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July 22, 2019 8:00 am
And many times even in the confines of our own here in America went with some place where we have motive causing and food and ballgames and family and we can actually go and sit on our day. I told my son the other day I he said what you doing I said I'm sitting on my deck drinking a cup of coffee. He said that. Don't ever type something so simple as that ground where I am right now. You don't sit on your deck and drink coffee. I mean come on I'm just having a cup of coffee. He sold the plot of his people.
You and I really see the plight of precious people around us. God has an encouraging word for you and me today. The Bible-based preaching of Dr. Don Wilton about the influence of one person, just what can one woman and one man do for a nation a great deal as we open God's word together with Dr. Don Wilton will do that in just a few moments that we want you to know that we're connecting right now keyboard to keyboard on our website de Encouraging Word.org great place to catch up with all the messages from Dr. Wilson. Also place to connect with our daily Encouraging Word Bible guide and a number of other resources, especially right now about what it is to take a stand in the world in which we live. Also know we love to pray with you and for you at 866899 word 866-899-9673 here for you 24 hours a day now. Today's message from Dr. Don Wilton nation really all place talking to my son overseas. You know you just reminded of how blessed we all gone to his done some incredible things related to America, but people are hurting, you notice that fact, you may be one of those people. I have no doubt statisticians are telling us that more marriages are breaking up than ever before. People are looking for meaning and purpose in life. People are trying to find the nuances big search we have the things obviously that we deal with crises, problems in Washington being able to pay our bills go to moral decline in America like never before. But I got such good news for you today, there is hope.
I wish that I could come and sit next to each one of you today and just tell you what the Lord Jesus Christ has done for me in my own life. Like you I am very undeserving of God's grace when you talk about who you talk about the hope that we have in Christ we talking about the fact that Jesus Christ can and will and wants to forgive us for our sin.
That's what hope means means you can be forgiven of your sin and all of us of sin. Everyone all of us hope means that you can live a changed life really meaningful life.
I'm so grateful hope means not only that you can be forgiven of your son not money that you can be a changed person can live a full and a meaningful life. You can have real purpose in your life but hope in Christ means that you can actually know for certain that you going to go to heaven one lot of people online every day, friends and family and all of us again to face Dave. But when you have hope in Christ, you can know that you going to go to heaven to be with him forever.
It's an absolute certainty which is why you can trust them as your Savior and day.
God has spoken to me through somebody a few years ago, long before I was born a fellow by the name of Moses. Moses lived a long long time ago and God's story tells us about how one man brought hope to an entire nation of people how one man made a difference.
Just one person.
I believe you allow all those people God has used Dr. Billy Graham for decades all around the world.
Hundreds of thousands of people have hope because God used one man to share that message God has used me in little ways, sometimes not so little ways, maybe not ever on the grand scale of some people that I know like Dr. Billy Graham and others.
But God uses me, and God uses you. God used people in my life to share the message of hope in my life. Today's completely different so here's what we going to do. I want you to open your Bibles to the book of Exodus, the book of Exodus and I want you to open the Exodus chapter 2 we actually going to be starting in Exodus chapter 1. This goes all the way from Exodus chapter 1 through Exodus chapter 16 the passage this fear that we are looking at in God's story, but for our consideration for these next few moments I want to actually begin in Exodus chapter 2 and verse 11 Exodus chapter 2 and verse 11. I'm praying that you would give your heart and life to Jesus Christ.
I'm going to invite you to say yes to Jesus and having done so I'm going to pray that God would use you like. He used those God has always used men and women to bring the message of hope to a world that searching for peace and for meaning and something happened in the life of this man Moses, so I'm going to read a few select verse Exodus chapter 2 and verse 11. One day, when Moses had grown up.
He went out to his people and he upon their burdens.
Let's go to Exodus chapter 3 and verse four when the Lord's soul that he turned aside to see God hold to Moses out of the bush. Moses. Moses. Moses said here I am. Let's go to chapter full. Just one verse, verse 17 Exodus chapter 4 verse 17. This is God speaking type in your hand. This raw with which you shall do great things for me taking this off with which you shall carry the very signs of who I am. All right, let's turn next to chapter 61 verse again.
Now remember God had not called Moses and he said yes and he suddenly was faced with the reality that he had to deal with Pharaoh and Moses like you and me felt very unqualified for the job. In fact, I'm going to submit to you.
He probably had more objective bugs than all of us combine. Have you ever felt nervous when someone said why don't you go and invite someone to come and be here about the hope that we have in Christ. Have you ever felt nervous when someone said why don't you go and tell someone about Jesus not half as much going to invite someone to go to a bowl game.
Boy, those jitterbug's can come when you gone tell someone about Jesus, but I'm just going to tell you, in case any of you are a little nervous Pharaoh had the power of the law. Please handle all people can say to us today is no I don't want to. And so we get to verse 50 of chapter 6 but Moses said to the Lord, and behold, I am uncircumcised look how in the world will Pharaoh listen to me. Let's go to chapter 8 chapter 8 love this verse.
