The Faith of Moses
I. Introduction
Theme: Faith causes obedience to the will of god
(produces works of Faith).
Show the results that faith produces in the lives of people who are just like you and me. Faith causes submission and obedience to the will of God.
James 2: 14-17 (Jesus in Matt. 25) Trusted his word and did what he said.
James 2: 24
Rom. 1: 5
Rom. 16: 26
Moses is described in Heb. 11 as a man of faith.
Moses’ faith caused him to make some hard decisions and do some hard things. We also must make some hard decisions and do some hard things if we are going to be saved.
Thus, Moses is a good example for us.
1. Moses was a 5 talent man Ref. Matt. 25)
2. Even so we may still be like him.
3. He was the meekest man on earth (Num. 12:3)
Acts 7: 17-34—A summary of Moses Life. (Told by Stephen)
A. Faith of Moses’ Parents (Heb. 11: 23)
1. Hid 3 months
2. Not afraid of King’s Commandment
B. Moses refusal Royal Privilege (Heb. 11: 24-26)
1. Denied his royal family and privilege
i. Perhaps even the very throne of Egypt itself!)
ii. Would we do the same?
2. Chose to suffer for being one of God’s people.
3. Esteemed persecution as worth more than Egypt’s Treasure.
C. Moses Forsook Egypt (Heb. 11: 27)
1. Not fearing the King
2. Endured as seeing the Invisible
D. Kept the Passover—Heb. 11: 28
E. Passed Through the Red Sea—Heb. 11: 29
A. Do Not Fear—Heb. 11: 23, 27—Take a stand no matter what.
1. Rev. 21: 8—Cowardice Condemns
2. Ps. 56: 3-4
B. Choose To Suffer—Heb. 11: 25-26
1. Rom. 8: 17-18
2. Matt. 16: 24-29 Pay the cost!
3. Gal. 2: 20—Not your life anymore
4. 2 Tim. 3: 12, “Yea, and all that would live Godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”
(Suffer with the people of God)
Loyalty to God involves loyalty to His People!
C. Sin’s Pleasure is Passing—Heb. 11: 25
1. Sin is bondage—pleasure only temporary
2. Rom. 6: 15-20—Does not deliver as promised
3. Not worth the price—leaves you empty
4. Rom. 13: 14
D. Forsake The World—Heb. 11: 27
a. Matt. 16—Deny yourself
b. Rom. 12: 1-2
c. Phil. 3: 7-8
i. Family Relationships
1. Mk. 10: 29-30; Lk. 14: 26 (Adulterous Marriage)
ii. Pleasure and Entertainment—2 Tim. 3: 4
iii. School
iv. Work—1 Jn. 2: 15-17
F. Endure—Heb. 11: 27
1. 1 Cor. 15: 58
2. Gal. 6: 9
G. See Him Who is Invisible—Heb. 11:27
1. Heb. 11: 1-3
2. 2 Cor. 4: 16-18
H. Accept God’s Deliverance—Heb. 11: 28-29
1. God’s way is the only way
i. Keeping Passover God’s way was the only way to avoid Angel of Death.
ii. Follow God who provided a way when man could not cross on his own.
iii. Moses could have been Pharaoh and used his Egyptian armies to help Israel take the land. 2 Jn. 9; 2 Cor. 12: 9-10
2. God’s Deliverance From Sin—Rom. 1: 16-17; 6: 17, 1-4
Joseph—Slavery, prison, to Palace
Moses—Palace to exile to being identified w/slaves then to deliverance of God’s People.
Christ—Palace of Heaven to being identified w/slaves of sin (form of Man) to delivering God’s People.
For He is faithful that promised—Heb. 10: 23; 1 Pet. 4: 19