God appeared to Abram and established a covenant with him, promising that he would become a great nation and be the father of many. God changed Abram's name to Abraham and told him that his wife Sarai, whose name was changed to Sarah, would bear him a son despite their old age. Abraham believed God's promise, demonstrating his faith, and he and all the males in his household were circumcised as a sign of the covenant. The covenant was established through Abraham's faith and would be fulfilled by God raising Jesus from the dead.
This document discusses Jesus' teaching on prayer from Matthew 6:5-15. It provides context for why and how to pray, emphasizing that prayer should be a private conversation with God rather than a public show of religiosity. The Lord's Prayer is presented as a model for how to structure prayers focusing on praising God, submitting to his will, asking for daily needs, seeking forgiveness as we forgive others, and requesting deliverance from temptation and evil.
The document discusses the biblical story of Lot and Sodom, providing context and analysis. It describes how Lot settled in Sodom and the events that led to the destruction of the cities. The angels rescued Lot and his family before God rained down fire and brimstone to destroy Sodom for its sinfulness. The sins of Sodom were said to include sexual immorality, oppression of the poor, and pride. Jesus later used the destruction of Sodom as a warning about future judgment. The document examines both the literal and metaphorical significance of Sodom's destruction as a sign of God's judgment against sin.
This document provides an overview and summary of key passages in James chapter 1. It discusses how James addresses trials, wisdom, equality, temptation, speech, and eternal life. The main points are that trials produce endurance and maturity; wisdom is available from God for those who ask in faith; all are equal in God's sight regardless of wealth; temptation comes from our own desires not God; we should be quick to listen and slow to anger as anger does not produce righteousness. The goal is receiving the crown of life that God has promised to those who endure trials and love him.
Abraham made final arrangements for Sarah's burial, purchasing a field and cave from the local Hittites to bury her remains. The transaction involved weighing out 400 shekels of silver to complete the deal. After Sarah's burial in the cave, it became the family burial plot, where Abraham and his descendants were later buried as well. The document discusses Abraham and Sarah's lives according to the biblical account and makes comparisons to preparing for one's own death.
1. The passage discusses how true faith is demonstrated through actions, not just words. Hearing God's word is important but must lead to doing it.
2. One who only hears God's word but does not act is like looking in a mirror and then forgetting what they saw. True faith is demonstrated by persevering in obeying God's perfect law.
3. For one's religion to be pure, it requires acting with mercy and refraining from worldly things, such as caring for widows and orphans. Outward actions reveal the state of one's heart.
Isaac and Rebekah had twin sons, Esau and Jacob. Esau was a skilled hunter while Jacob stayed at home. Isaac favored Esau while Rebekah favored Jacob. One day, Esau returned home exhausted from hunting and traded his birthright to Jacob in exchange for stew. Later, Jacob took advantage of Esau's hunger to trick him out of his father's blessing, causing rivalry between the brothers. The passage highlights the importance of family and warns against despising one's spiritual inheritance for temporary gain.
Abraham shows hospitality to three visitors who turn out to be God. God promises Abraham that Sarah will bear him a son, which Abraham and Sarah find hard to believe given their old age. God questions Abraham about destroying Sodom and Gomorrah for their wickedness, and Abraham bargains with God to spare the cities if righteous people are found within them. God agrees to spare the cities if at least ten righteous people are found.
1) The passage discusses conflicts that arise from selfish desires and asks that are not aligned with God's will.
2) It encourages believers to submit fully to God, resist the devil, draw near to God through repentance, and avoid judging others.
3) James warns that friendship with the world makes one an enemy of God and calls believers to humble themselves before God in order to be exalted.
This document discusses Jesus' teaching on prayer from Matthew 6:5-15. It provides context for why and how to pray, emphasizing that prayer should be a private conversation with God rather than a public show of religiosity. The Lord's Prayer is presented as a model for how to structure prayers focusing on praising God, submitting to his will, asking for daily needs, seeking forgiveness as we forgive others, and requesting deliverance from temptation and evil.
The document discusses the biblical story of Lot and Sodom, providing context and analysis. It describes how Lot settled in Sodom and the events that led to the destruction of the cities. The angels rescued Lot and his family before God rained down fire and brimstone to destroy Sodom for its sinfulness. The sins of Sodom were said to include sexual immorality, oppression of the poor, and pride. Jesus later used the destruction of Sodom as a warning about future judgment. The document examines both the literal and metaphorical significance of Sodom's destruction as a sign of God's judgment against sin.
This document provides an overview and summary of key passages in James chapter 1. It discusses how James addresses trials, wisdom, equality, temptation, speech, and eternal life. The main points are that trials produce endurance and maturity; wisdom is available from God for those who ask in faith; all are equal in God's sight regardless of wealth; temptation comes from our own desires not God; we should be quick to listen and slow to anger as anger does not produce righteousness. The goal is receiving the crown of life that God has promised to those who endure trials and love him.
Abraham made final arrangements for Sarah's burial, purchasing a field and cave from the local Hittites to bury her remains. The transaction involved weighing out 400 shekels of silver to complete the deal. After Sarah's burial in the cave, it became the family burial plot, where Abraham and his descendants were later buried as well. The document discusses Abraham and Sarah's lives according to the biblical account and makes comparisons to preparing for one's own death.
1. The passage discusses how true faith is demonstrated through actions, not just words. Hearing God's word is important but must lead to doing it.
2. One who only hears God's word but does not act is like looking in a mirror and then forgetting what they saw. True faith is demonstrated by persevering in obeying God's perfect law.
3. For one's religion to be pure, it requires acting with mercy and refraining from worldly things, such as caring for widows and orphans. Outward actions reveal the state of one's heart.
