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    How God Takes Our Little & Makes It Much
    How God Takes Our Little & Makes It Much
    How God Takes Our Little & Makes It Much
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    How God Takes Our Little & Makes It Much

    By Rev. James W. Moore

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    Here is Jim Moore at his best, telling the heart-warming stories as he teaches us about the Bible. In this 6-session, video-based study, Dr. Moore uses key Scriptures that distinctively shape us as United Methodists. There are two sessions from the Old Testament and four sessions from the New Testament. Each session also lifts up and uses core terms and life application topics taken from the Wesley Study Bible to help you grow as a faithful follower of Jesus as you practice your faith in everyday life.This study can be used with a DVD (sold separately), in which Dr. Moore introduces the Scripture and tells why it is important for you.

    Contents include:
    1: God Takes a Reluctant Shepherd and Makes a Bold Leader: The Story of Moses
    2: God Takes a Harem Girl and Makes a Heroine: The Story of Esther
    3: God Finds the Lost and Celebrates with Joy: The Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, and Lost Son
    4: God Takes a Fisherman and Makes a Disciple for All People: The Story of Peter
    5: God Takes Our Little and Makes It Much: The Story of the Church
    6: God Takes Mere Sinners and Makes Us More than Conquerors


    A leader’s guide and DVD are also available.

    Watch a clip from the DVD

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAbingdon Press
    Release dateMay 1, 2010
    ISBN9781426726552
    How God Takes Our Little & Makes It Much
    Author

    Rev. James W. Moore

    James W. Moore (1938–2019) was an acclaimed pastor and ordained elder in The United Methodist Church. He led congregations in Jackson, TN; Shreveport, LA; and Houston, TX. The best-selling author of over 40 books, including Yes, Lord, I Have Sinned, But I Have Several Excellent Excuses, he also served as minister-in-residence at Highland Park United Methodist Church.

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      How God Takes Our Little & Makes It Much - Rev. James W. Moore

      How God Takes Our Little and Makes It Much

      How God

      Takes Our

      Little and

      Makes It Much

      James W. Moore

      Abingdon Press

      NASHVILLE

      HOW GOD TAKES OUR LITTLE AND MAKES IT MUCH

      Copyright © 2010 by Abingdon Press

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission can be addressed to Abingdon Press, P.O. Box 801, 201 Eighth Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37202-0801, or e-mailed to permissions@abingdonpress.com.

      This book is printed on acid-free paper.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Moore, James W. (James Wendell), 1938-

      How God takes our little and makes it much /James W. Moore,

      p. cm.

      Life application topics taken from The Wesley study Bible.

      ISBN 978-1-4267-0878-7 (binding : book-pbk./trade pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Bible—Criticism, interpretation, etc. 2. United Methodist Church (U.S.)—Doctrines. I. Bible. English. New Revised Standard. 2009. II. Title.

      BS511.3.M66 2010

      248.4—dc2 2

      2010001266

      Scripture quotations unless otherwise noted are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations marked NTV are taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved throughout the world. Used by permission of International Bible Society.

      10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19—10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2

      MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

      For June

      CONTENTS

      1. God Takes a Reluctant Shepherd and Makes a Bold Leader: The Story of Moses

      2. God Takes a Harem Girl and Makes a Heroine: The Story of Esther

      3. God Finds the Lost and Celebrates with Joy: The Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the Lost Son

      4. God Takes a Fisherman and Makes a Disciple for All People: The Story of Peter

      5. God Takes Our Little and Makes It Much: The Story of the Church

      6. God Takes Mere Sinners and Makes Us More than Conquerors

      Session One

      God Takes a Reluctant Shepherd and Makes a Bold Leader

      The Story of Moses

      EXODUS 3:1-20

      Their names are Bob and Karen. They recently moved into a brand-new home in north Dallas. Bob and Karen are the proud parents of two fine boys, David (age four) and Jack (age two), and they were delighted to discover that all around them in their new neighborhood are young couples who also have preschool-age children.

      Recently, two little girls from across the street came over to play with David and Jack. The two little boys were excited because the two little girls are really cute. Four-year-old David was especially pleased because he has something of a crush on the five-year-old girl. As soon as they arrived, all four children ran upstairs to play in the playroom.

      Bob said they were playing together so well—no crying, no fussing, no squabbling—and no crashes. However, after about thirty minutes, Bob thought that he had better go up to check on them. When Bob walked into the playroom, David took one look at him and said, Daddy, don't you have a meeting downstairs with Momma?

      That sounds like something a junior high or senior high young person might say, doesn't it? But it is also similar to what happened when Moses experienced the presence of God in that burning bush. Things were going well for Moses. He didn't want to be bothered or interrupted, so in effect he said to God: Lord, don't you have a meeting somewhere with somebody else? Surely you don't want me to be the one to go face the pharaoh and demand the release of your people. Things are going great for me. Couldn't you call on somebody else?

      This was a dangerous mission, risky business, a frightening task that God wanted to lay on Moses—and Moses knew it. I mean, you don't tell Egyptian kings what to do. I mean, you don't tell pharaohs anything, do you? Pharaohs do the telling, and everybody jumps to quickly obey—or else! Heads will roll! Notice how Moses responds, just as we would have: Who? Me? Lord, you're not talking to me, are you? Of all people ... why me? You have got to be kidding. I have lots of good excuses. I'm not a good speaker. I'm not eloquent. And besides, I'm already in big trouble back there. And it's so peaceful here, so calm and serene. Lord, couldn't you pick someone else? I can't do this. Lord, I can't do this! Couldn't you go meet with somebody else about this?

      But God would not be put off. Go, Moses, he said,Set my people free. Go, and I will go with you! Moses, still not too excited about taking on the power of Pharaoh, hedges a little more, But Lord, by what authority? I don't have any authority. I can't just go over there and demand the release of these captives. They are going to want to know where I'm coming from and by what authority I'm speaking from. Lord, who are you? Who shall I say sent me? What is your name? God answers, I am who I am. At least, that's the way most scholars translate it.

      However, the great Old Testament scholar, Martin Buber, said something about this toward the end of his life that touched my heart greatly. After studying the original Hebrew text for many years, Martin Buber said he finally came to the conclusion that we may have mistranslated that verse. Instead of being translated that the name of God is I am who I am, Buber believed it should read,I Shall Be There.

      Isn't that beautiful? The name of God is I Shall Be There! That is God's name, and that is God's greatest promise, and that is good news. We can wrap our arms around that promise and always remember that whatever we have to deal with in this life, come what may, the name of God is I Shall Be There.

      Let me show you what I mean with three thoughts that emerge from this story of Moses in the book of

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