Kirk Of Christ

The third and final character in our mini-series is Moses.  He's introduced here in an unusual way.  Warning: People hated this sermon, particularly the slides that accompanied it.  Listen at your own risk. Let's be clear: Moses wasn't Charlton Heston. He did not have blue eyes, and at the time of the Exodus, he was 80 years old.  He wasn't well-liked or highly regarded by anyone.  In the eyes of the Egyptians, he was low-class.  In the eyes of the Hebrews, he was a crazy, snooty old man (schooled in Egypt).  It's not until after many, many years that we now idolize the man and raise him up as if he's almost God Himself.  If you want to maintain your high-view of Moses, you probably will hate this lesson, too.  The real story of Moses' life and work is that no one in God's Kingdom is so low-born that he cannot be useful.  That eductation means very little, by itself.  And that very often, being a leader is a lonely, scary and unwanted thing.  It's all about two things: trust and obey.  Trust God - and no one