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Exodus 3:1–15 tells the story of Moses’ encounter with God at the burning bush. Moses is not looking for God when God calls him. He is simply tending his father-in-law’s flock when he notices something unusual - a bush that is burning but not being consumed. Moses stops, turns aside, and pays attention. In that moment, ordinary ground becomes holy ground.

God reveals that God has heard the cries of the Israelites and seen their suffering. God is not distant or passive. God sees, hears, comes down, delivers, and sends - and then invites Moses to become part of what God is doing. Moses asks questions that many of us can understand: “Who am I?” and “What shall I say to them?” God does not give him a detailed plan, but a promise: “I will be with you.” And when Moses asks for God’s name, God answers, “I AM WHO I AM.”

This Sunday, we will reflect on God’s name not simply as a definition of who God is, but as an invitation to recognize God as living, moving, and active - seeing, hearing, calling, sending, liberating, and making a way. Moses’ calling begins when he turns aside and pays attention. Perhaps ours does, too. We may not encounter a burning bush, but we may encounter moments that invite us to stop, notice, listen, and recognize holy ground. God is calling. God is moving. God is working. God is with us. The question is whether we are paying attention - and willing to turn aside and participate in what God is already doing.

Exodus 3:1-15

 August 30, 2026

Pastor Jinyong

Join us in-person every Sunday at 9:30 am or online. 

Hymn Sing During Worship
Sunday, August 30

Join us for the 9:30 am Worship Service on August 30! We will take some time to have a good old-fashioned hymn sing! 

Save-the-Date:
Welcome Worship & Church Picnic
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