Exodus 3:1-5, 14

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Exodus 31-5, 14

• Topic
• Burning Bush on Holy Ground

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Focus on Moses

• In the Hebrew language, Mosheh means "drawn" from
  the water. God appointed him to be the leader
  and deliverer of his people.
• Its like being in the right place at the right
  time in the squirrel story.

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Key Points

• A. Beyond the Wilderness is the Dwelling Place
  of God on Holy Ground
• B. When The Burning Bush Captures our Attention,
  We are Drawn to Holy Ground at the Right Time
• C. The Burning Bush on Holy Ground is in the
  Right Place at the Right Time

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Beyond the Wilderness is the Dwelling Place of
God on Holy Ground

• Exodus 31 Moses was keeping the flock of his
  father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian he
  led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to
  Horeb, the mountain of God.

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The Map Drawn

• The desert of Midian is symbolic of emptiness and
  destitute.
• The wilderness is symbolic of danger and unrest.
• The mountain of God is symbolic of safety and
  peace.

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Compare Luke 28-9a, Luke 155-6, John 1011

• The shepherds who were keeping their flock
  received the tidings of our Saviors birth.
• The Shepherd finds the lost sheep.
• Jesus says, "I am the Good Shepherd. The good
  shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

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Employment

• Moses employment outlook goes through a divine
  transition from tending to a flock of sheep to
  caring for the people of God. He would be tasked
  with leading them from the wilderness of sin to
  the promised land and holy living in God.

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When The Burning Bush Captures our Attention, We
are Drawn to Holy Ground at the Right Time

• Exodus 32-3 There the angel of the Lord
  appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush
  he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was
  not consumed. 3Then Moses said, I must turn
  aside and look at this great sight, and see why
  the bush is not burned up.

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Curiosity

• Moses natural curiosity led him to ask himself
  questions. Professionals in Behavior Psychology
  contend that "Creative individuals have a need to
  seek novelty and an ability to pose unique
  questions. So Moses intellectual interest led
  him to inquire of this unusual everlasting
  burning bush. He developed an eager desire to
  learn what is happening.

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Extraordinary Manifestation

• The great surprise in the bush burning, when he
  perceived no fire on earth kindled it, the bush
  did not consume, v. 2.
• The old folks say that was "A Green Burning
  Bush."
• Moses curiosity was complicated. "It was an
  angel of the Lord that appeared to him" and it
  was the divine presence and glory but he heard
  God in it speaking to him. "

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Is there a Burning Bush trying to get YOUR
attention?

• Do we say, I must turn off the television?
• I must put off being busy
• doing what I like to
• do everyday?
• I must turn aside to see
• what God wants with me?

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The Burning Bush on Holy Ground is in the Right
Place at the Right Time

• Exodus 34-5
• When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to
  see, God called to him out of the bush, Moses,
  Moses! And he said, Here I am. Then he said,
  Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your
  feet, for the place on which you are standing is
  holy ground.
• 5b. take off the shoes from your feet, for the
  place on which you stand is holy ground.

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James 48

• "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you"
• When God saw that he took notice of the burning
  bush, and turned aside to see it, and left his
  business to attend it, then God called to him.

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Exodus 314 I Am

• God said to Moses, I am who I am. He said
  further, Thus you shall say to the Israelites,
  I am has sent me to you. In other words, I am
  sending you to give them the good news of their
  new home in the Promised Land that is filled with
  milk and honey.

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Moses Excuses and Jesus says Deny Yourself

• his insignificance, (Exodus 311,12),
• the fear that his brethren would not believe him
  (Exodus 41),
• and his inability to speak with fluency (Exodus
  410-12).
• Matthew 1624, 26
• Then Jesus said to his disciples, Whoever wants
  to be my disciple must deny themselves and take
  up their cross and follow me.
• For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the
  whole world, and lose his own soul?

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Paul Explains in Romans 1217-21

• Do not repay anyone evil for evil.
• Do not take revenge, for it is written It is
  mine to avenge I will repay, says the Lord.
• Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil
  with good.

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• The Story of Tony Compolo when he was a Boy
  concluded with him not knowing his mother
  followed him to and from school each day.
• That is the way Jesus is. He wants to be there
  for you in case you need him.

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What God Does

• 1. God is always at work around you.
• 2. God pursues a continuing love relationship
  with you that is real and personal.
• 3. God speaks by the Holy Spirit through the
  Bible, prayer, circumstances, and the church to
  reveal Himself, His purposes, and His ways.
• 4. You must make major adjustments in your life
  to join God in what He is doing.
• 5. You come to know God by experience as you obey
  Him and as He accomplishes His work through you.

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Burning Bush on Holy Ground

• A. Beyond the Wilderness is the Dwelling Place
  of God on Holy Ground
• B. When The Burning Bush Captures our Attention,
  We are Drawn to Holy Ground at the Right Time
• C. The Burning Bush on Holy Ground is in the
  Right Place at the Right Time

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Invitation

• Prayer
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