Isaac and Rebekah had twin sons, Esau and Jacob. Esau was a skilled hunter while Jacob stayed at home. Isaac favored Esau while Rebekah favored Jacob. One day, Esau returned home exhausted from hunting and traded his birthright to Jacob in exchange for stew. Later, Jacob took advantage of Esau's hunger to trick him out of his father's blessing, causing rivalry between the brothers. The passage highlights the importance of family and warns against despising one's spiritual inheritance for temporary gain.
Abraham shows hospitality to three visitors who turn out to be God. God promises Abraham that Sarah will bear him a son, which Abraham and Sarah find hard to believe given their old age. God questions Abraham about destroying Sodom and Gomorrah for their wickedness, and Abraham bargains with God to spare the cities if righteous people are found within them. God agrees to spare the cities if at least ten righteous people are found.
1) The passage discusses conflicts that arise from selfish desires and asks that are not aligned with God's will.
2) It encourages believers to submit fully to God, resist the devil, draw near to God through repentance, and avoid judging others.
3) James warns that friendship with the world makes one an enemy of God and calls believers to humble themselves before God in order to be exalted.
The document discusses evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It addresses theories such as the disciples suffering hallucinations or making up the story, but rejects these based on eyewitness accounts and the disciples' willingness to suffer persecution preaching the resurrection. The document argues that the empty tomb, changed lives of followers, and early creeds establishing the resurrection show it was a real historical event that transformed the disciples and gave meaning and hope to believers.
1. The document discusses Genesis 11 and the scattering of people across the earth after the Tower of Babel incident. It suggests God placed lesser divine beings or "sons of God" over the nations but that some rebelled, becoming the false gods worshipped by various peoples.
2. The text explores references indicating God's plan to make Israel his holy nation but that would also bring salvation to other nations. However, the world is currently under the evil control of spiritual forces that rebelled against God.
3. Believers are called to develop a supernatural worldview and spiritual warfare skills to overcome these cosmic powers, having been transferred out of Satan's evil domain through Christ.
A man asked Jesus what good deeds he must do to have eternal life. Jesus said to keep the commandments and love your neighbor. When the man said he had done this, Jesus told him to sell his possessions and follow him. The man went away sad because he was wealthy. Jesus then told his disciples it is hard for a rich man to enter heaven. James discusses the dangers of wealth, including pride, arrogance, and not trusting God. He warns against exploiting workers and hoarding wealth instead of using it to help others.
The document is a sermon discussing partiality and favoritism based on James 2:1-13. It makes three key points:
1) The passage condemns showing partiality to the rich over the poor in Christian assemblies. It gives the example of seating a well-dressed rich man prominently and making a poor man stand or sit at his feet.
2) Partiality is a sin, as it violates the royal law of loving your neighbor. One who breaks part of God's law is guilty of breaking all of it.
3) We should speak and act without partiality, as we will face judgment without mercy if we have shown no mercy to others. Mercy from
This document discusses conditions for prayers that God answers according to the Bible. It outlines six conditions: 1) Faith 2) Calling on God's name 3) Having proper motives 4) Forgiveness 5) Praying according to God's will 6) Persistence in prayer. Each condition is explained through short biblical passages provided in the document.
1. Paul warns the Galatians that accepting circumcision means rejecting Christ and falling from grace, as it submits them to keeping the whole law.
2. He emphasizes that neither circumcision nor uncircumcision matter, but only faith working through love. Those trying to persuade the Galatians away from faith are hindering them.
3. Paul uses several metaphors - running a race, leaven in dough, courtroom trial - to urge the Galatians to remain steadfast in their faith and not be misled, and to preserve unity among themselves through love rather than "biting and devouring" one another.
This document discusses getting lost or wandering from the truth and the importance of bringing people back. It says that whoever brings back a sinner from wandering will save their soul from death and cover a multitude of sins. It encourages finding those who have wandered through willfulness, false teachers, or demonic influence, and bringing them back to the truth of God's revelation. The result is saving them from spiritual death. It discusses abiding in Christ like branches in a vine and the danger of neglecting salvation or deliberately rebelling against God. The goal is soul saving by building faith, praying in the Spirit, and keeping oneself in God's love.
- Daniel reads scriptures foretelling Jerusalem's desolation for 70 years as punishment for Israel's sins.
- He turns to God in prayer, fasting, and repentance, acknowledging Israel's sins of disobedience and rebellion against God's commands as the cause of their suffering.
- Daniel prays for God's forgiveness and mercy, citing that Israel deserves God's curses for breaking his covenant by not obeying the prophets as recorded in Deuteronomy. He requests God to show favor to his people again.
God appeared to the priest Zechariah and told him that his wife Elizabeth would bear a son named John, even though they were old. When Zechariah doubted, he was struck mute until John's birth. Elizabeth gave birth to John as promised. On the eighth day, Zechariah confirmed in writing that his name should be John. Zechariah's mouth was opened and he prophesied, praising God for the redemption and salvation he would bring through his son John, who would prepare the way for the Messiah.
This document discusses the biblical story of God testing Abraham by commanding him to sacrifice his son Isaac. It provides commentary on passages from Genesis 22 and Hebrews 11 describing how Abraham demonstrated faith in God by his willingness to sacrifice Isaac if commanded, believing that God could raise Isaac from the dead. The document also draws parallels between Isaac and Jesus, both being beloved sons who were offered as sacrifices. Ultimately, God intervenes and provides a ram as a substitute for Isaac.
This document is a Bible study on James 2:14-26 about faith and works. It provides commentary on key verses and examples. The main points are:
1) James asks what good is faith without works, using Abraham and Rahab as examples of faith completed through works.
2) Faith alone is not enough; it must be proved through works, or it is dead. Works justify faith.
3) The study concludes that God saves us by faith, but our works prove our living faith in God. We should do good works to show our faith is alive.
The document describes the incarnation of Jesus Christ through the story of Joseph and Mary in the Gospel of Matthew. It then summarizes the key points about Joseph as a just man who obeyed God, and Mary as the chosen mother who said yes to God's call. Finally, it analyzes the passage in Colossians 1:15-20 which describes Jesus as the image of God, the creator and sustainer of all things, the head of the Church, and the fullness of God dwelling in him to reconcile all things.
