KGF Church

Who enjoys waiting?  We wait for alot of things in life...often things that are important to us.  Seasons of waiting can test not only our patience but also our trust in God.  When Moses remained on the mountain longer than Israel expected, the people grew anxious and took matters into their own hands, creating a golden calf as a substitute for the God who seemed distant.  Their experience challenges us to ask, What do we turn to when God seems silent or slow?  In seasons of waiting, we are tempted to manufacture our own solutions, but God calls us to remain faithful, trusting that His apparent delay is not His absence.

 

Exodus 32 invites us to resist the pressure to take control, remember God’s faithfulness, and believe that even when we cannot see what He is doing, He is still worthy of our trust.

 

Pastor Rob Dyck

Growing up, how important was family dinner time for you?

This daily shared meal means way more than just eating food for nutritional value. It is a chance to gather, share stories and listen, catch up on the day, and remember that we belong to one another. For some, this includes a time of prayer, a short devotional, or a Scripture reading.

If you are at the Wagler’s table for Christmas, this looks like lighting a candle and singing a song.

If it’s with me at my sister’s, it looks like me trying to joke around so she spits out her drink from her nose.

Around the table, we strengthen our fellowship as we remember who we are to one another and enjoy all that God has provided for us.

At Mount Sinai, God has been forming Israel into a people who belong to Him. He has given them His covenant words and called them to live according to them. But in Exodus 24, something remarkable happens: Moses, Aaron, and the elders go up the mountain and eat and drink in the presence of God.

The covenant is not merely about what God asks His people to do. It is about the relationship He is establishing with them. The holy God makes a way for His people to draw near and fellowship with Him.

And this points us forward to Jesus, whose blood establishes the new covenant and brings those who were once far off near to God.

Let’s explore this great news together this Sunday.

Pastor Devan Scollon

Exodus 20:1-21

Have you ever had to learn how to live differently after a major change?

A major transition can reshape us in ways we do not always recognize at first. A move to a new place, a change in our family, a new responsibility, or walking through a significant loss can require us to learn a new way of living because our old patterns no longer fit our new reality.

Last week Pastor Phil unpacked how God brought Israel to Mount Sinai and declared who they were: His treasured possession, a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. God spoke a new identity over them. They were no longer slaves of Pharaoh; they belonged to Yahweh.

But a new identity requires a new way of life.

Israel had been rescued from Egypt, but they still needed to learn how to live as the people God had created them to be.

What does it mean to live as the people God has formed us to be?

Pastor Devan Scollon

Exodus 19; Daniel 7; 1 Peter 2

What have you been preparing for lately? Have you been practicing baseball, pickleball, or for that swim across the lake? 
Perhaps you're preparing for a vacation or (yikes!) one of those incredible (or desparate) parents already planning back to school shopping?
Perhaps your job, every day, is to prepare things for others and set the table (perhaps literally) for activities you won't even enjoy?

We take for granted how much preparing we do for things and for others. It's human and so normal we take it for granted. 

What is the task of spiritual leadership? What does it prepare us for? 

As you prepare for this Sunday, take some time to read Exodus 19 and then come ready.

Phil Wagler, EFC Global Liaison

Have you ever had a season of life or leadership where you weren't sure if you were going to make it?  You're not alone.  In my own leadership experience, I find that what often begins with a willingness to serve, can quietly become a burden we were never meant to carry alone.  In Exodus 18, Moses tries to shoulder every responsibility until Jethro challenges him with the words, “What you are doing is not good.”  This Sunday, we'll explore how God calls leaders to share the load, empower others, and embrace the wisdom of delegation, discovering that healthy leadership isn't about doing everything ourselves but about trusting God and equipping others to serve alongside us.

Pastor Rob Dyck

One night changed everything.  In Egypt, God's final judgment fell with the tenth plague...but every home sheltered by the blood of the lamb was spared.  The Passover wasn't just Israel's rescue from slavery; it was a sign pointing to an even greater deliverance to come.  Centuries later, during a Passover meal, Jesus took the bread and the cup and gave them new meaning. The final plague pointed to the final supper, where the true Passover Lamb prepared to lay down His life so that judgment would pass over all who trust in Him.

Join us this Sunday as we trace the story from Exodus to the cross and discover how God's rescue plan has always centered on one Lamb, one sacrifice, and one invitation to freedom.

Pastor Rob Dyck

The plagues have swept through Egypt. The Passover has occurred. The Pharaoh has finally submitted and let God’s people go. Or has he? Now, stuck in between the sea and a determined Egyptian army, the Israelites are faced with danger and difficulty before they can truly leave the country. Once again, they are unsure of following Moses out of Egypt. But God knows what he is doing. He has a plan to lead his people to victory. And that has remained true for all time. Are you in between a dangerous or difficult place in your life?

Join us this Sunday as we recognize God’s character in leading his people through the Red Sea, how Jesus leads his disciples through their moments of fear, and how the Spirit leads us, even now, out of the difficult and dangerous places we might feel trapped in.

Josh Hufemia

Campus Ministry Lead, UCM Okanagan

Who really rules the world—the powers we can see, or the God who created it all?" In Exodus 7–10, the plagues are far more than acts of judgment. They are God's declaration that He alone is the true Lord of creation. Every plague confronts Egypt's false gods and exposes the futility of trusting in anything other than the Creator. As Pharaoh's power crumbles, God's sovereignty is revealed over the rivers, the land, the sky, and every living thing.

 

Join us as we discover how these dramatic events point us to the one true God who alone is worthy of our worship, trust, and obedience.

 

Pastor Rob Dyck

How do you feel when it comes time to confront someone or something? 
Some of us are "better" at this than others and it's not easy finding the courage to speak or act in such situations.

The reality of the images we see today, the news we hear, and even situations in closer relationships or even our city call for courageous witness and sometimes direct confrontation. How do we lead in these circumstances? What is required of us? How do we deal with our own inadequacies?

We continue our journey in Exodus this Sunday following Moses in his initial confrontation with Pharoah in obedience to what the LORD had called him to do. What is God saying to us through what Moses experienced?

Phil Wagler