- Our God is faithful – trust Him
- Genesis 12
- God created the world, created us to serve Him
- God calls Abram out of his former sinful life; out of pagan Haran to create new nation
- people of God always result of faithfulness and kindness of God
- God called Abram out of life of sin, just as He does to us
- Genesis 15:6
- NT authors pick up on His promise and “counted it to Him as righteousness”
- we simply trust and have faith in who God says He is
- Gen 22; reminded of Abraham’s trust in God
- Heb 11:17-19; we need to have this degree of faith
- how often does God test your faithfulness?
- it should be daily; every day he gives us opportunities to be faithful like Abraham
- Genesis 12
- Our God is supreme – worship Him
- 1 Kings 18:17-21
- reminds us of the battle between God and the demonic
- we are not that different from OT Israel with respect to worshipping idols
- idolatry is a matter of the heart
- in time of desperation and need is when your idolatry is fully brought to light
- when you see Him as supreme, you find life
- renewed hope, renewed peace
- God gives opportunities for us to turn around and return to worship Him
- 1 Kings 18:17-21
- Our God is gracious, so we follow Him
- Mt 4:12-25
- new mercies every day
- privilege to be brought into relationship with Christ and to be a follower
- there is no greater blessing to be a follower
- Our God is coming, we need to proclaim Him
- Luke 9:37-53
- Luke 13:34
- Acts 1:11
- Zech 14:4-9
- remember that He is returning
- 1 Cor 11:26