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CoffeeChat 32 – Burning Bushes

Edition  32

Burning Bushes

Last Edition Recap
How have you applied the last edition to your life?
Opening Prayer
Gracious God, we so often miss what You’re telling us because we can be full of ourselves; teach us how we can hear Your voice more clearly. Amen.
Introduction
You’re lost and alone in the wilderness at night. No light of your own. In the distance, a campfire burns. Around it, people laugh, share stories, eat food. What would you do? Of course you’d approach—drawn to light, warmth, community. “Does God still speak today?” The question haunts modern faith. Some claim they’ve heard His audible voice. Others say He speaks quietly through the Holy Spirit. Some believe He’s said everything needed through Jesus and Scripture. Sceptics argue His silence proves His absence—surely an audible God would solve world problems. Then there are those who believe God speaks loudly through the actions, deeds, and work of His people. We want burning bushes—dramatic, undeniable, personal. Moses got one. God spoke directly, then commissioned him to become the burning bush himself, to GO into darkness bringing light and hope. Moses’s encounter wasn’t meant for him alone. It was meant to multiply.
A cold day. A shivering, starving girl on a street corner. A man gets angry at God: “Why do you allow this? Why don’t YOU do something?” God replies: “I have already done something about it. I made YOU. I sent YOU.” Maybe we’ve already had our burning bush experience in becoming Christians. Now the only thing left is to become those burning bushes for others.
Chat Point 1
  1. If lost in darkness and you saw a distant campfire with people around it, what would draw you there?
  2. Does God still speak today or not, and how would you justify your answer?
  3. How do you think Moses felt after encountering God at the burning bush?
  4. Why do we overcomplicate hearing from God when it might be simpler than we think?
  5. What if your conversion was your burning bush moment—what comes next?
Read
Exodus 3:1-22, Exodus 4:29-31, John 8:12, Matthew 5:14-16, John 13:34
Key Focus
Matthew 5:14 – “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.”
Chat Point 2
  1. What stands out about Moses being commissioned to become the “burning bush” for others?
  2. Who or what is the greatest “Burning Bush” God has ever given this world?
  3. How does knowing God calls you to be a burning bush change your purpose?
  4. What’s the connection between being “light of the world” and being God’s voice?
  5. How could your group become a burning bush in your church or community?
Final Thought
“Why can’t God make it a little easier?” We ask for burning bushes whilst standing in a forest of them. We overcomplicate what’s simple. God appeared to Moses not for Moses alone but to commission him to become God’s voice to others. The burning bush wasn’t the endpoint—it was the starting point. Moses became the burning bush, bringing light into Israel’s darkness, hope into their despair. We’re in the business of loving and doing. CoffeeChatConnect, your church, your group—these are burning bushes revealing God’s voice in our lives. When we love and act, we create more burning bushes and God’s voice is heard. The shivering girl on the corner doesn’t need God’s audible voice from heaven. She needs God’s hands through yours, God’s love through your actions, God’s voice through your compassion. “I have already done something about it. I made YOU.” You are the light of the world. A town on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither can a life truly burning for God. The wilderness is full of lost people looking for light. They don’t need another theological debate about whether God speaks. They need burning bushes—people ablaze with love and action. Become and create the burning bushes of God. Let the world hear His voice through you.
My Action
What key insight or learning from this session resonates most with me, and what do I sense God is inviting me to do in response?
Shared Prayer
What are your prayer requests?​
Closing Prayer
Almighty Father, You’ve commissioned us to pronounce Your voice to the world; help us burn with love and action for Your glory. Amen.
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In-Between Chats: Personal Reflection
  1. God loves you so much He made sure you read this message—what will you do about becoming His burning bush?
  2. Who in your life is lost in darkness and needs to see God’s light through you this week?
  3. What specific action will you take to be God’s audible voice to someone who needs to hear it?
Edition Writer: Rev Kevin Zondagh

Methodist Minister, Personal Development Specialist, Life Coach, Relationship Coach and Executive Coach. Founder and Owner of Exemplar Coaching Pty Ltd and CoffeeChatConnect. "We should have the desire to custom design the only life we have. After-all, we buy designer everything. How much more should we Live by Design, not by default?"