Audlem Baptist Church Online Service for the 20^th October 2025 Lessons In The Life Of Moses This is the first service in a series of five.
	Welcome and Introduction This series of sermons comes from Chichester Baptist Church and is from September and October this year. The series title is Lessons in the Life of Moses. Over the next five weeks we will look at key events in his life under the headings: Encounter, Enlist, Everyone, Equip and Empower. Of course, with hindsight, we can see Moses as a giant of faith, but in his own lifetime he felt the same as us – inadequate and unprepared. So what can we learn?
	Song: O Come to the Altar In this series I have tried to use the same hymns that were used in Chichester before and after the message. This week the song affirms that Jesus is our living hope for all that is to come. Click here to watch the video.
	Bible Passage and the Message: Encounter This message is the first in our new series and is from the 7^th of September. If you have a Bible or Bible app to hand, please find Exodus chapter 3 before you start the video. This week the Minister, Ellen Wild, brings the message. The video starts with Mary reading the passage for today. Click the filmstrip icon below to start watching the YouTube video. It should start automatically about 50 minutes into the complete service. I suggest that you stop the video after Ellen has finished her closing prayer. We will watch a video of the song that they then sang after our own prayers.. Click here to watch the message video. You can adjust the YouTube settings using the controls at the bottom right of the screen. The gear wheel on the left adjusts the quality (480 may be enough) and the box frame on the right shows the video full screen.
	Our Own Prayers I realise that I use these words every week to guide your thoughts and I still think they are a helpful summary. As you watched the message today was there a moment when you sensed the Holy Spirit speaking directly to you? Then tell Jesus about it. Or maybe you simply had a ‘lightbulb’ moment which you would like to thank God for. Spend a few moments to thank God for all his goodness to you in the last week. Spend a few minutes in confession. Take a few minutes to pray for others who you feel burdened for. If you have received the Church email, it will give you some suggestions. Now spend a few moments praying for the fellowship of the church to which we belong and its witness to friends, family, neighbours, the young and the old, and to the wider world.
	Song: Same God The words of this song take up the theme that we want to call on the same God as the God of Moses and the other Old Testament ‘greats’. Our God is always at work and always lovingly answers our prayers in the right way at the right time. Click here to watch the video.
	A Closing Prayer Holy God, As you appeared to Moses in the burning bush, help us to recognize holiness in the midst of our ordinary lives and to hear your call to us, even when we feel inadequate.  May we be bold enough to follow your path, and may your presence give us strength to overcome our sin and weakness, just as you told Moses, "I AM WHO I AM" and "I AM with you". Amen.