Pastor Don is on vacation and Ed Windhausen (himself an ordained minister) is filling in with this weekend's message.

We live in a time where life comes at us fast, and there can be much confusion.  Ed begins with defining three ways to clear up confusion, and then goes on to provide a biblical reference based on the life of Moses.  Starting with the statement "you need to be rightly related with God, and continuing with life is short, sin is serious, wisdom is essential, mercy is available, and with success is possible.  Finally, Ed concludes his message with 6 declarations from Psalms 90 he believes helped Moses overcome life's confusion.
 

Message Outline -

Introduction:

A)    We all face times of confusion

B)     Three approaches to clear up confusion

a.       Reduce complexity – “KISS”

b.      Increase clarity – GBTTB

c.       Find someone to be a personal coach

      C) Moses fits exactly the profile of the kind of consultant we need.

1. God is Great vs. 1-2

a.       Moses calls us as people in the midst of a complex world to stop and remember who God is

b.      Are you rightly related on who God is?

• Illustration: Nuclear submarines

2. Life is short vs. 3-6

a.       Moses led close to two million people who wander through the desert waiting to die

• 3 word pictures of how short life is

b.      Are you ready to die?

3. Sin is serious vs. 7-11

a.   Moses now explains why life is short, why death is part of our future.

•       Illustration: Your newborn baby

b.   Are you taking sin serious

4. Wisdom is essential vs. 12

a.       Note the progression in the first 11 verses

b.      In church every Sunday from birth to age 65

·        52 Sundays in a year

·        1 hour per week=1x52

·        52 hours x 65 years = 3,380 hours

·        720 hours in a 30 day month

·        The total number of months and days spent in church attendance would be 4 months 21 days

5. Mercy is available vs. 13-15

a.       We are never outside of God’s mercy

1.      God’s mercy means that you don’t get what you deserve

2.      Grace means that we get the good we do not deserve

b.      Moses began to think about what God might do with His unlimited resources   

      vs. 15

6. Success is possible vs. 16-17

a.       “Reveal Your Works”

Conclusion:

A)      Moses declarations for Psalms 90, to overcome confusion in life are:

·        God is Great

·        Life is short

·        Sin is serious

·        Wisdom is essential

·        Mercy is available

·        Success is possible

      B)   Vince Lombardi, the great Green Bay Packers coach.