God Is Calling — Will You Answer? (The Story of Moses)

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What Does It Mean to Be Called by God? In Exodus 3, God speaks to Moses from a burning bush and gives him an assignment — and Moses spends the next two chapters trying to talk his way out of it. "Who am I?" "What if they don't believe me?" "I'm not a good speaker." "Please send someone else." Sound familiar? God is calling you too. The only question is how you'll respond. "God is calling you. What's your response?" That's the whole message in one sentence. When the God of the universe calls, you can pick up, decline, send a text back, or block the call altogether. In this message, Pastor Ed Young continues the Now We Go To School series with the story of Moses — a man whose life breaks into three 40-year acts: 40 years as a somebody in Pharaoh's palace, 40 years as a nobody herding sheep in the desert, and 40 years proving that God can use anybody. The desert wasn't wasted time. It was preparation. God used every part of Moses' background — the good, the bad, and the ugly — to get him ready for what He'd prepared for him. Here's the good news: God isn't looking for your ability. He's looking for your availability. He'll provide the rest. WHAT MOSES TEACHES US ABOUT GOD'S CALL: 1. GOD IS CALLING YOU — He calls every person, and the call transcends whatever you do for a living. Truck driver, teacher, surgeon, coach, pastor — the call comes first. "God called to him from within the bush, 'Moses, Moses.'" Exodus 3:4 2. GOD HAS EQUIPPED YOU FOR THE CALL — Standing before the burning bush, Moses is told he's on holy ground. Ordinary ground, invaded by an extraordinary God. God draws straight lines with crooked sticks — and He's been forming you for this all along. 3. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE — We're called to reach up (love God), reach out (love people), and reach in (grow). Moses stopped making excuses, said "Here I am," and led a nation out of slavery. Pastor Ed also shares — in a way he's never told it before — the story of his own calling to Fellowship Church: the church he swore he'd never plant, the 30 families in a rented office, and the still, small voice that told him to stay when everything in him said run. God is calling. Will you send Him to voicemail — or will you say, "Here I am"? If you've never given your life to Jesus Christ, there's no better time than today. Ask God to forgive your sins and walk through this life with you. He's waiting with open arms. — RESOURCES — ✝️ Daily devotionals from Ed Young: https://www.edyoung.com/devotionals ⛪ Join us at Fellowship Church in person or online: https://www.fellowshipchurch.com Now We Go To School | Pastor Ed Young, Fellowship Church God Is Calling — Will You Answer? (The Story of Moses) #calling #moses #fellowshipchurch

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• Purpose & Calling