Jacob fulfilled his contract with Laban and asked to return home with his family. They negotiated Jacob's wages, agreeing that Jacob could keep speckled and spotted animals from Laban's flocks. God blessed Jacob, and his wealth multiplied greatly. However, Laban's sons resented Jacob's success, and God told Jacob to return to Canaan. Jacob informed Rachel and Leah of God's message. He then gathered his family and possessions and quietly left to return home, as God had instructed.
The document discusses following the plan outlined in James 5:13-17 for dealing with sickness. It says to call for the elders of the church to pray and anoint the sick with oil, as the prayer of faith will save the sick and forgive their sins if they are healed. It emphasizes confessing sins to one another and praying for healing, as the prayer of a righteous person is powerful. It notes Elijah as an example of effective fervent prayer and cites Isaiah 53 to show Jesus bore our pains, sicknesses, and sins to bring healing and peace.
The passage discusses the power and danger of the tongue. It notes that while teachers will face greater judgment, all people struggle with their words. The tongue is compared to bits that guide horses and rudders that steer ships, showing how such a small thing can control the whole body. The tongue is likened to a fire that can set a whole forest ablaze, and it defiles the whole body and is difficult to tame. People are warned against using their words to both bless God and curse people made in his image.
1) God promises Abram that his descendants will possess the land of Canaan, from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates river.
2) God initiates a covenant with Abram, instructing him to bring various animal sacrifices. As the animals are cut in half, a smoking firepot and flaming torch pass between the pieces, symbolizing God's commitment to the covenant.
3) God reveals that Abram's descendants will be slaves for 400 years but will later leave with great possessions. God also promises that Abram will live to a good old age and be buried peacefully.
Jacob wrestles with God and is given a new name, Israel, after showing perseverance. Though fearful of his brother Esau's reaction after many years apart, Jacob prepares gifts for him and prays for protection. Esau surprises Jacob by embracing him warmly upon their reunion. Jacob settles in the land of Canaan and builds an altar to God, having overcome his past struggles through faith.
1. The document discusses Paul's letter to the Galatians explaining that God's promise to Abraham through Jesus Christ cannot be added to or altered, just as a legal covenant cannot be changed once ratified.
2. It notes that the promise was specifically made to Abraham's offspring, which is Christ, and the Mosaic law that came later was meant as a temporary guardian or guide until Christ.
3. With the coming of faith in Christ, believers are no longer bound to the law but are all sons of God, having been baptized into Christ and being heirs according to God's promise to Abraham.
The document discusses two covenants that are represented by Abraham's two wives - Hagar and Sarah. Hagar represents the covenant under the law given at Mount Sinai that leads to slavery. Sarah represents the covenant of promise that leads to freedom through Christ. The author argues that just as Isaac was born of the free woman Sarah, Christians are children of the promise born of Sarah, not of slavery under the law. Believers are called to stand firm in their freedom in Christ and not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
This document provides a summary of key passages from Genesis about Abraham, Sarah, Isaac and Ishmael and connects them to passages in Galatians about being a slave versus being free. The Genesis passages describe God's promise to Abraham and Sarah of a son Isaac, his birth, and the sending away of Ishmael and Hagar after Ishmael mocks Isaac. The Galatians passages explain that believers are children of the free woman and promise, not the slave woman and flesh, and exhort the reader to stand firm in freedom from the yoke of slavery and live by the Spirit rather than fleshly desires.
God radically revised the foundational promises of a sign, place, and people. The holy sign is now faith rather than circumcision. The holy land is the whole world rather than just Canaan. And the holy people are all who have faith in Abraham's God rather than just Abraham's physical descendants. God's grace explodes narrow human views and calls all people into his kingdom through faith.
The document discusses evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It addresses theories such as the disciples suffering hallucinations or making up the story, but rejects these based on eyewitness accounts and the disciples' willingness to suffer persecution preaching the resurrection. The document argues that the empty tomb, changed lives of followers, and early creeds establishing the resurrection show it was a real historical event that transformed the disciples and gave meaning and hope to believers.
1. The document discusses Genesis 11 and the scattering of people across the earth after the Tower of Babel incident. It suggests God placed lesser divine beings or "sons of God" over the nations but that some rebelled, becoming the false gods worshipped by various peoples.
2. The text explores references indicating God's plan to make Israel his holy nation but that would also bring salvation to other nations. However, the world is currently under the evil control of spiritual forces that rebelled against God.
3. Believers are called to develop a supernatural worldview and spiritual warfare skills to overcome these cosmic powers, having been transferred out of Satan's evil domain through Christ.
A man asked Jesus what good deeds he must do to have eternal life. Jesus said to keep the commandments and love your neighbor. When the man said he had done this, Jesus told him to sell his possessions and follow him. The man went away sad because he was wealthy. Jesus then told his disciples it is hard for a rich man to enter heaven. James discusses the dangers of wealth, including pride, arrogance, and not trusting God. He warns against exploiting workers and hoarding wealth instead of using it to help others.
The document is a sermon discussing partiality and favoritism based on James 2:1-13. It makes three key points:
1) The passage condemns showing partiality to the rich over the poor in Christian assemblies. It gives the example of seating a well-dressed rich man prominently and making a poor man stand or sit at his feet.
2) Partiality is a sin, as it violates the royal law of loving your neighbor. One who breaks part of God's law is guilty of breaking all of it.
3) We should speak and act without partiality, as we will face judgment without mercy if we have shown no mercy to others. Mercy from
This document discusses conditions for prayers that God answers according to the Bible. It outlines six conditions: 1) Faith 2) Calling on God's name 3) Having proper motives 4) Forgiveness 5) Praying according to God's will 6) Persistence in prayer. Each condition is explained through short biblical passages provided in the document.
