GOD WHAT’S YOUR NAME? (2 OF 5)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Exodus 3:13-18
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God What’s Your Name? (2 of 5)
Series: No More Excuses
Jeff Strite
Exodus 3:13-18
A woman was trying to cash her husband’s paycheck when she realized that her husband, Mark, hadn’t signed it. So, she sent her four-year-old Chelsea upstairs to ‘get Daddy’s name on the back of the check.’ Her daughter came back, handed it to her mother, and said, ‘‘I knew his name so I did it myself.’’ On the back of the check, 4 year old Chelsea had printed, ‘‘D-A-D.’’ (Sheila Schultz, Wilmore, Kentucky, ChristianityToday.com 1/20/09)
Chelsea KNEW her daddy’s name. That’s the name she knew him by. But Moses said he didn’t know his God’s name. When God told Moses that he was to go to Pharaoh and ‘‘bring My people, the children of Israel out of Egypt’’ (Exodus 3:10) Moses replied: ‘‘Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?’’ (Exodus 3:13)
Now, bear in mind, Moses didn’t want to go to Egypt. He was just looking for an excuse that might distract God and help get him out of this job interview. You see, when people want to avoid being involved with God they’ll often use an argument like this so that they can distract Christians who want to share their faith.
Usually, the argument goes - ALL gods are the same. What make you think YOUR God is any different than all the other gods? OR, as this graphic (which we put on the screen) puts it: ‘‘I believe all religions worship the same god. The differences in religions are cultural. I’m spiritual. I call my higher power ‘the universe.’’’
In the days of Moses, Egypt had over 2000 gods that they worshipped, and they all had different names: Isis... Osiris... Horus... Amun... Ra... Anubis... are just a few.
So God... what’s your name? What makes you any different that all the gods of Egypt?
ILLUS: Every religion - except Judaism and Christianity - worship an IMPERSONAL god(s), an ...
Series: No More Excuses
Jeff Strite
Exodus 3:13-18
A woman was trying to cash her husband’s paycheck when she realized that her husband, Mark, hadn’t signed it. So, she sent her four-year-old Chelsea upstairs to ‘get Daddy’s name on the back of the check.’ Her daughter came back, handed it to her mother, and said, ‘‘I knew his name so I did it myself.’’ On the back of the check, 4 year old Chelsea had printed, ‘‘D-A-D.’’ (Sheila Schultz, Wilmore, Kentucky, ChristianityToday.com 1/20/09)
Chelsea KNEW her daddy’s name. That’s the name she knew him by. But Moses said he didn’t know his God’s name. When God told Moses that he was to go to Pharaoh and ‘‘bring My people, the children of Israel out of Egypt’’ (Exodus 3:10) Moses replied: ‘‘Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?’’ (Exodus 3:13)
Now, bear in mind, Moses didn’t want to go to Egypt. He was just looking for an excuse that might distract God and help get him out of this job interview. You see, when people want to avoid being involved with God they’ll often use an argument like this so that they can distract Christians who want to share their faith.
Usually, the argument goes - ALL gods are the same. What make you think YOUR God is any different than all the other gods? OR, as this graphic (which we put on the screen) puts it: ‘‘I believe all religions worship the same god. The differences in religions are cultural. I’m spiritual. I call my higher power ‘the universe.’’’
In the days of Moses, Egypt had over 2000 gods that they worshipped, and they all had different names: Isis... Osiris... Horus... Amun... Ra... Anubis... are just a few.
So God... what’s your name? What makes you any different that all the gods of Egypt?
ILLUS: Every religion - except Judaism and Christianity - worship an IMPERSONAL god(s), an ...
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