defending

Sermon 80 in Series

Exodus 32:15-24

[15] Then Moses turned and went down from the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand, tablets that were written on both sides; on the front and on the back they were written. [16] The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets. [17] When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is a noise of war in the camp.” [18] But he said, “It is not the sound of shouting for victory, or the sound of the cry of defeat, but the sound of singing that I hear.” [19] And as soon as he came near the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses’ anger burned hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain. [20] He took the calf that they had made and burned it with fire and ground it to powder and scattered it on the water and made the people of Israel drink it.

[21] And Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you that you have brought such a great sin upon them?” [22] And Aaron said, “Let not the anger of my lord burn hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil. [23] For they said to me, ‘Make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’ [24] So I said to them, ‘Let any who have gold take it off.’ So they gave it to me, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf.”

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.   How is the golden calf story rich in doctrine? What are some theological points that stand out to you?
2.   How does Moses’ intercession show the relationship between prayer and knowledge? How is “knowledge” sometimes denigrated by Christians?
3.   Why is the breaking of the tablets meant to shock the reader? What does it symbolize, and how can it be misinterpreted?
4.   Why does Moses make the people drink the pulverized idol? What does this teach us about sin in general and idolatry in particular?
5.   How do Moses and Aaron see Aaron’s sin differently? How does this point back to the Fall?
6.   In what ways have you been tempted to dodge/deflect/defend rather than own and confront your sin? How can we help one another fight this battle within the church?

References: Exodus 24:12; Deuteronomy 9:21; Numbers 5:11-31; Genesis 20:9; 3:12; Deuteronomy 9:20; Romans 8:3.

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EPISODES (50) 44 FEEDBACK FRIENDLY--dealing well with negative feedback.

Negative feedback, says Andrew, could be one of the most radical ways for you to become a success at work
 
When it comes to negative feedback, Andrew asks, can you roll with the punches, not just out? Feedback at work sometimes hurts. Your bruised ego suffers and may make you feel shame.  

Think of a time when you received some unpleasant feedback suggests Andrew.  How would you rate your response to that unpleasant feedback? 

Did you welcome it, thank the person for being honest, and reflect on what you intended to do about the feedback?  Did you do something active to apply what you heard in real life? 

Learning through feedback is a potent mechanism. It’s almost certainly a way to build your chances of success at work, by embracing such feedback. 

Even the most confident person may struggle to handle negative feedback well.  You may be fine with straight criticism, or even what passes for constructive criticism.

But what about those destructive remarks about you and your work performance? Not so easy, is it?

Negative feedback can touch a nerve. It can trigger your brain into a defensive state from which it’s hard to emerge feeling improved or inspired.

Rating your response to negative feedback works can be an antidote to the poison that such information administers to your whole being. 

Another valuable approach to embracing negative feedback is the “Grain of Truth” tactic. This is a mental aid to convert your reaction from pain into curiosity. 

The Grain of Truth method It that you're interested in discovering just two per cent of the truth of such awful feedback. Start by thinking:

“Yes, I’m hurt and angry. But could there be something in it? Perhaps  two per cent of what the other person tells me has something I should think about?”

The Grain of Truth tactic helps get you over the threshold of discomfort. You defuse its emotional power by reframing the criticism into a search for meaning. 

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Caroline Holke works with Type A, high performing women who drink more than they intend to sometimes. It wouldn't be classified as a drinking problem, but they have a problem with using it as a crutch and want to get their control back. 

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Lisa grew up having a great family life with 3 brothers. She moved from Ohio to NC when she was twelve 12. She has two sons from first marriage and divorced after 9 years of marriage. Lisa raised her boys as a single mom and home schooled them until they entered high school. Their high school years were full of struggles, some normal, some not. Both boys started using drugs in their mid-teens. Sam (oldest son) escalated to IV drug use and meth. He was "in recovery" on MAT (Medically Assisted Treatment) for several years into his 20's where he relapsed. He found himself in and out of trouble. Ultimately, he overdosed and passed at the age of 27. Troy (youngest son) has been in and out of active drug use for over 10 years. Currently incarcerated. Lisa remarried in 2015 and currently works as a certified personal trainer. She is an independent small "business" owner and Co-founder of The SHARE Project, an awareness/support/educational organization with the goal of de-stigmatizing addiction so it is looked at as a treatable disorder.

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