1. Paul warns the Galatians that accepting circumcision means rejecting Christ and falling from grace, as it submits them to keeping the whole law.
2. He emphasizes that neither circumcision nor uncircumcision matter, but only faith working through love. Those trying to persuade the Galatians away from faith are hindering them.
3. Paul uses several metaphors - running a race, leaven in dough, courtroom trial - to urge the Galatians to remain steadfast in their faith and not be misled, and to preserve unity among themselves through love rather than "biting and devouring" one another.
This document discusses getting lost or wandering from the truth and the importance of bringing people back. It says that whoever brings back a sinner from wandering will save their soul from death and cover a multitude of sins. It encourages finding those who have wandered through willfulness, false teachers, or demonic influence, and bringing them back to the truth of God's revelation. The result is saving them from spiritual death. It discusses abiding in Christ like branches in a vine and the danger of neglecting salvation or deliberately rebelling against God. The goal is soul saving by building faith, praying in the Spirit, and keeping oneself in God's love.
- Daniel reads scriptures foretelling Jerusalem's desolation for 70 years as punishment for Israel's sins.
- He turns to God in prayer, fasting, and repentance, acknowledging Israel's sins of disobedience and rebellion against God's commands as the cause of their suffering.
- Daniel prays for God's forgiveness and mercy, citing that Israel deserves God's curses for breaking his covenant by not obeying the prophets as recorded in Deuteronomy. He requests God to show favor to his people again.
God appeared to the priest Zechariah and told him that his wife Elizabeth would bear a son named John, even though they were old. When Zechariah doubted, he was struck mute until John's birth. Elizabeth gave birth to John as promised. On the eighth day, Zechariah confirmed in writing that his name should be John. Zechariah's mouth was opened and he prophesied, praising God for the redemption and salvation he would bring through his son John, who would prepare the way for the Messiah.
This document discusses the biblical story of God testing Abraham by commanding him to sacrifice his son Isaac. It provides commentary on passages from Genesis 22 and Hebrews 11 describing how Abraham demonstrated faith in God by his willingness to sacrifice Isaac if commanded, believing that God could raise Isaac from the dead. The document also draws parallels between Isaac and Jesus, both being beloved sons who were offered as sacrifices. Ultimately, God intervenes and provides a ram as a substitute for Isaac.
This document is a Bible study on James 2:14-26 about faith and works. It provides commentary on key verses and examples. The main points are:
1) James asks what good is faith without works, using Abraham and Rahab as examples of faith completed through works.
2) Faith alone is not enough; it must be proved through works, or it is dead. Works justify faith.
3) The study concludes that God saves us by faith, but our works prove our living faith in God. We should do good works to show our faith is alive.
The document describes the incarnation of Jesus Christ through the story of Joseph and Mary in the Gospel of Matthew. It then summarizes the key points about Joseph as a just man who obeyed God, and Mary as the chosen mother who said yes to God's call. Finally, it analyzes the passage in Colossians 1:15-20 which describes Jesus as the image of God, the creator and sustainer of all things, the head of the Church, and the fullness of God dwelling in him to reconcile all things.
Jacob fulfilled his contract with Laban and asked to return home with his family. They negotiated Jacob's wages, agreeing that Jacob could keep speckled and spotted animals from Laban's flocks. God blessed Jacob, and his wealth multiplied greatly. However, Laban's sons resented Jacob's success, and God told Jacob to return to Canaan. Jacob informed Rachel and Leah of God's message. He then gathered his family and possessions and quietly left to return home, as God had instructed.
The document discusses following the plan outlined in James 5:13-17 for dealing with sickness. It says to call for the elders of the church to pray and anoint the sick with oil, as the prayer of faith will save the sick and forgive their sins if they are healed. It emphasizes confessing sins to one another and praying for healing, as the prayer of a righteous person is powerful. It notes Elijah as an example of effective fervent prayer and cites Isaiah 53 to show Jesus bore our pains, sicknesses, and sins to bring healing and peace.
The passage discusses the power and danger of the tongue. It notes that while teachers will face greater judgment, all people struggle with their words. The tongue is compared to bits that guide horses and rudders that steer ships, showing how such a small thing can control the whole body. The tongue is likened to a fire that can set a whole forest ablaze, and it defiles the whole body and is difficult to tame. People are warned against using their words to both bless God and curse people made in his image.
1) God promises Abram that his descendants will possess the land of Canaan, from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates river.
2) God initiates a covenant with Abram, instructing him to bring various animal sacrifices. As the animals are cut in half, a smoking firepot and flaming torch pass between the pieces, symbolizing God's commitment to the covenant.
3) God reveals that Abram's descendants will be slaves for 400 years but will later leave with great possessions. God also promises that Abram will live to a good old age and be buried peacefully.
Jacob wrestles with God and is given a new name, Israel, after showing perseverance. Though fearful of his brother Esau's reaction after many years apart, Jacob prepares gifts for him and prays for protection. Esau surprises Jacob by embracing him warmly upon their reunion. Jacob settles in the land of Canaan and builds an altar to God, having overcome his past struggles through faith.
1. The document discusses Paul's letter to the Galatians explaining that God's promise to Abraham through Jesus Christ cannot be added to or altered, just as a legal covenant cannot be changed once ratified.
2. It notes that the promise was specifically made to Abraham's offspring, which is Christ, and the Mosaic law that came later was meant as a temporary guardian or guide until Christ.
3. With the coming of faith in Christ, believers are no longer bound to the law but are all sons of God, having been baptized into Christ and being heirs according to God's promise to Abraham.
