1. Leadership Lessons From Moses’ Five Excuses
Challenges in accepting God’s call to Ministry

2. Introduction Being called is an Individual business with God
The caller is God: Samuel
The called is the one God chooses,
God calls: Prophets such as Isaiah, Jeremiah…
God qualifies: Apostles
God sanctifies – Joshua
God sustains and supports: Moses, Joshua, kings
God forgives: David
God helps succeed: Moses
God rewards: Moses

3. The Essence of a call to the Ministry
To go for God
To go for battle
To go into leadership role – Moses, David, Peter: feed my people
Other disciples
Saul of Tarsus
Today’s missionaries
Ministers of the Gospel

4. Some call themselves Judas Iscariot The don’t-forget-me syndrome
“I can also do it” spirit
“I am better than him” spirit
Over-ambition
Taking things lightly, without counting the cost of responding to a call for mission.

5. Some are called by human beings
Tribalism, regionalism, nationalism during elections
Cliques among age mates, schoolmates, and friends
Nepotism

6. Some are called by their own interests
Thirst for power
Just looking for a lucrative activity
A passage for better things to come
A place to exercise some skills
A hiding, a secure place
An opportunity to get trained

7. Moses’ Five Excuses( See J.C Maxwell )
Joseph is sold
There is famine on earth
Joseph is raised up by God
Jacob and the children go to Egypt
Jacob dies, and Joseph dies as well
Slavery begins and Moses is born
Moses identifies with his people; he is forced to flee to Median
Moses is called by God for mission

8. Excuse # 1: Who Am I? Ex. 3: 11: Moses struggles with his identity
He didn’t feel qualified
I am a coward who fled Egypt, hiding and fearing for my life
I am a wrong person, a wrong leader.
God’s response ( Ex.3:12)
It does not matter who and what you are., I am with you

9. Excuse # 2: Who are You? Ex 3:13 : I don’t even know you
You are not a friend, a relative- lack of intimacy
I don’t know how genuine is your agenda
I have just met you and don’t know you enough
I cannot describe you to the people you are sending me to.
God’s response ( Ex.3:14)
I am everything you need, I will always be there for you because I am Eternal, omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient.

10. Excuse # 3: What if they don’t listen?
I am intimidated by the expectation of the people
Will I be able to energize them and really them to your cause?
People are what they are. What if that refuse to follow me?
Can you give me a sign to assure me I can do it?
God’s response ( Ex.2-9).
Here are the signs, I will be with you. It will not be by your power, my supernatural power will operate through you. They will finally be amazed and they will listen.

11. Excuse # 4: I have never been a good communicator
I am inadequate
I am not a good speaker
This will never change; it is natural because I am born like this. A good leader must be able to communicate, it is not the case with me.
Who will listen to me, I am not eloquent.
God’s response (Ex.11, 12)
I am your maker, I can change any inability into ability. I have more than a thousand solutions.
That should not be your problems

12. Excuse # 5: Find someone else
I have compared myself with others, I am inferior. Many others can do it better
Even my brother is better than me
You are making a mistake, this mission will be a disaster with me as a leader. I am just a quiet and humble who does not want trouble.
Please leave me alone, I am happy and safe here.
God’s response (Ex.4:14).
I know whom I need, it is you. I still want you.
I will teach you TEAMWORK spirit. You will never do it alone. You need other people with different talents than yours.
Your brother will be your teammate.

13. Spirit of Prophecy quotations

14. Conclusion