Following God

The Life of Abraham

”Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make

you fishers of men.”

Matthew 4:19 (NIV)

The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people

and your father’s household and go to the land I will show

you. Genesis 12:1 (NIV)

So Abram left, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was

seventy-five years old when he set out from

Haran. Genesis 12:4 (NIV)

Following God means embracing uncertainty

Although the path is

uncertain the next step

is clear.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for

my path. Psalm 119:105

(NIV)

Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa,

and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my

maids will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I

perish, I perish.Esther 4:16 (NIV)

Although the path is

uncertain the next step

is clear.

If we are thrown into the blazing

furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from

it, and he will rescue us from

your hand, O king

But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.

Daniel 3:17-18 (NIV)

Although the path is

uncertain the next step

is clear.

Terah took his son Abram, his

grandson Lot son of Haran, and his

daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram,

and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Haran, they settled

there. Genesis 11:31 (NIV)

Don’t stop

halfway.

Which best describes your spiritual growth?

• “rapid,” • “moderate,” • “slow but steady,” or • “I’m content with my

spiritual growth.”• “stalled.”Hawkins, Greg L.; Parkinson, Cally (2011-07-15). Move: What 1,000 Churches Reveal about Spiritual Growth (Kindle Locations 2773-2774). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.

13% are stalled

Sales

92% get stalled at some point in their life

Sales

But Lot's wife looked back, and

she became a pillar of salt. Genesis 19:26

(NIV)

Remember Lot’s wife! Luke 17:32

(NIV)

Don’t stop

halfway.

So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked

with all their heart. Nehemiah 4:6 (NIV)

Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, “The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much

rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall.”

Nehemiah 4:10 (NIV)

Don’t stop

halfway.

We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our

own eyes, and we looked the same to

them.Numbers 13:33 (NIV)

Your children will be shepherds here for

forty years, suffering for your

unfaithfulness, until the last of your bodies

lies in the desert. Numbers 14:33 (NIV)

For forty years--one year for each of the

forty days you explored the land--you will suffer for your sins and know what it is like to have

me against you.Numbers 14:34 (NIV)

Don’t stop

halfway.

I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor

hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So,

because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I

am about to spit you out of my mouth.

Revelation 3:15-16 (NIV)

Don’t stop

halfway.

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