CrossWay Church
February 5, 2023: Esther 6
These are the Bible passage and sermon notes for our Sunday morning worship services.
Locations & Times
CrossWay Church Battle Ground
311 N Parkway Ave, Battle Ground, WA 98604, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
Esther 6:1-14: Mordecai is honored
I) Sleepless in Susa
A) Xerxes could not sleep so someone read his _____________ to him.
B) King Xerxes is reminded that Mordecai ___________ an assassination attempt.
1) The king finally thinks about ________________ Mordecai for his work.
2) Xerxes is shocked he did nothing before and wants to ____________ it immediately.
C) God’s _________________ is at work behind the scenes.
II) Haman thinks he is going to get honored.
A) Haman arrived early to ask the king’s permission to ________ Mordecai.
B) Xerxes asks Haman how he should ____________ someone important.
C) Haman is blinded by his _________.
D) Haman’s advice is treat him like _______________.
III) Mordecai finally gets his reward.
A) Haman has to lead the man he _____________ and wanted to kill through the streets.
B) This ___________ doesn’t seem to go Mordecai’s head.
C) The humiliation ___________ Haman.
D) Haman’s wife and advisers predict his ___________.
IV) How does this apply to us today?
A) God is at work our lives even in the seemingly ____________ things.
B) We need to be careful that our ___________ doesn’t blind us.
What things make you feel valued or important? What attention do you crave?
C) Humility helps us trust that God has us where we need to be (even in our lowest lows).
“No one can ever say they’re humble. All they could say is that they’re a proud person pursuing humility by the grace of God.”
C. J. Mahaney, Humility
D) Mordecai’s reversal from a death sentence to a place of _______________ should remind us of Christ.
I) Sleepless in Susa
A) Xerxes could not sleep so someone read his _____________ to him.
B) King Xerxes is reminded that Mordecai ___________ an assassination attempt.
1) The king finally thinks about ________________ Mordecai for his work.
2) Xerxes is shocked he did nothing before and wants to ____________ it immediately.
C) God’s _________________ is at work behind the scenes.
II) Haman thinks he is going to get honored.
A) Haman arrived early to ask the king’s permission to ________ Mordecai.
B) Xerxes asks Haman how he should ____________ someone important.
C) Haman is blinded by his _________.
D) Haman’s advice is treat him like _______________.
III) Mordecai finally gets his reward.
A) Haman has to lead the man he _____________ and wanted to kill through the streets.
B) This ___________ doesn’t seem to go Mordecai’s head.
C) The humiliation ___________ Haman.
D) Haman’s wife and advisers predict his ___________.
IV) How does this apply to us today?
A) God is at work our lives even in the seemingly ____________ things.
B) We need to be careful that our ___________ doesn’t blind us.
What things make you feel valued or important? What attention do you crave?
C) Humility helps us trust that God has us where we need to be (even in our lowest lows).
“No one can ever say they’re humble. All they could say is that they’re a proud person pursuing humility by the grace of God.”
C. J. Mahaney, Humility
D) Mordecai’s reversal from a death sentence to a place of _______________ should remind us of Christ.