The slides that accompany a sermon given by Pastor Bob Brown on June 28, 2015 at Plymouth Meeting E. C. Church.

1. Moses:
Hearing
God’s
Call
Exodus
3-4

2. Background
of the story
(Exodus 1-2)

3. God’s call to Moses

4. God got Moses’
attention and
confronted him (3:2-
5)

5. Moses!
I
Am
here

6. God
identified
Himself.
(3:5-6)

7. Moses was
commanded to assume
a humble stance. (5)
• Moses
bowed and
hid his
face in
fear. (6)

8. God revealed his
plan to free His
people and
commissioned Moses
to go to Pharaoh
(3:7-10)

9. God saw
the misery
and
suffering
of the
Israelites
in Egypt.
(7, 9)

10. He had a plan to
free them and take
them to their own
beautiful land.
(8, 10)

11. Moses was to go to
Pharaoh and to lead
the people out of
Egypt. (10)

12. Not all God’s calls are
to religious work.
•Your first call is a call to
a relationship with God.
• God calls us whenever
he wants; sometimes we
aren’t expecting it.
• God gives all believers
gifts for service and calls
us to use them.

13. Moses objects,
BUT
God reassures him.
(3:11-22; 4:1-17)

14. First excuse- “I’m not
qualified.” (11)
• God answers- “I will be
with you.” (12)

15. Second Excuse-
“I don’t have all the
answers.” (13)
• God answers- “Tell
them I AM THAT I AM
sent you.” (14)

17. Third
excuse-
“They won’t
believe me.”
(4:1)
• God gives Moses
miraculous signs to
perform. (4:2-9)

18. Fourth
excuse-
“I’m not
gifted.”
(4:10)
• God answers-
“I will help you speak.”
(4:11-12)

19. Fifth excuse- “I don’t
want to go; send
someone else!” (4:13)

20. Not Me
• God answers- “All
right…what about your
brother Aaron…”
(4:14-16)
• God reminds him to
take his shepherd’s
staff. (4:17)

21. We are good at excuses, too!
–Often we use the same
excuses Moses gave.
–Many times our
excuses are pretty
lame.

22. Although we anger
God by our excuses,
God promises to
equip us and be
present with us.

23. Assignment:
•Read Psalm 25:1-5
aloud as a prayer.

24. Spend some quiet time
alone, listening to God; be
open to his calling you:
•into a closer
relationship
•to preparation for
greater service
•to His service in our
church of community
•to serve someone else.

25. Examine your heart.

26. Pray for a submissive
heart and will.