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I. Why object to being sent?
     A. Fear of failure
          1. I’m a nobody of no importance.
               Exodus 3:11 “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”
          2. I don’t have all the answers.
               Exodus 3:13 “... and they say to me, `What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?”
          3. I can’t handle rejection.
               Exodus 4:1 “But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, `The Lord has not appeared to you.’”
          4. I’m not a good talker.
               Exodus 4:10 “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”
     B. Fear of success
          1. Please send somebody else, anyway.
               Ex. 4:13 “O my Lord, please send by the hand of whomever else You may send.”
          2. Moses was convinced he was a failure, and didn’t want to change his mind
               a. trained to make a difference as pharaoh, but no longer in line to be pharaoh
               b. had trouble using Egyptian position to help Hebrews
               c. had trouble using Hebrew position to help Hebrews
               d. self-convinced he was not a leader (no servants with while he tends sheep)
               e. accustomed to not being a leader (father-in-law seems to be the family leader)
               f. perhaps no longer desired the responsibility of success
          3. Compare to Jonah who knew he would succeed, but didn’t want the outcome
     C. God gets angry with those who object from fear.
          Exodus 4:14 “So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses…”

II. God expects us to go
     A. Matthew 28:18-20
     B. Mark 16:15-16
     C. Romans 10:8-17