· Exodus 3:10-11 - 10 So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.” 11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
· God wants us to experience his power flowing through us.
· Hebrews 11:1 – Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
· What is your strategy for ignoring God?
· 13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?”
· 14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’
· Exodus 4:1-5 - Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you’?”
· 2 Then the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?”
· “A staff,” he replied.
· 3 The Lord said, “Throw it on the ground.”
· Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake, and he ran from it. 4 Then the Lord said to him, “Reach out your
hand and take it by the tail.” So Moses reached out and took hold of the snake and it turned back into a staff in his hand. 5 “This,” said the Lord, “is so that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.”
· Faith requires courage.
· Do you trust your fear or your faith?
· 10 Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I
have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.”
· 11 The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”
· Who God calls, God equips.
· 13 But Moses said, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.”
· 14 Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses and he said, “What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you. 15 You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth; I will help both of you speak and will teach you what
to do. 16 He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were God to him. 17 But take this staff in your hand so you can perform the signs with it.”
· God sees what you will miss if you don’t say “yes.”
· What have you missed because you didn’t say “yes?”
· Exodus 4:20 - 20 So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey and started back to Egypt. And he took the
staff of God in his hand.
Group Discussion Questions
Starter: Other than someone on church staff, can you think of anyone who has experienced the call of God? How did they respond?
1. How does it make you feel to think about God calling you to do something for him?
2. Read Exodus 3:1-14
3. God is aware of the situation of his people. What does this teach us about God? Can you think of a situation in the world God is aware of right now?
4. Moses’ first fear is that the Israelites will not believe him. Have you ever felt afraid of talking about your faith with your own family?
5. God reveals his name to Moses: “I am who I am.” What is the first thought that strikes you when you hear God’s name? Can you imagine what would happen if God did not reveal his name to us and remained impersonal and detached?
6. Read Exodus 4:1-5
7. Moses is still worried that no one will believe that he has had an encounter with God. Have you ever felt this way? What has God given you that validates your story?
8. Read Exodus 4:20
9. The rod of Moses has become the rod of God. What in your life does God wish to transform so you can do his will?
