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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
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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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