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Sherwood Community Friends Church
Abraham's Story: Trustworthy Friend of God
Justice League, BC - part 10
Locations & Times
Sherwood Community Friends Church
23264 SW Main St, Sherwood, OR 97140, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Some B.C. series highlights:
# Life is not always fair but God is faithful!
# God uses imperfect people!
# God’s Justice League B.C. know how to say, “I choose to lose!”
# Over-comers in life say, “I will never quit!”
# God’s heroes ultimately live by the creed… “No Pride!”
# Life is about servant-hood not about attaining fame and fortune.
# Life is not always fair but God is faithful!
# God uses imperfect people!
# God’s Justice League B.C. know how to say, “I choose to lose!”
# Over-comers in life say, “I will never quit!”
# God’s heroes ultimately live by the creed… “No Pride!”
# Life is about servant-hood not about attaining fame and fortune.
Abraham’s faith… “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.” (Heb. 11:1-2)
Faith = “A trusting commitment of one person to another, particularly of a person to God... Faith is the central concept of Christianity... One may be called a Christian only if one has faith.”
ABRAHAM’S Super-Power: Trustworthy Friend of God
Faith = “A trusting commitment of one person to another, particularly of a person to God... Faith is the central concept of Christianity... One may be called a Christian only if one has faith.”
ABRAHAM’S Super-Power: Trustworthy Friend of God
1. Abraham said, “I will leave my home land and go where you send me Lord.”
# “Leave your country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land I will show you.” (Gen. 12:1 NCV)
# “For he [Abraham] was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.” (Heb. 11:10)
# God’s response to Abraham’s trustworthiness: “I will bless you with land.” = You will have a forever home!
# “Leave your country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land I will show you.” (Gen. 12:1 NCV)
# “For he [Abraham] was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.” (Heb. 11:10)
# God’s response to Abraham’s trustworthiness: “I will bless you with land.” = You will have a forever home!
2. Abraham said, “I will give you my first fruits.”
# God’s response to Abraham’s trustworthiness: “I will make you a great nation by giving you a son.” (see Gen. 15:1-5) + God promised to be Abraham’s shield… his protector… his provider… his very great reward!
# Abraham is a hero of the faith because he faithfully gave to God and refused to allow the world to take credit for his prosperity. “I will! give to God because He is the one who gave everything to me in the first place.”
# God’s response to Abraham’s trustworthiness: “I will make you a great nation by giving you a son.” (see Gen. 15:1-5) + God promised to be Abraham’s shield… his protector… his provider… his very great reward!
# Abraham is a hero of the faith because he faithfully gave to God and refused to allow the world to take credit for his prosperity. “I will! give to God because He is the one who gave everything to me in the first place.”
3. Abraham said, “I will give you my son.”
# “Then Abraham said to his servants, “You stay here with the donkey while the boy and I go over there. We’ll worship. After that we’ll come back to you.” (v. 5)
# God’s response to Abraham’s trustworthiness: “I will bless you…” =
- With land (a home)
- As a great nation
- With an honored name
- Others because of you
- I will bless all the families of the earth because of your acts of faith
# “I will offer My Son for the whole world.” (John 3:16)
# “Then Abraham said to his servants, “You stay here with the donkey while the boy and I go over there. We’ll worship. After that we’ll come back to you.” (v. 5)
# God’s response to Abraham’s trustworthiness: “I will bless you…” =
- With land (a home)
- As a great nation
- With an honored name
- Others because of you
- I will bless all the families of the earth because of your acts of faith
# “I will offer My Son for the whole world.” (John 3:16)
Take-away’s from Abraham’s story…
Life is not always fair! Abraham and Sarah had to wait many years to receive a son. Then, the where challenged by God to sacrifice him to the Lord—that’s not fair—but God was faithful.
God uses imperfect to do his perfect will. Abraham lied to Pharoah about his wife. Abraham abandoned his wife. Abraham lived in fear. Abraham tried to help God out by having sex (and a son) with Hagar… which ended up causing more problems. Abraham did not always initially follow God’s direction to the letter. Yet God used Him to become the Father of Israel where the Son of God would be born to save the world.
God is looking for people who will let God be the leader in their lives. Abraham choose to lose to himself and let God lead. The 3 “I will” statements in Abraham life brought him many “I will” responses back from God. Because of his faith and obedience, he received the blessings of God on his life.
God wants people to persevere through it all. Abraham never gave up and the end result was he is listed in God’s Hall of Faith and he resides in Heaven with the Lord.
God knows that when we trust Him with EVERYTHING, we will be blessed. Like Abraham, let us answer the call of God and go! Give God what is rightfully His, even your money (a tithe) and trust Him with, even with your family! Abraham’s life teaches us not to distrust God: He will do what he says he will do!
The most important point to life is to serve a loving and trustworthy God. In the end, as we serve him faithfully, as Abraham did, God will give us “fame and fortune” according to the the riches found in Christ Jesus!
Life is not always fair! Abraham and Sarah had to wait many years to receive a son. Then, the where challenged by God to sacrifice him to the Lord—that’s not fair—but God was faithful.
God uses imperfect to do his perfect will. Abraham lied to Pharoah about his wife. Abraham abandoned his wife. Abraham lived in fear. Abraham tried to help God out by having sex (and a son) with Hagar… which ended up causing more problems. Abraham did not always initially follow God’s direction to the letter. Yet God used Him to become the Father of Israel where the Son of God would be born to save the world.
God is looking for people who will let God be the leader in their lives. Abraham choose to lose to himself and let God lead. The 3 “I will” statements in Abraham life brought him many “I will” responses back from God. Because of his faith and obedience, he received the blessings of God on his life.
God wants people to persevere through it all. Abraham never gave up and the end result was he is listed in God’s Hall of Faith and he resides in Heaven with the Lord.
God knows that when we trust Him with EVERYTHING, we will be blessed. Like Abraham, let us answer the call of God and go! Give God what is rightfully His, even your money (a tithe) and trust Him with, even with your family! Abraham’s life teaches us not to distrust God: He will do what he says he will do!
The most important point to life is to serve a loving and trustworthy God. In the end, as we serve him faithfully, as Abraham did, God will give us “fame and fortune” according to the the riches found in Christ Jesus!
NEXT WEEK (9/2/18)
Pastor Harold Antrim will bring the message w/ VandenHoeks and Marilyn leading worship.
Pastor Harold Antrim will bring the message w/ VandenHoeks and Marilyn leading worship.