The document discusses two covenants that are represented by Abraham's two wives - Hagar and Sarah. Hagar represents the covenant under the law given at Mount Sinai that leads to slavery. Sarah represents the covenant of promise that leads to freedom through Christ. The author argues that just as Isaac was born of the free woman Sarah, Christians are children of the promise born of Sarah, not of slavery under the law. Believers are called to stand firm in their freedom in Christ and not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
This document provides a summary of key passages from Genesis about Abraham, Sarah, Isaac and Ishmael and connects them to passages in Galatians about being a slave versus being free. The Genesis passages describe God's promise to Abraham and Sarah of a son Isaac, his birth, and the sending away of Ishmael and Hagar after Ishmael mocks Isaac. The Galatians passages explain that believers are children of the free woman and promise, not the slave woman and flesh, and exhort the reader to stand firm in freedom from the yoke of slavery and live by the Spirit rather than fleshly desires.
God radically revised the foundational promises of a sign, place, and people. The holy sign is now faith rather than circumcision. The holy land is the whole world rather than just Canaan. And the holy people are all who have faith in Abraham's God rather than just Abraham's physical descendants. God's grace explodes narrow human views and calls all people into his kingdom through faith.
This chapter begins with a new revelation of God as El Shaddai to Abram, and continues with God changing Abram's name to Abraham and Sarai's name to Sarah. What relevance do these names have for us today? The chapter closes with God's decree that His Covenant to Abraham will be fulfilled through Isaac and not Ishmael. Understanding this chapter is critical in rightly understanding biblical eschatology, prophecy in general and the conflicts in the MidEast.
God made great promises to Abraham, promising to make him into a great nation and that all peoples on earth would be blessed through him. Abraham believed these promises from God despite being old with no children or land. The promises were fulfilled through Abraham's descendants multiplying greatly as the stars in the sky and sand on the shore, showing God's faithfulness in keeping his promises. These promises to Abraham also apply to believers today, as righteousness is credited to those who have faith like Abraham did.
The Message of SALVATION preached to AbrahamLinus Daniel
Understand God’s plan and purpose with you through his promises to Abraham and their link to Christ. Discover what God's unbreakable promises are and how they impact you
Abraham – The Exalted Father Genesis 17David Turner
God appears to Abram when he is 99 years old and changes his name to Abraham, promising that he will be the father of many nations. God establishes a covenant with Abraham, promising the land of Canaan to his descendants forever and that He will be their God. As a sign of this covenant, God commands that every male, including those born into or bought into Abraham's household, must be circumcised. Though Abraham laughs at the idea of his wife Sarah bearing a son at 90 years old, God promises that she will give birth to Isaac, through whom God will keep His covenant. God also promises to bless Abraham's other son Ishmael and make him a great nation.
This document summarizes a Bible study on the future fulfilment of true fellowship between believers. It discusses how believers will one day be united with God and each other in eternal fellowship. Several Bible passages are cited that describe believers being called the children of God, seeing him face to face in heaven, and the earth being filled with God's glory. Ultimately, true fellowship will be fulfilled when believers are presented as the spotless bride of Christ to dwell with him forever in the holy city New Jerusalem without any tears or suffering.
The Faith of Our Father - Romans 4:1-25David Turner
Abraham was not considered righteous because he was righteous. God declared him righteous because of his faith in God's promises. In the same way, no Christian can boast in his own righteousness. His righteousness is accounted to him through his faith in the righteousness and finished work of Christ. Download this and other PowerPoint Sermons at BibleGuy.org.
1) The document summarizes key passages from Genesis about Abraham (called Father Abraham), the founding father of Israel.
2) Genesis 12 describes God's call for Abraham to leave his home and bless all nations, and Genesis 15 records God's covenant with Abraham to give him numerous descendants and the land of Canaan.
3) Genesis 17 details God changing Abraham's name, establishing an everlasting covenant, and instituting circumcision as its sign to be practiced on all males in Abraham's household for generations.
God made promises to Abraham. The fulfillment of these promises form the theme of the Bible: All nations are blessed through Christ, the seed of Abraham
Vintage the romansexpedition_ch4_2.15.15Deacon Godsey
This passage from Romans discusses Abraham's faith and righteousness being credited to him not by works but by his faith in God alone. It provides two key examples: 1) Abraham was declared righteous before he was circumcised, showing it was based on faith not works of the law. 2) The promise to Abraham to inherit the world came through faith in God's covenant, not the law, so faith rather than works is what justified him. The overall message is that we are made righteous through faith in God, not our own works, just as it was for Abraham.
The passages describe God speaking to Abram and promising him descendants as numerous as the stars, despite Abram currently being childless. Abram questions how this can be since he has no heir. God establishes a covenant with Abram, promising the land from Egypt to Mesopotamia to his offspring. Abram believes God, trusting in this unlikely promise, which is credited to him as righteousness.
The document contains several Bible passages that discuss the identity and role of Jesus Christ. It describes Jesus asking his disciples who they say he is, with Peter correctly identifying him as the Christ/Son of God. It also references prophecies about a virgin giving birth, Jesus saving people from their sins and having various names like Immanuel meaning "God with us." Additionally, it discusses Jesus being the mediator between God and humanity and laying down his life to purchase the church with his blood. The overall message is about defining who Jesus is as the Son of God and savior of mankind.
Genesis 12 & 15: Grace to All (Second Baptist South Campus) Spring 2020Lazarou Richard
This Bible study class examines Genesis 12 and 15, focusing on God's promises to Abram and Abram's response of faith. The lesson objective is that God gives us grace in our suffering and doubts and declares us righteous through faith in Christ alone. The study looks at how God promised to make Abram a great nation but Abram doubted due to being childless in old age. God declared that Abram's offspring would be as numerous as the stars, and Abram believed this, counting it to him as righteousness. The discussion emphasizes that we are saved by grace through faith, not works.
