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For For Us!Us!

Abraham’s life gives us a good picture of what it takes to be a faithful follower of God.

•By God… Heb. 11:8-9; Heb. 11:8-9;

Gen. 12:1-ff; Gen. 12:1-ff;

2 Cor. 5:72 Cor. 5:7

• We’re Called By the Gospel of Christ…

2 Pet. 1:1-4; 2 Thes. 2:14; 1 Pet. 2:212 Pet. 1:1-4; 2 Thes. 2:14; 1 Pet. 2:21

• Our lesson about the future… Our lesson about the future… Heb. 11:10; 13:14Heb. 11:10; 13:14

Was Called

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• He obeyed his call! Heb. 11:8; Gen. 12

• We should obey our call! Heb. 5:9; 1 Thes. 4:1;

Heb. 11:13

•Our place and way to consider ourselves is… Titus 2:12; Heb. 11:13

Paid the price• God blessed him with riches - Gen. 13:2• Sacrifice & Isaac - Heb. 11:17-19• Honorable Work / Lot & Land - Gen. 13

– Fought for him back - Gen. 14• Paid tithes to Melchisidek - Gen. 14:18-

24• We must pay our dues - 2 Thes. 3:10• Our honorable work - Mt. 6:33• Our sacrifice / Our bodiesRom.12:1-2; Col.3:17; Jas.2:12• Count the Cost of discipleship

Lk. 14:28, 33

Endured ThroughHis Life Faithfully

• Proved by Gen. 24:1; 26:1-5

• We too must endure:– As Soldiers – 2 Tim. 2:3-4– As Christians – 1 Pet. 4:16– As Unworldly/Godly people – 1 Pet. 4:1-

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Jn. 17:14 “I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.”

Taught

•God knew this to be so: Gen. 17:9; Gen. 18:19

•We must teach: – Includes confessing – Mt. 10:32-

33– Giving an answer – 1 Pet. 3:15

– Example in word & deed – 2 Cor. 3:2

Wrought a Good Report From God

•Friend of God…Jas. 2:22-23; Rom. 4:3

•We will reap a good report if we obey!Jn. 15:14; Mt. 28:20; Mt. 25:21

A Father of Many

• ““Father of the Faithful”Father of the Faithful”

Rom. 4:9-12, 16-22; Gal. 3:7, 9, 14, 26, 29

• We can be a type of this!We can be a type of this! • Paul was to Timothy… 1 Tim. 1:2;

2:1– To Philemon… Phlm. 10

• John was to several… 3 John 1-4

• Come to Jesus by Hearing/Learning the Gospel Message! Jn. 6:45; 17:17• Believe it! Jn. 8:24• Repent! Acts 11:18• Confess! Rom. 10:10• Be Baptized! Acts 22:16

• Live Faithfully & Endure to the End Mt. 10:22; Rev. 2:10