July 3, 2022
Pastor Ricky Smith

Sermon Notes

Exodus 15:1-22
Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord, saying, “I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him. The Lord is a man of war; The Lord is his name. “Pharaoh’s chariots and his host he cast into the sea, and his chosen officers were sunk in the Red Sea. The floods covered them; they went down into the depths like a stone. Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power, your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy. In the greatness of your majesty you overthrow your adversaries; you send out your fury; it consumes them like stubble. At the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up; the floods stood up in a heap; the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea. The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of them. I will draw my sword; my hand shall destroy them.’ You blew with your wind; the sea covered them; they sank like lead in the mighty waters. “Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders? You stretched out your right hand; the earth swallowed them. “You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed; you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode. The peoples have heard; they tremble; pangs have seized the inhabitants of Philistia. Now are the chiefs of Edom dismayed; trembling seizes the leaders of Moab; all the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away. Terror and dread fall upon them; because of the greatness of your arm, they are still as a stone, till your people, O Lord, pass by, till the people pass by whom you have purchased. You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain, the place, O Lord, which you have made for your abode, the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established. The Lord will reign forever and ever.” For when the horses of Pharaoh with his chariots and his horsemen went into the sea, the Lord brought back the waters of the sea upon them, but the people of Israel walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea. Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and dancing. And Miriam sang to them: “Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.” Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water.

I. Song of Reflection

Responding in a song of praise is a natural and reasonable response to being redeemed by the Lord.

II. Song of Declaration

III. More than a Song

Psalm 86:8
There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours.

WHAT we sing and WHY we sing matter just as much as THAT we sing.

Mark 8:34-35
And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.”

1 Corinthians 10:31
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God

Next Steps

• I admit I am a sinner and turn to Jesus as my King for the first time
• I confess that I have made corporate worship about my preference 
• I choose to worship in song and action every day to declare that God is supreme

Deep Dive

1. Read Ephesians 5:19 and discuss the importance of singing in corporate worship.
2. Read Psalm 86:8 and discuss why God deserves to be the focus of our singing.
3. Why do we often make preference the priority in corporate worship?

Springboard

1. How is technology helpful and how can it be a distraction?
2. Why are we less engaged with people around us and what does this say about our attitude?
3. Read Exodus 15:27 and share a time when you experienced soul-level refreshment with God.