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"Abraham"
Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 18, 2003 (message contributor)
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1. Where He Leads, I Will Follow
Contributed on Jun 18, 2003
The Life of Abraham, Part 1 of 10.
WHERE HE LEADS, I WILL FOLLOW (GENESIS 12:1-13:4) About 1,800 years before the birth of Jesus Christ - after the chaos at Babel but before there were Jews - a seventy-five year old man by the former name of Abram received a call from God to settle in a new land, to build a great nation and to be a ...read more
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2. Short-Term Gain, Long-Term Pain
Contributed on Jun 18, 2003
The Life of Abraham, Part 2 of 10.
SHORT TERM GAIN, LONG TERM PAIN (GENESIS 13:1-18) Once upon a time, there was a man who lived with his wife, two small children, and his elderly parents in a tiny hut. He tried to be patient and gracious, but the noise and crowded conditions wore him down. In desperation, he consulted the village ...read more
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3. The Nations In Uproar
Contributed on Jun 18, 2003
The Life of Abraham, Part 3 of 10.
THE NATIONS IN UPROAR (GENESIS 15:1-21) There is a story a number of years ago when John Kennedy was president of the United States, and Nikita Khrushchev was Premier of the Soviet Union, and Golda Meier was Premier of Israel. The three of them got together for a peace conference and decided to ...read more
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4. The God Who Really Sees
Contributed on Jun 18, 2003
The Life of Abraham, Part 4 of 10.
THE GOD WHO REALLY SEES (GENESIS 16:1-16) Are you suffering, weak, or troubled? At the lowest point of my ministry, I took a course co-taught by two professors who required all students, mainly pastors, to stay together in a retreat center for two weeks, and every night there was a designated time ...read more
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5. Room To Grow
Contributed on Jul 27, 2003
The Life of Abraham, Part 5 of 10.
ROOM TO GROW (GENESIS 17:1-19) Skating great Michelle Kwan had won every title but the Olympics. Twice Michelle Kwan failed to land the big prize at Winter Olympics Figure Skating Championship. In 1998 she was placed second and in 2002 she dropped to third. Each time she bravely congratulated the ...read more
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6. All That Glitters Is Salt, Not Gold!
Contributed on Jul 27, 2003
The Life of Abraham, Part 6 of 10
ALL THAT GLITTERS IS SALT, NOT GOLD (GENESIS 19:1-26) My good friend from Northern California while we were studying at the seminary was hopping mad when he heard people say that the 1989 earthquake was a sign of God’s displeasure at and judgment on San Francisco, also known as the homosexual ...read more
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7. Make Me A Blessing
Contributed on Jul 27, 2003
The Life of Abraham, Part 7 of 10
MAKE ME A BLESSING (GENESIS 20) A non-profit organization’s survey of 81,355 people 18 and older, reveals that Americans are a neighborly lot, says a national study that finds 76% trust most or some neighbors, 16% say they trust them all, 44% talk to them frequently and 65% exchange favors. The ...read more
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8. The Father Of Faith
Contributed on Jul 27, 2003
The Life of Abraham, Part 8 of 10
THE FATHER OF FAITH (GENESIS 22:1-18) At 3:00 a.m. one cold morning a missionary candidate walked into an office for a scheduled interview with the examiner of a mission board. He waited until 8 a.m. when the examiner arrived. The examiner said, “Let us begin. First, please spell baker.” ...read more
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9. Good Grief
Contributed on Jul 27, 2003
The Life of Abraham, Part 9 of 10.
GOOD GRIEF (GENESIS 23) Charlie Brown of the popular Peanuts comic strip has a habit of blurting out two words whenever he is stuck, trapped or frustrated. His favorite expression is “Good grief!” Death or bereavement in the family is a hurting, devastating and overwhelming affair. Recovering ...read more
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10. Walk By Faith, Not By Sight
Contributed on Jul 27, 2003
The Life of Abraham, Part 10 of 10
FINISHING WELL (GENESIS 24:1-25:9) A month between February and March 2013 was not a good month for two of my seminary professors or me. Bible study guru Howard Hendricks, the author of “Iron Sharpens Iron” and “Living by the Book” who inspired more people in Bible study than anyone I know, passed ...read more