Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!”When the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what has become of him.”And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.
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… the people build an idol. Like God had given them instructions, but they didn't have a clear plan, so they started building their own thing. Look what happens. Exodus 32 verse 1, it says, when the people saw how long it was taking Moses, God, why don't he freaking hurry up, to come back down the mountain, they gathered around Aaron. Come on, make us some gods who can lead us. Make us some gods who can lead us. We don't know what happened to this fellow Moses who brought us here from the land of Egypt. So look at dumb Aaron. Well, take the gold rings from your ears and your wives and your sons and your daughters and bring them to me. Catch this. Aaron was a leader who had a plan, but he wasn't in God's presence. And a plan outside of his presence is a problem. I need you to hear me. So this is what I want you to do. Transformation church, follow the leader that's led by the Lord. I need you to write that down. You need to follow the leader that's led by the Lord. Wives, women, that's why you don't date a man who does not have a relationship with God. He cannot lead you if he is not led. …
When they saw that Moses was delayed coming down, they said, well, we got to make a God. I got a word for you today that I pray will hold you till April 12th. it's real simple I'll be back you may be seated in the presence of the Lord I'll be back. when the Lord shared that it was time to address sabbatical in sermon in front of the entire family. I heard the Lord speak that word, say la, to my spirit. I want to give Mr. Barbara Florville credit. It was her that heard it first and became the t-shirt, became the sermon, Selah. And when I sat down with God to write that sermon, you need to know that in my mind, it was meant to be nothing other than a private conversation between me and Alfred Street Baptist Church. it was not intended for anyone else. And I'm utterly amazed that it has found relevance in a larger audience. AlphaTree, what we're about to do, what we're engaging in for these next 14 weeks, God has called us to model what sadly is not seen or practiced in the black church. …
Long before Pilate's day, there had been a king of Israel who lost his crown through the fear of man. God had chosen Saul to be head over his people, but when he was commanded by God to smite the Amalekites and to destroy all that they had, he spared King Agag and the best of the sheep and oxen, and all that was good because he "feared the people, and obeyed their voice." He was head and shoulders taller than his subjects, a man who, at other times acted as a despot and had his own way. Yet at this particular time he feared the people and so did that which God had commanded him not to do and, therefore, his kingdom was torn from him and given to one who was better than he. "Yes," you say, "those two were bad men who fell into sin through fear of man." Yes, but I am sorry to say that I must also mention good men who did the same. Look at Aaron, the priest of the Lord, and companion of his brother, Moses! Aaron, who had spoken with God and was His representative to the people. Yet, when Moses was gone up into the mountain and the people came to Aaron and said, "Up, make us gods which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him." Aaron bade them break off their golden earrings and bring them to him—and he, the priest of God, desecrated his sacred hands by making for the people a molten calf before which they might bow in worship! Ah, Aaron! Had you had the courage of your brother, you would not have fallen into that shameful sin! …