The Call Of Abraham
A. FATHER ABRAHAM(John 8:33).
B. IMPORTANT TO OUR FAITH & THE JEWS.
C. SOME OBSERVATIONS.
A. FRIEND OF GOD( James 2:23 )BECAUSE OF HIS:
1. Faith( Gal. 3:6-7 ).
2. Devotion( Gen. 12:6-9; 14:17-20 ).
3. Obedience( Heb. 11:8 ).
B. THE FATHER OF US ALL( Rom. 4:16 ). FATHER OF MANY NATIONS.
1. Those who have faith are sons of Abraham( Gal. 3:7 ).
2. To the sons of Abraham was the promise given( Gal. 3:8-9, 16, 22, 29 ).
3. The promise is justification and redemption( Gal. 3:11-14; 2:16 ).
A. THE FIRST CALL( Gen. 11:27-32; Acts 7:1-2 ).
B. THE SECOND CALL( Gen. 12:1-9 ).
1. God's command( Gen. 12:1 ).
2. God's promise( 12:2-3, 7 ).
3. Abram did as God had spoken unto him( 12:4 ).
a. By faith( Heb. 11:8 ).
b. Faith comes by hearing( Rom. 10:17 ).
c. Faith reckoned to him for righteousness( James 2:21-24 ). When?
A. WHAT ABRAHAM LEFT( Gen. 12:1 ).
B. WHERE ABRAHAM WENT( Gen. 12:1 ). A PLACE GOD WOULD SHOW.
1. Hebrews 11:8. A place he was to receive as an inheritance.
2. Not knowing whither he went.
3. Hebrews 11:9. The land of promise not his own., dwelling in tents.
C. WHAT HE LOOKED FOR( Heb. 11:13-16 ). SOJOURNERS, PILGRIMS.
1. A country of their own ( vs. 14 ).
2. A better country( vs. 16 ).
3. A city prepared by God( vs. 16 ).
4. Hebrews 11:10. A city which hath foundations, whose builder ... is God.
D. WHO ARE WE AND FOR WHAT DO WE LOOK?
1. Sojourners and Pilgrims( 1 Pet. 2:11-12 ).
2. We have come to Mount Zion( Heb. 12:22-29 ).
3. We look for( Phil. 3:20-21; 2 Cor. 2:5; Hebrews 11:10 ).
A. ABRAHAM IS OUR FATHER.
B. WE IMITATE HIM IN FAITH AND OBEDIENCE.
C. LIKE HIM, WE LOOK FOR A CITY.