This sermon series explores the names of God through various passages in scripture. Upcoming sermons will cover names such as Elohim, El Shaddai, Jehovah, Adonai, and Jehovah-Sabaoth. The series references passages in Romans, Genesis, and Exodus that provide context for God's names and attributes. One sermon focuses on El Shaddai, God Almighty, and how God strengthened Abraham and Sarah through their weakness and doubts to fulfill his promise of many descendants. The sermon encourages believers to rely on God's sustaining power in times of fear, challenges, and impatience as he enables his people.
This document summarizes a sermon about the Abrahamic covenant between God and Abraham. The sermon discusses how God initiated the covenant by calling Abraham to leave his home and promised to make him a great nation. God established the covenant unilaterally, promising Abraham land and many descendants. God later affirmed the covenant, changing Abraham's name and promising the land of Canaan as an everlasting possession. The sermon applies the covenant by discussing how it reveals God as a God of relationship, promise, and blessing who invites people into relationship with Him through faith in response to His promises.
Slides supporting a message by Mike Popovich, Freedom Ministries, Church, Colorado Springs, CO.
Topic: The Blessed Man Pt. 2
Date: 5/18/2014
Link to full Message:
http://freedomministries.tv/media-library/2014-messages/5-11-14/theblessedman-2/
Man of Faith: Conversation with God Genesis 15Ed Sullivan
God promises Abram that his descendants will possess the land of Canaan. Abram questions how this can be since he has no heir. God tells him that a son from his own body will be his heir. When Abram believes God, it is credited to him as righteousness. God makes a covenant with Abram, passing between pieces of sacrificed animals, promising the land from Egypt to Euphrates to his descendants.
Light of the world is a sermon on the I AM statements of JesusEd Sullivan
1. Jesus declares himself to be the light of the world, angering the Pharisees. He claims his testimony is true because he knows where he came from and is going, unlike them.
2. When the Jews question his identity, Jesus reveals he is from above and they are from below, and unless they believe he is the "I am", they will die in their sins.
3. After further disputes over faith and works, Jesus declares the Jews' true father is the devil because they do not accept his word and instead seek to kill him for telling them the truth from God. In the climax, Jesus declares before Abraham was, "I am", deeply angering the Jews who try
Bread Of Life. The first in a series on the "I AM" sayings of Jesus Christ.Ed Sullivan
The document discusses Jesus' declaration that he is the "bread of life" from the gospel of John chapter 6. It provides context that Jesus said this after feeding a large crowd with just a few loaves of bread and fish. Jesus states that whoever believes in him will never hunger or thirst. The Jews question this because they know Jesus' family, but he emphasizes that God has sent him. Jesus doubles down that one must eat his flesh and drink his blood to have eternal life, which confuses and offends many of his disciples.
More Than- a teaching on John 3:1-21 when Nicodemus came to JesusEd Sullivan
1. Nicodemus visits Jesus at night to learn from him as a rabbi. Jesus tells him that one must be born again of water and spirit to enter God's kingdom.
2. Jesus compares being born again to the Israelites' passage through the Red Sea and Moses lifting up the bronze serpent to cure snake bites, foreshadowing his death on the cross.
3. God sent his son Jesus not to condemn the world but to save it, and whoever believes in him will have eternal life rather than perish. However, those who do evil hate the light of truth.
1. John the Baptist was a prophet sent by God to prepare the way for Jesus and testify about the coming Messiah. He baptized with water and preached repentance.
2. When questioned about his identity, John the Baptist denied being the Christ or Elijah, but said he was the voice crying out in the wilderness as prophesied by Isaiah.
3. John the Baptist testified that Jesus was the Son of God and Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, having seen the Spirit descend upon him at his baptism. His role was to decrease as Jesus' influence increased.
The Word existed eternally with God and was God. All things were created through the Word. The Word became flesh as Jesus Christ and dwelt among humanity. Some received him and believed in his name, becoming children of God through faith rather than physical descent. The law was given through Moses but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ, who revealed the fullness of God.
This document provides an overview of John 20:19-23, which describes Jesus appearing to his disciples after his resurrection and commissioning them. The key points are:
1. Jesus appears to the disciples and shows them his wounds, proving he has been resurrected. He commissions them to continue his work and forgives their sins.
2. Jesus then breathes on the disciples and says "Receive the Holy Spirit," giving them power to forgive sins just as he does.
3. The passage establishes that Jesus is sending the disciples out as he was sent, and that through the church, believers have the authority and responsibility to forgive sins as part of their commission to spread the gospel.
Jesus appeared to his disciples over 40 days after his resurrection and commanded them to remain in Jerusalem to receive power from the Holy Spirit. Jesus told them they would receive power and become his witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. As they watched, Jesus was taken up into heaven. Two men told the disciples that Jesus would return in the same way they saw him leave.
The document provides a guide for Spiritual Emphasis Month activities at Family Christian Center in January 2024. It encourages daily challenges like prayer, Bible reading, fasting and inviting others to church. There is a Bible reading challenge to read the Gospel of John in the month. Members are asked to fast and pray on Fridays and participate in weekly discipleship and prayer meetings. The goal is to draw closer to God through spiritual disciplines and community during the month.
While shepherds watched their flocks at night, an angel appeared to them and announced the birth of Jesus. The angel was accompanied by a multitude of other angels praising God. The shepherds went to Bethlehem and found Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus lying in a manger just as the angel had said. Upon seeing the baby, the shepherds spread the word of his birth to all they met.
The document discusses walking in maturity according to Galatians 5-6. It provides guidance on how to address wrongs committed by others with gentleness, the importance of self-examination to avoid temptation, bearing one another's burdens while also being responsible for our own actions. It emphasizes doing good works, especially to fellow Christians, and warns that what we sow through our actions is what we will reap, either corruption or eternal life.
The document discusses walking by the Spirit according to Galatians 5:16-26. It describes how the desires of the flesh are opposed to the Spirit, listing works of the flesh like sexual immorality and idolatry. It emphasizes that practicing such things will prevent inheriting God's kingdom. However, the fruit of the Spirit includes love, joy and self-control. It encourages living by the Spirit through crucifying fleshly desires and keeping in step with the Spirit.
