★ MY SERMON NOTES
@ Family Worship Centre (FWC)
Wuye, Abuja
1st Sunday Service
16th July, 2017
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| Picture credit: FWC Media |
☆ SERMON:
* Speaker: Pastor Wilson Akubo
* Theme: The Just Shall Live by Faith
* Theme: The Just Shall Live by Faith
* Topic: Heroes of Faith (Moses)
* Text: Exodus 3:9-11 → "Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” (NKJV)
★ Exodus 4:18-20 → "So Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.” Now the Lord said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return to Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead.” Then Moses took his wife and his sons and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the rod of God in his hand." (NKJV)
* Moses was the son of Amram and Jecobed and became the adopted son of Pharoah and married Zipporah
* He was born at a critical time when boys of his age were massacred at birth
* Moses lived for 120 years
(which can be divided into three parts):
(which can be divided into three parts):
(a) During his 1st 40 years in Egypt:
- he thought he was somebody (because of his royal privilege)
- he thought he was somebody (because of his royal privilege)
(b) During his 2nd 40 years in the wilderness:
- he thought he was nobody (dejected as an exile)
- he thought he was nobody (dejected as an exile)
(c) During his 3rd 40 years as a deliverer:
- he knew that God can transform a nobody into a somebody
- he knew that God can transform a nobody into a somebody
☆ Lessons to be learnt from the Life of Moses:
1. How He began His journey of faith
★ Hebrews 11:23 → "By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's command." (NKJV)
* NOTE for Parents: You must create an atmosphere of faith for your children
→ At this point, Moses was not operating by his own faith yet
★ Exodus 2:3 →"But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of bulrushes for him, daubed it with asphalt and pitch, put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river's bank." (NKJV)
* It was the faith of the parents of Moses that kept him afloat in the river as a helpless baby.
* If you exercise faith, what drowns every other person will not drown you!
* God began to raise a deliverer for his people through the faith of parents
* The faith of parents can go a long way to help children fulfil their destiny in Christ
2. His own personal Journey of Faith
* NOTE: When you come of age, the faith of your parents cannot sustain you any longer. You have to work out your own faith
★ Hebrews 5:14 → "But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." (NKJV)
☆ When does a person come of age?
a. When a person chooses to live in truth instead of living a lie
* Moses did not forget his background in spite of being raised in Pharaoh's palace.
* Moses did not forget his background in spite of being raised in Pharaoh's palace.
★ Hebrews 11:24 → "By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter."
b. When a person chooses God's word over the pleasure and privileges that could be gained through disobedience
* NOTE: God will hold you accountable for your decisions
3. When a person decides to disconnect from the Privileges that accompany Sin:
★ Hebrews 11:27 → ''By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible."
→ He forsook Egypt and incurred the wrath of the king
→ If you see the 'invisible', there is no punishment that any man will mete against you that can deter you from obeying God
★ Acts 5:29 → "By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter."
* Faith sees the invisible and it helps you to endure every reproach.
4. He Kept the Passover
★Hebrews 11:28 →"By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them."
* NOTE: this practice was never done in Israel before
→ Moses did not doubt God. He did not negotiate and He did not proffer any personal solutions
* NOTE: This was the tenth (10th) time he was stepping out in faith against Pharaoh. The other nine (9) times and did not 'work', but he was willing to step out again in faith
5. Passing through the Red Sea
★ Hebrews 11:29 → "By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned."
★ Exodus 14:13 → "Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again."
* As long as you walk in faith, your faith will be strengthened
* The enemy will not allow you to step out into your God given destiny without a fight!
* If faith got you thus far, God will make a way though the 'Red Sea' confronting you
☆ Conclusion:
* No matter your background and pedigree, if you decide to walk with God in faith, He will make a way for you
* Deny yourself of any pleasure that makes you an enemy of God
* You must consistently choose good over evil
* Every man of faith becomes great!
* Every man of faith reaches his/her destiny
☆NOTE: Though Moses did not get to the Promise Land physically, He got there spiritually!
★ Matthew 17:1-3 → "Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him."
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