The Call | Lucas DeVries | Full Service

Main message: God often calls and prepares leaders through ordinary burdens and hidden wilderness seasons rather than a single dramatic moment; Moses’ calling began in the ordinary circumstances of Exodus 2 and was matured in Midian before the burning bush in Exodus 3.

Key points:

• A "holy burden" — something you can't ignore that breaks your heart — often signals where God is calling you.
• Moses had the right burden but the wrong training (Egyptian habits); God needed to un-train and reshape him.
• The wilderness (hidden, ordinary seasons) is frequently where God forms leaders, not where he abandons them.
• Faithfulness in small, seemingly insignificant assignments prepares you for greater responsibilities.
• God finishes what he starts — stay faithful in the waiting; examples used were Moses, David Wilkerson (Teen Challenge), and Chuck Colson (Prison Fellowship).

Scriptures mentioned: Exodus 2-3, Acts 7:22, Romans 9:2, Philippians 1:6, Nehemiah