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Introduction
Good morning!
As we continue our series looking at the Pillars of Our Faith we will take a brief look at the life of Abraham and Moments Along the Journey of Faith we can relate to.
Define “Faith” and the attitude/worldview necessary for faith to have it’s rightful place in our life.
Moments of Faith we will discuss: Ur moment, Haran moment, Altar moment, Egypt moment, Isaac moment
Key Passage is
Supporting passages are which encompass more details of Abraham’s life.
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Context
This slide is the basic map of ancient Bible times with current country boundaries overlaid so we can relate to the physical location.
Near UR and further South is where the Garden of Eden is believed to have been since that is where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers join.
Scripture identifies these two rivers and two other rivers that no longer exist as being the location of the Garden of Eden.
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Discuss definition of “Faith” after vs. 1
Discuss Attitude of Faith (“passing through attitude”) after vs. 13
Ur Moment
Abraham is practicing his faith in daily life; growing in his faith as he practices it with his wife Sarai and Father Terah.
His brother Haran dies; He goes with his father Terah, wife Sarai and Nephew Lot to Haran.
This is the moment that much of our life can be categorized in.
We live our life daily walking with God as best we can growing in our faith as we experience life and death with friends and family.
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Haran Moment
Call to do something only God can do.
God calls Abram to leave his home and go to a land that God will show him later, a foreign land, in another country, a different culture.
God’s Promise: I will make you into a great nation; all people will be blessed through you (Jesus Christ)
Gen 12:4
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Altar Moment
a. Arrive at Shechem: Canaanites were in the land.
God reaffirms his call and promise to Abram.
Abram encounters God in a personal manner, builds an altar and worships God there.
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He moves on from there to a place between Bethel and Ai.
there again, he personally encounters God, builds an Altar and worships the Lord.
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My “Altar moments”
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Champion Forest Baptist Church - saved, baptized, married
Wedding ring
Children’s ring
Burial marker: Nathaniel (gift of God)
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Altars: Testimonies of good times and bad times when God walked with us: “passing through attitude”
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Egypt Moment
There is famine in the land.
Not sure if God sends Abram and his family to Egypt or if Abram decides to help God by reasoning that a nation cannot come from his line if he is dead.
What we do know is that he fears for his life when he gets to Egypt.
He is concerned that because Sarai, his wife is beautiful that Pharoah will have Abram killed so that he can take Sarai into his harem.
Instead, Abram tells Sarai to say that she is Abram’s sister.
In that case, Pharoah will take Sarai into his harem and leave Abram alive.
Note, this decision had no positive impact on Sarai because regardless she was going to be taken into Pharoah’s harem.
But it benefited Abram and therefore “fit into God’s plan” since Abram had to remain alive.
This was a lack of faith on Abram’s part and his lack of faith put Sarai in a precarious situation.
Ultimately God delivered them out of Egypt through Pharoah.
Coming out of the Egypt moment Abram goes back to where he last encountered God.
He revisits his Altar Moments.
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Isaac Moment
That leads us to the Isaac Moment.
These are times when we do not understand what God is doing or why - all we can do is trust Him.
It had been 25 years but then finally, a son, Isaac was born.
Now, Abraham is told to sacrifice Isaac, his one and only son, the one through whom God’s promise would come.
Gen 22:13-14
Abraham called that place, “God will provide.”
He provides for us today through his one and only begotten Son.
Share the Gospel.
Conclusion
Where are you in your Journey of Faith?
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