1. The passage discusses Paul's concern that the Galatians are returning to observance of the Law and Jewish customs instead of relying on their faith in Christ.
2. Paul argues that through faith in Christ, believers are no longer under guardians and managers like the Law, but are sons of God.
3. He pleads with the Galatians not to turn back to following weak and worthless principles of the world, and instead to fully embrace their identity in Christ.
The document discusses Paul's letter to the Galatians chapters 3:10-14. It summarizes that the law places all people under a curse for not keeping all its commands perfectly. However, no one is justified by the law but only through faith, as demonstrated by Abraham's righteousness coming from faith, not works. Christ redeems people from the law's curse by becoming cursed on the cross, so that Gentiles can receive the Spirit's blessing originally promised to Abraham, through faith rather than the law.
Paul rebukes the Galatians for abandoning faith in Christ in favor of following the Law, calling them "foolish" and asking who had "bewitched" them. He reminds them that they received the Holy Spirit through faith in Christ, not works, and cites Abraham's faith being "reckoned as righteousness" to demonstrate that true sons of Abraham are those of faith, not works. Paul concludes that all who have faith, both Jews and Gentiles, are blessed along with Abraham.
Paul confronted Peter for separating himself from Gentile believers out of fear of criticism. Paul argued that justification comes through faith in Christ, not works of the law. Paul explained that through dying with Christ to the law, believers can now live for God identified with Christ living in them through faith. Justification is not by works of the law, otherwise Christ's death would be unnecessary.
Paul wrote to the churches in Galatia to warn them against following those who preached a false gospel of works-righteousness through obeying the Jewish Law in addition to faith in Christ. Paul established that he received the true gospel of salvation by grace through faith in Jesus alone directly by revelation from God, not from any human source. He confronted Peter for withdrawing from table fellowship with Gentile believers out of fear of critics from Jerusalem, reminding him that justification comes solely through faith in Christ, not works of the Law.
This document summarizes key events from Genesis 35:
1) God tells Jacob to return to Bethel and build an altar. Jacob purifies himself and his household from foreign gods.
2) God renames Jacob as "Israel" and blesses him with numerous descendants who will become a great nation.
3) Jacob builds an altar at Bethel in worship of God. However, Rachel dies during childbirth along the journey.
4) The document concludes with Isaac's death at 180 years old, buried by his sons Jacob and Esau. The overall message is that God is with His people even during difficult travels and seasons of life.
The sons of Jacob take violent revenge against the city of Shechem after Shechem, the prince of the land, sexually assaults their sister Dinah. When Shechem expresses his desire to marry Dinah, her brothers agree but deceive the men of Shechem by convincing them to circumcise themselves. On the third day after circumcision while the men are still in pain, Simeon and Levi kill all the men in the city with their swords, including Hamor and Shechem, and rescue Dinah. They plunder the city, taking the people, livestock, and possessions. Jacob criticizes their actions for endangering his family, though the brothers defend themselves by saying Shechem dishonored their sister.
1) Jacob arrives at a well in Haran where he meets Rachel, the daughter of his uncle Laban. He helps water Laban's flock.
2) Jacob falls in love with Rachel and agrees to work for Laban for seven years to marry her. However, on the wedding night Laban tricks Jacob into marrying Leah instead.
3) Jacob must work another seven years for Rachel. The two sisters compete to have children by Jacob and through their servants, leading to the birth of twelve sons that become the twelve tribes of Israel.
1. Jacob has a dream of a stairway to heaven with angels ascending and descending, where God promises him the land and numerous offspring.
2. Upon waking, Jacob is amazed at being in the house of God, and sets up the stone he slept on as a pillar, pouring oil on it.
3. Jacob makes a vow that if God will protect him on his journey and return him safely home, then God will be his God.
Heartfulness Magazine - June 2024 (Volume 9, Issue 6)heartfulness
Dear readers,
This month we continue with more inspiring talks from the Global Spirituality Mahotsav that was held from March 14 to 17, 2024, at Kanha Shanti Vanam.
We hear from Daaji on lifestyle and yoga in honor of International Day of Yoga, June 21, 2024. We also hear from Professor Bhavani Rao, Dean at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, on spirituality in action, the Venerable BhikkuSanghasena on how to be an ambassador for compassion, Dr. Tony Nader on the Maharishi Effect, Swami Mukundananda on the crossroads of modernization, Tejinder Kaur Basra on the purpose of work, the Venerable GesheDorjiDamdul on the psychology of peace, the Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland, KC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, on how we are all related, and world-renowned violinist KumareshRajagopalan on the uplifting mysteries of music.
Dr. Prasad Veluthanar shares an Ayurvedic perspective on treating autism, Dr. IchakAdizes helps us navigate disagreements at work, Sravan Banda celebrates World Environment Day by sharing some tips on land restoration, and Sara Bubber tells our children another inspiring story and challenges them with some fun facts and riddles.
Happy reading,
The editors
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4. Progressive Revelation
When Abram was ninety-nine years old the
LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am
God Almighty; walk before me, and be
blameless, that I may make my covenant
between me and you and may multiply you
greatly.”
Genesis 17:1–3 4
5. Timeline
Mesopotamia- Go to a land I’ll show you, leave kin
Haran- repeats, Great nation, bless you, great name,
you will be a blessing. He left
Shechem- I’ll give your offspring this land
Canaan- all this land, a great number of offspring
Rescued Lot- I’m your protector, great reward, You’ll
have a son. Prophecy of slavery. Long life.
5
6. Abram’s reaction
And he believed the LORD, and he
counted it to him as righteousness.
Genesis 15:6 6
8. Covenant Counsel
Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be
the father of a multitude of nations. No longer shall
your name be called Abram, but your name shall be
Abraham, for I have made you the father of a
multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly
fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings
shall come from you.