Chapter 8 and verse 30 chapter 8 verse 30. So Moses went out from Pharaoh you're not gonna believe this are better read it. So Moses went out from Pharaoh and what he knew someone tell me what it even deprived to the Lord. One more verse, verse, chapter 14 chapter 14 and verse 31 chapter 14 in verse 31. I better put a circle around. Will these verses, so I could get there quick. Chapter 14 in verse 31 Israel sold the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians so the people feared the Lord and they believed in the Lord and in his servant by the Lord. Write this word upon our hearts. Please be seated. You know, when you study history's amazing how just one person can lead an entire nation.
I hate to bring this up to you but do any of you remember at all if Hitler you might've read about it.
Just one man, do you know that he was just a lowly corporal coming out of World War I. He was really a nobody and within a very short space of time, he led an entire nation and we know what the history books tell us ever heard about Napoleon Bonaparte in about 1880 no. Six 1850 and of course he made his Waterloo and Nelson took care of him and he was banished to the island of elbow and all the rest of it, but he was just one man. You remember Saddam Hussein just one man. But you know something. Folks if you go and you look at what one person does you know I'm so grateful he now nation, you know, I think of all the great people in the heroes what one person can do. You know we've got people all around us that a dying you know that there are people whose marriages are falling apart. Children looking everywhere you know that people are searching and hurting.
We were in a quagmire. You know what's going on around us, folks you do is you and I are in it. Moses this one man, this story of deliverance on use. This man in the question that lost concerning this man was very a very simple question.
In many ways very simple question I just lost the Lord of said Lord, if you could use Moses like this to give an entire nation such hope in the midst of such hopelessness could you possibly use me in my neighborhood Lord. Is this something that that I could do. What is it about Moses and God began to speak to my heart. So what did Moses do his work. Moses did number one. He said yes to God any further questions you know I love that passage that I read to you in chapter 3 of the book of Exodus. I would've given anything to be now. His was sort of dramatic. It was just amazing. Yes Moses out of the wilderness and and God confronts him.
And God says to Moses, excuse me, I'm talking to you about a plan for you. It was an extra ordinary plan because these people had been locked in the pitiful condition for over 400 years. They were really back if you want to describe a people without hope.
But I'm sure that it would've been the children of Israel at this time and and I'm not going to get all the background but all of a sudden God came to one person and said you that person and he said yes Lord, here I am being used of the Lord begins with a very very simple act of obedience, it's not profound it's just simply a total capitulation. It's just when you say here I am Lord, by the way, I don't think even Moses fully understood what he was about to get into if you are Steve and Cindy Moses, now you know you gonna have to crossover a raging sea and you know you going to be leading a people who will be starving to death and they want have anything to drink. And you know they going to encounter the enemy at every turn. And you know that they are going to battle in every walk of life.
Put all that in front of him. He just seemed to Moses. Moses, would you be prepared if I chose you to be the messenger of hope. Amazing what God can do with one life committed to the Lord. What did Moses do. He said yes. What did Moses do number two he sold the plot of his people. I'm going back again because I want to go back to the beginning and chapter 2 I read about it one day when Moses was growing up now. By the way, can I just say this to you folks think this is important in our Bible study. This happened when Moses was grown up, which means that Moses spent the better part of these early years. Not fully aware of the plat of the people you know that you and I can spend years and years and years and years and years being among a people and never truly understanding the battle that is going on. Maybe the reason is because we are so blessed like Moses was, you know someone saying to me, the more you have, the more difficult it is to really be concerned about those who don't have often wonder I I'm not trying to indict us as a people. Please don't think I'm saying that, but why don't you come with me to India or Africa or to most parts of South America you know that when you go to some of these nations in the world.
You don't even have to hardly make an announcement that you're bringing them the hope of Christ just stand and start speaking and they come by the hundreds upon hundreds upon hundreds upon hundreds ever wondered why it's just seems to be a lot more difficult in America. Have you ever wondered why you can go to a place like China, places you know that there are hundreds of thousands of people who believe in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ in China with a persecuted people for their faith and the prayer meetings in the power of God and many times even in the confines of our own here in America went with some place where we have motive causing an in ballgames and family and we can actually go and sit on our day. I told my son the other day I he said what you doing I said I'm sitting on my deck drinking a cup of coffee.
He said dad don't ever type something so simple as that ground where I am right now. You don't sit on your day and drink coffee.
I mean come on I'm just having a cup coffee. He sold the plat of you and I really see the plight of precious people around us your listing to Dr. Don Wilton this mortgage.
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Then, now back to today's message. What one man what one woman can do for a nation. You see, right now you've got that father in your heart. Have your mother, your wife, your husband, your son, your daughter, Moses said yes number two he he sold the plight of these people number three. He knew who had the hope that I love when you get to chapter 4 and that that amazing statement. They went God looks at Moses and I love the story and when you read this story is Moses standing with this brought many sandboxes throw it down when he throws it down or turns into anything like and what God was saying to Moses you see what you got in your hand, you think it's your stick.
