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We can be comforted and transformed by the truth that God is determined to be with us, no matter what. Exodus 40:34-38 Rev. Dr. Matt Lake November 1, 2026 (All Saints Sunday)

Dr. Gombis earned his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from the University of St. Andrews; his work focuses analyzing Paul’s letters in the New Testament. He also contributes to his blog, “Faith Improvised,” and hosts a podcast show by the same name. Currently, he serves as a professor of New Testament at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and an affiliate professor of New Testament at Fuller Seminary.  CONNECT WITH DR. GOMBIS + Read his blog, “Faith Improvised”  + Follow him on Instagram and X  + Buy his book, “Power in Weakness”  ⁠⁠GO DEEPER IN EXODUS⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Exodus Study Devotional⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Video Teachings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠Exodus Adventure Journal⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Family Companion Guide⁠⁠⁠    CONNECT WITH US + Learn more about First Church Williamsport on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ our services online every Sunday at 9 AM + Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠

In the ten commandments, we find ten words of life that remind us God is a grace-filled God who moves towards us before we move towards God. This reminder serves as a catalyst towards a life of re-creation and flourishing. Exodus 20:1-17 Rev. Dr. Matthew Lake October 25, 2026

Dr. Marzouk was ordained as a pastor in 2002 by the Delta Presbytery of the Synod of the Nile (the governing body of the Presbyterian Church in Egypt), and in May 2021 he joined the Wabash Valley Presbytery of PC(USA). As a Christian Egyptian and migrant to the U.S., he interprets the Bible in ways that are interreligiously and interculturally sensitive seeking God’s shalom and justice for the vulnerable and the marginalized. He’s published "Intercultural Church: A Biblical Vision for an Age of Migration," and has contributed several insightful articles, including one very germane to our topic, titled "When the Exodus Is Your Story but Egypt Is Your Homeland." CONNECT WITH DR. MARZOUK + His bio + Read "When the Exodus Is Your Story but Egypt Is Your Homeland" + Buy his books + Follow him on Instagram + Follow him on LinkedIn ⁠GO DEEPER IN EXODUS⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Exodus Study Devotional⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Video Teachings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠Exodus Adventure Journal⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠Family Companion Guide⁠⁠    CONNECT WITH US + Learn more about First Church Williamsport on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ our services online every Sunday at 9 AM + Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

God has not simply delivered us from the wilderness; God is still at work forming us into something greater. Exodus 15:22-27; 16:2-5, 13-18; 17:1-13 Mitch Marcello October 18, 2026

Dr. Middleton is an accomplished scholar and the author of Abraham’s Silence: The Binding of Isaac, the Suffering of Job, and How to Talk Back to God (Baker Academic, 2021); A New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology (Baker Academic, 2014); and The Liberating Image: The Imago Dei in Genesis 1 (Brazos, 2005).  CONNET WITH DR. MIDDLETON + His bio | https://www.globalscholarscanada.ca/gsc-scholars/richard-middleton/  + Buy his book, "The Liberating Image" | https://bakerpublishinggroup.com/products/9781587431104_the-liberating-image  + Follow him on his website, Facebook, X, and LinkedIn   GO DEEPER IN EXODUS⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Exodus Study Devotional⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Video Teachings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠Exodus Adventure Journal⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Family Companion Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠    CONNECT WITH US + Learn more about First Church Williamsport on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ our services online every Sunday at 9 AM + Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

When we learn to be still and realize the Lord will fight for us, we are empowered to stand firm and not be afraid, no matter what circumstances we are facing. Exodus 14:5-14 Rev. Dr. Matt Lake October 11, 2026

Dr. Burt has thoughtfully engaged a great deal with the theme of “Wilderness,” which is central to the story of Exodus. She has published an insightful book titled God in the Desert: A Spiritual Theology of Wilderness in the Old Testament. CONNECT WITH DR. FORLINI BURT + Her bio  + Buy her book, “God in the Desert”  + Follow her on her Substack, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn  ⁠GO DEEPER IN EXODUS⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Exodus Study Devotional⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Video Teachings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠Exodus Adventure Journal⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Family Companion Guide⁠⁠⁠    CONNECT WITH US + Learn more about First Church Williamsport on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ our services online every Sunday at 9 AM + Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠

God reveals God’s power in a way that invites all people to come to know God. Exodus 8:1-15 Rev. Dr. Matt Lake October 4, 2026 (World Communion Sunday)

Dr. Imes has made Exodus the focus of her professional career in Biblical Scholarship. Her doctoral work presented an impactful thesis on the 3rd commandment, which led to the publication of "Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters." Among several other publications, she is now developing a robust commentary on the book of Exodus set to publish in 2027. CONNECT WITH DR. IMES + ⁠Her bio + Follow her on Substack, Facebook, Instagram, and X  + Buy her book, "⁠⁠Bearing God's Name⁠⁠" ⁠GO DEEPER IN EXODUS⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Exodus Study Devotional⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Video Teachings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠Exodus Adventure Journal⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠Family Companion Guide⁠⁠    CONNECT WITH US + Learn more about First Church Williamsport on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ our services online every Sunday at 9 AM + Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

Aligning with God's perspective requires us to be obedient and faithful rather than successful. Exodus 5 - 7 Rev. Dr. Ben Conrad and Mitch Marcello September 27, 2026

Dr. Roberts (PhD, Durham University) works as an adjunct Senior Fellow for the Theopolis Institute. He is a co-author of the book "Echoes of Exodus: Tracing Themes of Redemption Through Scripture." He has a free chapter-by-chapter audio commentary on the entire Bible which can be found here. CONNECT WITH DR. ROBERTS + Check out the Mere Fidelity and Theopolis podcasts  + Follow him on Substack and YouTube  + Buy his book, "Echoes of Exodus" GO DEEPER IN EXODUS⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Exodus Study Devotional⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Video Teachings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠Exodus Adventure Journal⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠Family Companion Guide⁠⁠    CONNECT WITH US + Learn more about First Church Williamsport on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ our services online every Sunday at 9 AM + Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠

Moses was called forth to live his life in light of the ultimate reality of God’s holy name, “I AM.” We are called to do the same today. Exodus 3:1-14 Rev. Dr. Matt Lake September 20, 2026

Dr. Lapsley holds the position of President of Union Presbyterian Seminary and also serves on Faculty as Old Testament Professor. Among other publications, Dr. Lapsley has authored Whispering the Word: Hearing Women’s Stories in the Old Testament.  CONNECT WITH DR. LAPSLEY + Her bio + Buy her book, Whispering the Word    GO DEEPER IN EXODUS  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Exodus Study Devotional⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Video Teachings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  + Exodus Adventure Journal  + ⁠⁠⁠Family Companion Guide⁠    CONNECT WITH US + Learn more about First Church Williamsport on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ our services online every Sunday at 9 AM  + Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠

The balcony story of Exodus reminds us that God both knows us and remembers us in our sin slavery, and ultimately delivers us from that slavery. Exodus 1:6-14; 2:23-25 Rev. Dr. Matt Lake September 13, 2026 (Fall Kickoff Sunday)