JUST DO IT… Exodus 3:10-14; 4:1-3; 4:10-14 Allen Lo Dec 27, 2015

KEY BIBLE VERSE: EXODUS 3:10-14 Exo 3:10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. Exo 3:11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? Exo 3:12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. Exo 3:13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? Exo 3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

KEY BIBLE VERSE: EXODUS 4:1-3 Exo 4:1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee. Exo 4:2 And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. Exo 4:3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

KEY BIBLE VERSE: EXODUS 4:10-14 Exo 4:10 And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. Exo 4:11 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? Exo 4:12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. Exo 4:13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. Exo 4:14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

BACKGROUND Burning bush experience Exo 3:2-4 God heard the cry of the Israelites Exo 3:7-8 God’s calling to Moses Exo 3:10

MOSES’ FIRST EXCUSE: WHO AM I? Exo 3:11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? God's answer: I will be with thee Exo 3:12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

MOSES’ FIRST EXCUSE: WHO AM I? Esther 4:14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”

MOSES’ SECOND EXCUSE: WHAT SHALL I SAY? Exo 3:13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? God's answer: I AM THAT I AM. I AM have sent you Exo 3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

MOSES’ SECOND EXCUSE: WHAT SHALL I SAY? Mark 13:11 Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

MOSES’ THIRD EXCUSE: THEY WILL NOT BELIEVE ME Exo 4:1 Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you’?” God's answer: I give you special power Exo 4:2 And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. Exo 4:3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it

MOSES’ THIRD EXCUSE: THEY WILL NOT BELIEVE ME Genesis 6:22 Noah did everything just as God commanded him.

MOSES’ FOURTH EXCUSE: I AM NOT GOOD AT SPEECH Exo 4:10 And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. God's answer: Who have made man's mouth? Exo 4:11 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? Exo 4:12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

MOSES’ FOURTH EXCUSE: I AM NOT GOOD AT SPEECH The Stuttering Preacher – August Leulf

MOSES’ FIFTH EXCUSE: FIND SOMEBODY ELSE Exo 4:13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. God's answer: I got helper for you (Angry) Exo 4:14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

MOSES’ FIFTH EXCUSE: FIND SOMEBODY ELSE Lord, Please send him… Lord, Please send her…

MOSES’ LAST STRUGGLE: GET CONFIRMATION Exo 4:18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace. God's reminder: Go Exo 4:19 And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.

MOSES' FINAL OBEDIENCE: FULLY COMMITTED Exo 4:20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand. Moses’ commitment: No reservation Go with the whole family By the power of God Go with the rod of God

GOD IS CALLING YOU TODAY… To serve His church To make disciples of all nations To… Learn from Isaiah Isa 6:8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

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