Who Should I ask so I can Change?

Scenario: Mark’s Problem

This is all because he was watching a football game when he had a test the next day.

His dad was upset with him two days ago because he thinks Mark doesn’t know how to organize his time.

He doesn’t agree with what older people say, doesn’t like their opinion, and doesn’t want any advice from them.

Mark is upset because he thinks he’s old enough to do what he wants without taking anyone’s advice.

Do we sometimes feel the same way as Mark?

A great leader who took advice....

MOSES

Quick Summary... What’s the right order? Flees to Midian

Nursed by his mother, adopted by Pharaoh's daughter.

Israelites are delivered and Moses leads them into the wilderness

Marries Zipporah

Moses born, placed in basket, seen by pharaoh's daughter

Decree that all baby boys must be killed

Called by God to free the Israelites from slavery

Kills Egyptian

Decree that all baby boys must be killed

Moses born, placed in basket, seen by pharaoh's daughter

Nursed by his mother, adopted by Pharaoh's daughter.

Kills Egyptian

Flees to Midian

Marries Zipporah

Called by God to free the Israelites from slavery

Israelites are delivered and Moses leads them into the wilderness

After this, Moses re-meets his father in law, Jethro.

Jethro says “Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods; for in the very thing in which they behaved proudly, He was above them.” (Exodus 18:11)

There were SO many people, half a million men (not including women and children)

At the time, Moses used to help solve the people’s problems, judge between them, and teach them the statutes of God and His Law.

Moses used t o spend the whole day, from morning till evening, judging between them.

When Jethro saw this, he advised Moses to appoint God fearing men to be judges, some for groups of thousands, others for groups of hundreds, others for fifties, and tens.

This way, they can divide up the work, and everyone can go home with any problem settled.

HOMEWORK

• Ask your parents advice about _____________, write down their answer.

• (We’ll compare answers next week)

Clue # 5

Ephesians 4: 26

Clue # 6

The Solution is in My Book