Abraham the friend of God
Abraham
The friend of God
Announcements
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Doxology Hymn 331: “Majesty”
Call to worship
Bible Verse
I lift up my eyes to you, to You whose throne is in heaven. As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till He shows us his mercy. (Psalm 123:1-2)
The Lord’s Prayer
Blessing
Grace to you from God our Father, and Jesus Christ our Lord, and the Holy Spirit.
Hymn No 317: “O praise now the Lord”
Scripture Reading Genesis 12:1-12
Hymn No 384: “How hopeless was our former state”
Offering and Dedication
Honour 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)
Prayer for others
Scripture Reading Genesis 12:13-20
Hymn 562: “Master speak”
Sermon
Introduction
8 Abraham, the friend of God
• 8 Man of faith and obedience
• 8 Lived by the promise of God
• 8 Nothing of his own doing
• 8 No room for own plans
• 8 Road marked by worship of God
8 Abraham and the land of Promise
• 8 The choice between Abram and Lot
• 8 “This is your land”
• 8 Many nations lived there
• 8 Nations are wicked and militant
• 8 Abram small in number
Abraham the warrior
• How?
• God in control!
• Abram faithful and caring
• Victory belongs to God
• The big picture!
• Abram a shadow of Christ
The Church – descendants of Abraham
• Believers are descendants of Abraham
• “This is my world”
• Go, tell!!
• Not by power or might – by My Spirit
• Armour of God
Prayer
Hymn No 367: “For my sake and the Gospels GO!”
Benediction
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. (Numbers 6:24-26)