Moses, Ministry and Me: Perspective Amidst Failure

Chuck Swindoll explains Moses' failures and how they relate to a minister's work.

Addressing Failure

• Emphasis on the commonality of failure
• Comfort in knowing everyone fails

Failure of the Greats in Scriptures

• Importance of addressing failure
• Moses: Perception vs. Reality
• Moses seen as perfect but was a failure in God's eyes for the first two-thirds of his life

The Role of Perspective

• Losing perspective leads to disillusionment
• Example of a coed's letter illustrating perspective on bad news

Moses' Journey

• Moses’ Low Point
  • Dejection and confusion at age 40
  • Fleeing Egypt after a foolish act
  • Quote from F.B. Meyer about self-inflicted suffering
• Moses in Midian
  • Moses' transformation in Midian
  • Shift from pride to servitude
  • Meeting his future father-in-law and wife

God's Training

• God’s Discipline
  • Importance of solitude and hardship in God's training
  • Tozer’s quote on the necessity of deep hurt for great use
• Lessons in the Wilderness
  • Reflection on Moses’ time in the wilderness
  • Deuteronomy 32:10-12: God's care and guidance in desolation

Transition to Leadership: Moses as a Leader

• Preparing Moses through trials
• Spiritual leadership requires discipline and breaking

Challenges in Ministry

• Importance of worship and silence
• Balancing worship with action
• Jack Holcomb’s story illustrating the cost of hurry

Patience and Perspective

• Embracing waiting and feeling forgotten
• God's work during periods of waiting

Edison’s Example

• Rebuilding after disaster
• Finding opportunity in loss

Final Reflection

• God’s preparation for Moses’ leadership
• Poem about letting go of earthly possessions

Closing Prayer

• Prayer for learning to trust in affliction
• Reflection on the necessity of failure for growth

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