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“Motherhood, Moses, and the Power of God”
Exodus 3:1-22
Introduction
Matthew 16:18 – “…I will build My Church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.”
Acts 1:8 – “…you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”
2 Corinthians 5:20 – “…we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.”
Romans 1:16 – “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.”
I. Resting In & Rejoicing At the Person & Power of God
A. God REVEALS Himself.
John 1:17-18 – “For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ. No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.”
1) God is _______.
Jude 24-25 – “Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord…”
2) God is ______________.
3) God is _____________________.
Hebrews 4:15-16 – “For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
4) God is ______________.
B. God READIES Moses.
1) The Loving _______.
Note: As incredible as it seems, God chooses to glorify Himself by _______________ us in His work!
Note: God involves us in His work for _____ benefit, NOT for His!
2) The Legitimate _________.
2 Corinthians 3:5 – “Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God.”
3) The Long-Term ____________.
Psalm 46:10 – “Cease striving and know that I am God…”
Philippians 4:6 – “Be anxious for nothing…”
John 14:1 – “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.”
Matthew 28:20b – “…I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Psalm 42:11 – “Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God.”
4) The Lasting __________.
A. W. Tozer (“Knowledge of the Holy”) – “Time marks the beginning of created existence, and because God never began to exist it can have no application to Him. ‘Began’ is a time-word, and can have no personal meaning for the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity. Because God lives in an everlasting now, He has no past and no future. …God dwells in eternity but time dwells in God. He has already lived all our tomorrows as He has lived all our yesterdays.”
5) The Looming ____________.
James 1:2 – “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when (Not if!!! But when!!!) you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.”
6) The Lord’s _________.
Exodus 14:10-18 –
Romans 10:9 – “…if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved…”
Romans 10:13 – “…whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
7) The Lavish ____________.
John 16:33 – “These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”