1. Following
God
The Life of Abraham

3. One of the
hardest things
to describe is
something that
is medium.

4. So far. . .
• Following God means embracing
uncertainty.
• Even though you don’t know the
whole route, you usually know
what the next step is.
• Don’t stop half-way.
• God wants to bless your socks off!
• We are blessed to be blessing.
• In this world you will have trouble.
• More often than not we face life in a
quandary. — Swindoll

5. So Abram went
up from Egypt to
the Negev, with
his wife and
everything he
had, and Lot
went with him.

6. Abram had
become very
wealthy in
livestock and in
silver and gold.

7. From the Negev he
went from place to
place until he came
to Bethel, to the
place between
Bethel and Ai
where his tent had
been earlier

8. and where he
had first built an
altar. There
Abram called on
the name of the
LORD. Genesis
13:1-4 (NIV)

10. Abram had
become very
wealthy in
livestock and in
silver and gold.

12. Lots of people in the Bible
were wealthy
• Abraham
• Isaac
• Nahab
• Job
• Solomon
• David
• Jehoshaphat

13. Do not let this Book of the
Law depart from your
mouth; meditate on it day
and night, so that you may
be careful to do
everything written in it.
Then you will be
prosperous and
successful.
Joshua 1:8 (NIV)

14. Do not let this Book of the
Law depart from your
mouth; meditate on it day
and night, so that you may
be careful to do
everything written in it.
Then you will be
prosperous and
successful.
Joshua 1:8 (NIV)

15. A verb meaning to rush, to
break forth, to come
mightily. It describes the
Holy Spirit’s affect on
persons, making them
powerful (Judg. 14:6, 9;
15:14; 1 Sam. 16:13); or
causing persons to
prophesy (1 Sam. 10:6, 10;
11:6).

16. It has the sense of
persons breaking
out, rushing forward
in battle (2 Sam.
19:17[18]); and of
God breaking out in
acts of judgment
(Amos 5:6).
Baker, W., & Carpenter, E. E. (2003).The complete word study
dictionary: Old Testament. Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers.

18. Blessed is the man
who does not walk
in the counsel of
the wicked or stand
in the way of
sinners or sit in the
seat of mockers.

19. But his delight
is in the law of
the LORD, and
on his law he
meditates day
and night.

20. He is like a tree planted
by streams of
water, which yields its
fruit in season and
whose leaf does not
wither. Whatever he
does prospers.
Psalm 1:1-3 (NIV)

21. Do not let this Book of the
Law depart from your
mouth; meditate on it day
and night, so that you may
be careful to do
everything written in it.
Then you will be
prosperous and
successful.
Joshua 1:8 (NIV)

23. “For I know the plans
I have for you,”
declares the
LORD, “plans to
prosper you and not
to harm you, plans to
give you hope and a
future.”
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

24. Lazy hands make
a man poor, but
diligent hands
bring wealth.
Proverbs 10:4
(NIV)

25. Lazy hands make
a man poor, but
diligent hands
bring wealth.
Proverbs 10:4
(NIV)

26. Do you see a man
skilled in his work?
He will serve before
kings; he will not
serve before
obscure men.
Proverbs 22:29 (NIV)

27. Do you see a man
skilled in his work?
He will serve before
kings; he will not
serve before
obscure men.
Proverbs 22:29 (NIV)

28. Honor the LORD with
your wealth, with the
firstfruits of all your
crops; then your barns
will be filled to
overflowing, and your
vats will brim over with
new wine.
Proverbs 3:9-10 (NIV)

29. Honor the LORD with
your wealth, with the
firstfruits of all your
crops; then your barns
will be filled to
overflowing, and your
vats will brim over with
new wine.
Proverbs 3:9-10 (NIV)

30. With me are
riches and
honor, enduring
wealth and
prosperity.
Proverbs 8:18
(NIV)

31. The blessing of
the LORD brings
wealth, and he
adds no trouble
to it.
Proverbs 10:22
(NIV)

32. Now listen, you
rich people, weep
and wail because of
the misery that is
coming upon you.
James 5:1 (NIV)

33. People who want to
get rich fall into
temptation and a
trap and into many
foolish and harmful
desires that plunge
men into ruin and
destruction.

34. For the love of money is
a root of all kinds of
evil. Some
people, eager for
money, have wandered
from the faith and
pierced themselves
with many griefs.
1 Timothy 6:9-10 (NIV)

35. The biblical
view of wealth
could best be
described as
medium.

36. Benefits of wealth
• Wealth could help your
marriage
• Wealth might help you be a
better Dad
• Wealth could make you life
easier
• Wealth could enable you to be a
blessing to others
• Wealth could help with ministry
• Wealth could help with missions

37. Dangers of wealth
• It promises happiness and does
not deliver
• It can be addicting
• It could tempt you to
dishonesty
• It can make you greedy
• It can become your God

38. Is your
view of
money
medium?

39. Search me, O God, and
know my heart; test me
and know my anxious
thoughts. See if there
is any offensive way in
me, and lead me in the
way everlasting.
Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)

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