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· · Michael Silla, Vine Cluster Church · Uploaded October 17, 2023 · 4:58

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From the sermonIs God Aware of Your Situation? · Michael Silla▶ 0:00

A short message from Exodus 3 and Hebrews 4: God has seen the oppression of His people, heard their cry and comes down to deliver them. Christ was tempted in all points as we are, so we can come boldly to the throne of grace and let God bring us out of darkness into His light.

Has God seen what you are going through?

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Short answer: Yes. In God’s words He has seen the oppression of His people; he says hopefully you didn’t bring it on yourself through your choices, but God has seen.

From the sermonTranscript of this part · Michael Silla

▶ 0:01 I have seen the oppression of my people who are in Egypt I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters for I know their sorrows we do not have a high, in Hebrews chapter 4 verse 15 we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses but was in all points tempted as we are yet without sin I bring up these scriptures because first of all God is saying through three very important things okay first thing he says is he has what. Seen don’t you want God to see what you’re going through don’t you want God to see the oppression that the kingdom of darkness is put on your heart or the oppression that you have in your natural life hopefully you didn’t bring it on by yourself hopefully you didn’t you didn’t bring on the oppression yourself through your choice choices but God has seen.

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Exodus 3:7 (NKJV)

And the LORD said: “I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.

— Exodus 3:7 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 0:01
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Hebrews 4:15 (NKJV)

For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

— Hebrews 4:15 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 0:01

Has God heard your cry?

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Short answer: He has heard our cry; are you crying out to Him and taking time in your life to pray and exalt Him? He knows their sorrows.

From the sermonTranscript of this part · Michael Silla

▶ 1:05 It in this example and have heard their cry because of their task masters are we crying out to God for him to hear our cry has he heard our cry he has heard our cry are you crying out to him or do you give him any time do you take time in your life to pray to come before him to cry out to him to exalt him. I know their sorrows Christ has can sympathize with our weaknesses because he was tempted in all the points that we are now you look at me and you say mike you’ve never been what I’ve been through you know a gang member comes in you don’t know the life that I’ve had to live in person comes in never had a father an orphan family doing drugs all that you don’t understand mike no I don’t understand.

Scripture in this part

Scripture (NKJV)

Exodus 3:7 (NKJV)

And the LORD said: “I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.

— Exodus 3:7 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 1:05

Does anyone understand what I’ve been through?

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Short answer: Christ does; Jesus was tempted in all points like every one of us, yet without sin, so come to God’s house and meet with Him.

From the sermonTranscript of this part · Michael Silla

▶ 2:00 But Christ. Does. Jesus in all points was tempted like every one of us was tempted and yet what without sin Christ he. Understands and it is important for you to come in God’s house and meet with Jesus to meet with the son of God.

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Hebrews 4:15 (NKJV)

For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

— Hebrews 4:15 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 2:00

Where can we find mercy and grace?

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Short answer: Come boldly to the throne of grace, at the altar or at home, whether in a prison or a penthouse; and God comes down to deliver His people.

From the sermonTranscript of this part · Michael Silla

▶ 2:36 And it says gives us a solution let us come boldly to the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need, yeah in church we can have we can come to God’s throne of grace you can come to the altar you can come before him and act of worship an act of coming before God you can do that when you’re at home and your time with God come boldly to the throne of grace it’s up in heaven you can reach it whether you’re down in the depths of a prison or whether you’re rich and on a penthouse wherever you are you can meet with God but you got to come before him and then the next thing he says I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up from that land to a good land good and large land so God is going to step down from his throne the people of God are that important that the the creator of the universe the Lord of all creation the king of all kings he’s up on his throne he is going to what come.

Scripture in this part

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Hebrews 4:16 (NKJV)

Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

— Hebrews 4:16 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 2:36
Scripture (NKJV)

Exodus 3:8 (NKJV)

So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites.

— Exodus 3:8 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 2:36

Where does God want to bring us?

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Short answer: Out of darkness into His marvelous light and up the mountain to meet with Him and be changed; you are a chosen generation.

From the sermonTranscript of this part · Michael Silla

▶ 3:57 Down and he is going to deliver. Them he’s going to come in their midst like he does like the scripture says he does when he when we worship him he’s in our what he’s in our midst and to bring them up from the land to a good and large land God wants to bring us out and bring us what up God wants to bring us up he wants to bring us out of darkness into his marvelous light he wants to bring us up the mountain so we can meet with him be changed by. Him amen you are a chosen generation a royal priesthood a holy nation his own special people that you may proclaim the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous. Light.

Scripture in this part

Scripture (NKJV)

1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV)

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

— 1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 3:57

More questions this message answers

Short answers drawn only from what he says in this message, each with the moment in the video.

What three things does God say in Exodus 3?

He has seen, He has heard, and He has come down to deliver.

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Scripture (NKJV)

And the LORD said: “I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites.

— Exodus 3:7-8 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 0:01

What oppression can the kingdom of darkness bring?

Oppression on your heart, or in your natural life.

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Do you give God any time?

He asks whether you take time to pray, come before Him, cry out and exalt Him.

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What do people tell the speaker?

That Mike has never been through what they have, like a gang member, an orphan or a family doing drugs; he says no, I don’t understand.

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Who does understand?

Christ does.

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Can I meet God at home?

Yes; you can come before Him at home in your time with God, but you have to come before Him.

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How important are God’s people to Him?

So important that the Creator and King of all kings steps down from His throne to deliver them.

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Where is God when we worship?

In our midst, like the Scripture says.

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This transcript comes from YouTube’s automatic English captions, which supply the timing and the words. Punctuation, capitalization and paragraphing were added from the speaker’s pauses and then corrected by hand, and obvious caption errors (names, Bible references) were fixed; his wording was not rewritten. “[unclear]” marks a word or name that was not clear. Editor notes: Short excerpt (about 5 minutes). Select any time to jump to that moment on YouTube.

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