his brother, Judah. This is in the Bible so God shows us what sin He is saving us from with Jesus.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

The "Bible main character" officially shifts from Jacob to his son Joseph! We're going to stick with Joseph for a while, because his story just starts here!Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

This chapter shows us a genealogy of the descendants of Esau. They are vast and many, just as God originally promised Abraham!Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

With God's instruction, Jacob and his family move. God changes Jacob's name to Israel and promises that his descendants will fill many nations.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

In this chapter, we see a unique perspective into what can be everyday life for the people of the Old Testament. We do not see a single mention of God at all here. Instead, the groundwork is set for what Jacob's descendants are capable of.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

In this chapter, we see Jacob making peace with his brother Esau.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

God wants us to wrestle with Him about our problems. He understands the feelings of frustration that can come sometimes and wants to be the person we come to with those feelings.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

Jacob finally leaves his uncle Laban and begins on his way back to Canaan. However, Laban is hot on his tail!Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

God kept his promise to Jacob by giving him 12 kids. We also see Jacob cheat his way to wealth, because he's not prefect. God, however, does not need perfect people in order to enact His will.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

God's promises He made to Abraham have now trickled down two generations to Jacob! We see that God's plan for our lives involves a bunch of patience.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

God promises and blessings that He gave Abraham and Isaac have now passed down to Jacob. These are the same promises and blessings that He offers us today!Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

There is only one man in the Bible who did not sin, and Isaac, Rebekah, Esau and Jacob are not that man.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

God's promises have passed down to Isaac, just as He has promised Abraham. It's interesting to also see Isaac use the same tactic that Abraham used instead of just trusting God's protection.Backyard Nights OKCBackyard Nights TulsaWill: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

We have reached the end of Abraham's time in the Bible. Abraham lived a full life, living completely in accordance to God's will, just like we should now.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

The Lord continues to provide for Abraham and his descendants. This time, providing Isaac with a wife!Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

Even after Sarah's death, God still blessed her by providing Abraham a place to bury her in a land he is not used to.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich

God does not want us to put anything in place of Him. So to see if Abraham would do that, God gives him the instructions to sacrifice his son Isaac.Will: https://www.instagram.com/thewilliamreich