You think it's everything you've got these as a hissing snipe now want you to pick it up.
Having said yes to me. Having seen the plat of the people and I want you to pick it up in the moment when you pick it up you will know that God the one who had to do not do as you read my all Moses knew who had the hope it's all me about Jesus because it is Jesus Christ. We hope somebody in this place. I wanted Moses number four. He did not underestimate the opposition. Chapter 6 and verse 30.
Let me tell you, Moses grew up in Pharaoh's court. He knew how powerful Pharaoh was eating out of the new Pharaoh didn't like little Christian people. You didn't have to go to Moses and say to Moses you know I want you to know do you really think you gonna have a little walk in the park so beloved friends. I want you to listen Genesis. Listen to this. Listen to this. Listen to what God say is your posture. I'm going to stand here today and I'm gonna say to you when you say yes and when you see the plat about people and when you know and accept the fact that God is the one who carries in his sovereign heart of grace. All that is necessary for us to have forgiveness of sin and to be completely changed and to be born again and have a full and meaningful life and to go to heaven to be with him forever. When you are not come to the point at which we know these things don't under estimate the opposition. I'm not going to join whoever it might be that says just fall out of bed and got an invite people to come, there will even be some people who don't like it that you invite them to come there are people in our country folk you want believe this actually are very angry that we even dare to pray in our schools and pray in stadiums and this God in whom we trust. We are in a nation where people are becoming very Lord Jesus Christ tell you that they want me opposition, but I love number five, wanted Moses he took prayer seriously. Chapter 8 verse 30 he went and prayed. I don't even know that I need to preach on that point.
Without prayer, it's not going to happen. God inhabits our prayer.
There is a power source. God calls us to pray to the Lord about a number six. He walked God give hope and the risk of the story about the deliverance of the children of Israel is a time without number, and time without number.
As they crossed sees as they walked through the valleys and folded mountaintops as they lost and one in battle is based off one minute and were pulled up the next minute as I had nothing to drink as they grumbled as they had had they had. I had the questions that people have Moses watch God do his work. You and I can do this we can we can do this. This is my hope this is our time. Moses is long gone. This is our time. This is where God has placed us and you can do it. It's time I want to invite you to give your life to Christ. I know some of you might look at me and say will you know you the pasta you know, friend. I'm just like you. We all have different roles in life, but I to Emerson save only bonbon's grace are you fall from God wanted to come to him. Give your life to him, trusted you know, for those of you that know and love the Lord Jesus God is doing a great work because he's the one who gives us our hope. This is my hope that your hope you've heard me say I'm sure from time to time. Jesus is done for me. He will do exactly the same thing for you.
Yeah, the Lord uses people like Dr. Billy Graham, but it's actually not about Dr. Graham and he's the first one to say that it's all about the Lord God is doing a great work. Father worship is everywhere right now. People who find themselves in your presence and giving their hearts and lives to pray this morning that many would be saved would know what it means to be truly forgiven, we find that so hard to understand Lord because we've sinned against you and yet you take Carson away from us because of Jesus, you make us as white as snow. You throw arson away and you remember no more. We thank you for that. You make us brand-new changes husbands become different and wives and sons and daughters. This just something different. When Christ comes into our hearts.
All of a sudden we have real meaning and real purpose because we have real hope.
Lord I pray today and I know hundreds of praying with me right now that those of us who know Lord we we could never be Moses. But Lord) out of world. We can we can see the nation around us. Use us Lord Jesus to to be instruments in your hands for our neighbors and our friends and the people who work with us in at school just everywhere Lord just to show us your mercy and your grace thank you Lord Jesus.
And that hope is in Jesus are pastors, closing thought in just a moment before we get away though. I pray you would jot this number down and know if you'd like to talk with someone if you like to discover more about the hope of Jesus Christ, we hear for you. 86689 is the number that's 866-899-9673 or meet us online@theencouragingword.org that is closing thoughts from Dr. Wilton. You know every single time I get up and have the privilege of being able to share God's word with you. I pray for you and also gone to to allow me to see you through my spiritual heart because I know how much God loves you. I just want you to know that it means a great deal to me that you would write to me that you would allow us to partner together. Your life is important to important first of all to the Lord Jesus every step of every day.
But it's also important to me because I'm part of your family. We are part of the family of God, so God bless you my friend. Thank you for letting me pray for you.
I'm still on right behind the curtain. Thank you with all my heart I'm a disabled quit. I can't attend my local church. I've been watching you for a long time and receive some blessings from your sermons and I love to sing along with the congregation in the class.
I specially am thankful you mentioned those of us watching television, making us feel a part of your church family.
Even though we can't claim the present. Thank you so very much for the love and consideration you send to everyone.
God bless you Dr. Wilton. Your ministry gives me the strength to go when I'm very discouraged because I live alone hardly get out that number again is 866898668999673 will connect with one of us ready to talk or pray and listen to connect with resources that will help you grow not just how during the broadcast for 24 hours a day. That's 866-899-9673 course would love to meet you online as well. At The Encouraging Word.org