Genesis 17:4–6 8
9. Sacred Kinship Bond
Ratified by an oath
God’s covenants are prominent in every period of
salvation history. Divine covenants reveal the
saving plan of God for establishing communion
with Israel and the nations, ultimately fulfilled by
the death and resurrection of Christ.
9
Covenant
10. Established By God
And I will establish my covenant between me
and you and your offspring after you throughout
their generations for an everlasting covenant, to
be God to you and to your offspring after you.
Genesis 17:7 10
11. God doesn’t mind repeating Himself
And I will give to you and to your offspring after
you the land of your sojournings, all the land of
Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will
be their God.
Genesis 17:8 11
12. Galatians 3:16–17 Now the promises were made
to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say,
“And to offsprings,” referring to many, but
referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is
Christ. This is what I mean: the law, which came
430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant
previously ratified by God, so as to make the
promise void.
Faith Covenant
12
13. The sign of Circumcision
As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and
your offspring after you throughout their
generations. This is my covenant, which you shall
keep, between me and you and your offspring after
you: Every male among you shall be circumcised.
Genesis 17:9–10 13
14. Important to us as well
Romans 4:9–12 Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or
also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to
Abraham as righteousness. How then was it counted to him?
Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after,
but before he was circumcised. He received the sign of
circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith
while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him
the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that
righteousness would be counted to them as well, and to make
him the father of the circumcised who are not merely
circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that
our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
14
15. Warning
Any uncircumcised male who is not
circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin
shall be cut off from his people; he has
broken my covenant.
Genesis 17:14 15
16. God Continues
As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her
name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will
bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by
her. I will bless her, and she shall become
nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.
Genesis 17:15–16 16
18. Quite the reaction
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said
to himself, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a
hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years
old, bear a child?” And Abraham said to God, “Oh
that Ishmael might live before you!”
Genesis 17:17–18 18
20. God sets the record straight
No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son,
and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish
my covenant with him as an everlasting
covenant for his offspring after him. As for
Genesis 17:19–20 20
21. God sets the record straight
Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have
blessed him and will make him fruitful and
multiply him greatly. He shall father twelve
princes, and I will make him into a great nation.
Genesis 17:19–20 21
22. Calling it!
But I will establish my covenant
with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear
to you at this time next year.
Genesis 17:21 22
23. Mentioned in Romans
That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise
may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—
not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one
who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us
all, as it is written, “I have made you the father of many
nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he
believed,
Romans 4:16–25 23
25. Mentioned in Romans
who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the
things that do not exist. In hope he believed against hope,
that he should become the father of many nations, as he
had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”
Romans 4:16–25 25
27. Mentioned in Romans
He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own
body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a
hundred years old), or when he considered the
barrenness of Sarah’s womb.
Romans 4:16–25 27
29. Mentioned in Romans
No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of
God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to
God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had
promised.
Romans 4:16–25 29
31. Mentioned in Romans
That is why his faith was “counted to him as
righteousness.” But the words “it was counted to him”
were not written for his sake alone, but for ours also. It
will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from
the dead Jesus our Lord, who was delivered up for our
trespasses and raised for our justification.
Romans 4:16–25 31
33. Because of Faith he acted
Then Abraham took Ishmael his son and all
those born in his house or bought with his
money, every male among the men of
Abraham’s house, and he circumcised the flesh
of their foreskins that very day, as God had said
to him.
Genesis 17:23 33
34. Our Take-Away
1. God’s promises don’t have expiration dates
2. God will let you exhaust yourself
3. God is waiting
4. Put your faith into action
34
Galatians 3:29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.
None of us like change
Genesis 17:1–3 When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly.” 3 Then Abram fell on his face. And God said to him,
Mesopotamia- Go to a land I’ll show you, leave kin
Haran- repeats, Great nation, bless you, great name, you will be a blessing. He left
Shechem- I’ll give your offspring this land
Canaan- all this land, a great number of offspring
Rescued Lot- I’m your protector, great reward, You’ll have a son. Prophecy of slavery. Long life.
Genesis 15:6 And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness. FAITH
Worshipped Believed Moved Afraid Messed up Doubt. Not at all perfect
Walk before me. Be blameless
Genesis 17:4–6 Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you.
Sacred Kinship Bond. More than a promise
Ratified by an oath
God’s covenants are prominent in every period of salvation history. Divine covenants reveal the saving plan of God for establishing communion with Israel and the nations, ultimately fulfilled by the death and resurrection of Christ.
Genesis 17:7 And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.
Hebrews 6:13 (ESV)
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,
Genesis 17:8 And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God.
Galatians 3:16–17 Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ. This is what I mean: the law, which came 430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to make the promise void.
Genesis 17:9–10 And God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations. This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised.
an outward physical sign of the eternal covenant between God and the Jewish people.
Romans 4:9–12 Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
Genesis 17:14 Any uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.”
Genesis 17:15–16 And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. 16 I will bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.”
Abram = exalted father Abraham = Father of multitudes
Sarai = princess Sarah = Nobel Woman
Genesis 17:17–18 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”
Laugh-laugh, mock, jest, make sport of. Some commentators ‘A smile of delight, rejoiced, laughed for joy.
Fell on his face and laughed.
No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him. As for
Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him into a great nation.
Genesis 17:21 But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this time next year.”
Romans 4:16–25 That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed,
Salvation by faith
Promises by grace
Abraham is our father
Romans 4:16–25 who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”
Life to the dead
Call things into being
Hope because of God
Romans 4:16–25 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb.
Circumstances don’t matter
Momentary lapse doesn’t define
Romans 4:16–25 No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.
Not how you start
Faith grows
God provides
Romans 4:16–25
Justification by faith
Then Abraham took Ishmael his son and all those born in his house or bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very day, as God had said to him.
God’s promises don’t have expiration dates
God will let you exhaust yourself
God is waiting
Put your faith into action