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Any journey you take has a beginning point, route to take, and destination.
Many times, at least as far as my experiences prove, we look more towards our destination and miss out on the journey we take to get there.
Faith is what helps us on our journey to our destination: heaven.
Any journey you take has a beginning point, route to take, and destination.
Many times, at least as far as my experiences prove, we look more towards our destination and miss out on the journey we take to get there.
Faith is what helps us on our journey to our destination: heaven.
“Abraham's faith was the faith that was ready for adventure.
God's summons meant that he had to leave home and family and business; yet he went.
He had to go out into the unknown; yet he went.
In the best of us there is a certain nervousness, fear, lack of confidence.
We wonder just what will happen to us if we take God at his word and act on his commands and promises.
Most of us live a cautious life on the principle of safety first; but to live the Christian life there is necessary a certain reckless willingness to adventure.
If faith can see every step of the way, it is not really faith.
It is sometimes necessary for the Christian to take the way to which the voice of God is calling him without knowing what the consequences will be.
Like Abraham he has to go out not knowing where he is going.”
-William Barclay's Commentary
“To live a Christian life is to live a life of adventure.”
(-Barclay)
I. Faith sees the invisible
the promise of the land to Israel cf.
heaven to us.
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the promise of the land to Israel cf.
heaven to us.
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God made promise to Abram and he had faith that God would fulfill His promise.
They went to an unknown place (v.
8)
They stayed for an undetermined time (v.
9)
They knew they were on the way to a permanent home (v.
10) [and lived expecting to find it each day]
We are all on a journey of faith.
Whether you are just starting on your journey or have been traveling for a while.
When God calls us on this journey of faith, we do not know where He will lead us or how long He will ask us to stay.
What we can be confident of is having faith in God knowing where He wants us to go and what He wants us to do and to continue to do that until He leads us elsewhere.
What has God asked you to leave as you have started on your journey of faith?
Relationships?
Habits?
Job?
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Faith believes the impossible
the promise of the seed, the Messiah
The problem of human inability (Sarah couldn’t have a child and waited until Abram was too old) cf.
(in spite of their doubts and laughter, they trusted God)
The power of Divine enablement ()
-is anything too hard for God? Isaac born
-Mary says how can that be?
Virgin birth of Jesus
Isaac born -Mary says how can that be?
Virgin birth of Jesus -rich young ruler and camel thru a needle a salvation; new birth is impossible with man but possible with God How many times do we allow what is impossible to us dictate whether we do something or not?
-rich young ruler and camel thru a needle a salvation; new birth is impossible with man but possible with God
How many times do we allow what is impossible to us dictate whether we do something or not?
III.
Faith waits for the inevitable
the promise of the blessing of salvation
The example of their integrity ()
The expression of their identity ()
The endurance of their intensity ()
We imitate the faith of Abraham when we are willing….
We imitate the faith of Abraham when we are willing….
To leave when God calls us to leave
To live where God leads us to live
To long for what God promises us
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”
-Corrie ten Boom
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