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 her…
Lord, Please
send him…
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.
GOD’S MIRACLE ON MAN