Matt's House Church: Arbutus, MD

Change Part 3: The Wake Up Call - A place where change begins!

Introduction Today were going to talk about something everyone here has experienced more times than they can count. Some of these moments are etched into our memories never to be forgotten. Others we’ve forgotten, or were unaware of in our own ignorance. Wake Up Calls, I believe these moments have the power to define your destiny. They have the potential to lead to radical life change, if you embrace them.

Question: Anyone here ever had a Wake Up Call? Can you remember where you were, what was going on? How your responded?

Point: These Wake Up Calls are divine encounter…a Kiros (vs. Chronos) moment, a moment when God was literally calling and waiting for you to pick up and respond.

Live Interview Question: Rick would you say you’ve experience Wake Up Calls in your life? Question: Can you share some of those experiences with us this morning? Question: When you’ve acted on those Wake Up Calls by a simple act of faith how have you seen God show up?

Bible Reading: Exodus 1:11-14 - Setting The kind of world Moses was born into… vv.17 - Midwives defy the kings decree to kill all male Hebrew children.

Exodus 2 - Sketch of Moses’ Early Years vv.6 - Pharaoh’s daughter Felt Sorry = Spare, Show Mercy vv.10 - Moses is Named, sounds like Hebrew word, “Draw out.” • Moses is Drawn Out/Away from his people.

Reading: Exodus 2:11-14 • Moses kills an Egyptian for beating a Hebrew. • Moses stops a fight between two Hebrews. vv.14 - Irony of question, because Moses one day would become judge and ruler.

Moses flees Pharaoh who wants to kill him, into Midian. vv.17 - Moses rescues 7 daughters of a priest of Midian. Moses marries Zapporah, priests daughter. vv.22 - Moses has a son, “Gershom” = Sounds like Hebrew word, “An Alien There.”

Reading: Exodus 2:23-25

Exodus 3 Wake Up Call - Stepping Into Your Divine Destiney Reading: Exodus 3:1-10 vv.1 - Horeb = Mount Sinai (10 Commandments Given To Moses) vv.5 - Holy = Sacred, Set Apart vv.8 - Come Down = Divine Intervention (Like Christ) vv.10 - Moses’ Divine Destiney/Purpose; Moses is sent Back To His People and; Moses sent to Confront There Oppressors, Pharaoh.

Question: What’s the burning bush saying to you? What radical change is God calling you to step into…key for His divine purposes?

Illustration: One of those Wake Up Calls moments for me happened when I was a police. It would lead me into a radically new direction, a direction that my friends, my colleagues, my superiors, and even my parents struggled to understand. Allison and I would eventually dedicate our lives to the preaching of the gospel, and walk away from the pursuits our culture demands we give our hearts too. From Police to Preacher!

Reflective Challenge Slide (Instrumental)

Closing Reading & Prayer • Hebrews 11:32 - 12:3