“Called by God”
Pastor Jason West
June 11, 2023
I. Moses Still Has Some Lessons to
(Exodus 2:13-15a)
Exodus 2:11-12 “One day, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and looked on their burdens, and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people. He looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.”
II. Moses Has His Own
Into the Wilderness (the second 40 years)
Exodus 2:15b “But Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian. And he sat down by a well.”
A. Moses the
(Exodus 2:18-19; Exodus 2:20-22)
Exodus 2:16-17 “Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. The shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and saved them, and watered their flock.”
B. God is Still Preparing Moses
1. Through the
2. Through
3. Through Your
4. Through Your
Exodus 3:1a “Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian …”
III. God Hears Your
Exodus 2:23-25 “During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God saw the people of Israel—and God knew.”
• It’s Personal - God Hears, Remembers, Sees and Knows
IV. God Works Through
*(Exodus 3:3-4; Exodus 3:5; Exodus 3:6; Exodus 3:10)*
Exodus 3:1-2 “Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed.”
A. Stop Making
1. Excuse No. 1:
Exodus 3:11 “But Moses said to God, ‘Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?’”
• God’s Reply:
(Exodus 3:12)
2. Excuse No. 2: What Will I
(Exodus 3:13)
• God’s Reply:
(Exodus 3:14)
3. Excuse No. 3: They Won’t
Exodus 4:1 “Then Moses answered, ‘But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, “The Lord did not appear to you.”’”
• God’s Reply:
Exodus 4:2 “The Lord said to him, ‘What is that in your hand?’ He said, ‘A staff.’”
4. Excuse No. 4: I’m Not a Great
(Exodus 4:10)
• God’s Reply:
(Exodus 4:11)
5. Excuse No. 5: Send
Exodus 4:13 “But he said, ‘Oh, my Lord, please send someone else.’”
• God’s Reply:
(Exodus 4:14-15)
B. Remember That God Will Be With You!
Exodus 3:12a “He said, ‘But I will be with you …”