What's Holding You Back?

In this message on calling, Pastor Les explores what prevents believers from stepping into the purpose God has for them after salvation. Using the story of Moses as the central narrative, the sermon establishes that salvation is not the finish line but the starting point of a God-given calling. God saves people from something and calls them to something. Drawing on Exodus 3 and the encounter at the burning bush, the pastor identifies four common responses that hold people back from embracing their calling: insecurity, fear, inadequacy, and reluctance. The sermon affirms that God is fully aware of every weakness, failure, and limitation a person carries, and calls them anyway. The appropriate response is not self-confidence but God-confidence, not excuses but surrender, and not resistance but a wholehearted yes to what God has prepared.