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October 26, 2008
Abraham: The Journey of Faith!
Mike Fritscher, pastor

Hebrews 11:8-19

Hebrews 10:39 But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul.

We Have Seen Through:
•  Abel's Better Sacrifice through Faith
•  Enoch's Faithful Walk!
•  Noah's Obedience!

The Beginnings of Faith! Genesis 12:1-5

1. Go Like Abraham!
This is the Believer's Awakening and Calling!

Move toward What God has called you to!

  • God Appears and Speaks!
  • We Hear and Obey and Begin Our Break with the World!

Joshua 24:2 Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'From ancient times your fathers lived beyond the River, namely, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods. NASU

Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

1 Peter 2:9 He has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

1 Thessalonians 1:9 For they themselves report about us what kind of a reception we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

Luke 9:62 " No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God ."

Philippians 3:13 Forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Matthew 28:19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

Acts 8:25 -39 – Obey, Go and Watch God Work!

2. Live Like Abraham! Hebrews 11:8-10

Live Like Abraham – As an Alien, a Foreigner!

1 Peter 2:11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; 12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

John 17:14-17 – You are Not of the World!

Deuteronomy 4:1-9 – What a Great Nation looks like!

3. Believe Like Abraham! How Deep Is Your Faith?

•  Be Reckoned as Righteous! Genesis 15:1-6

Romans 4:1-5 - Reckoned Righteous By Faith!

Romans 4:13-22

  • Let Faith See You To Righteousness! James 2:14-21

Hebrews 11:17-19