GENESIS 12
5 Outlines
Genesis 12:1-3
GREAT PROMISES
The Bible is full of great promises. Here are 3 which
God gave to Abraham.
"I WILL SHOW YOU" - Vs. 1 - GUIDANCE
"I WILL MAKE YOU" - Vs. 2 - GREATNESS
"I WILL BLESS YOU" - Vss. 3 – GRACIOUSNESS
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Genesis 12:1-9
THE CALL OF ABRAHAM
A GREAT DEMAND – Vs. 1
A GREAT DECLARATION – Vss. 2-3
A GREAT DEPARTURE – Vss. 4-7
A GREAT DEPENDENCE – Vss. 8-9
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JOURNEY WITH GREATNESS
Genesis 12:1-13:4
Abraham was a great man.
God made him great as the father of faith, the father of the
nation Israel, and as the ancestor of the Messiah, the Lord Jesus. Let us take a journey with this great man.
3 STEPS UP:
1. To The Land Vss.
1,4,7,8
2. To A Nation Vs.
2a
3. To Blessing Vss.
2b-3
3 STEPS DOWN
1. Fleeing Vs. 10
2. Fearing Vss. 11-13
3. Fabricating Falsehood Vss. 14-20
1 STEP BACK 13:1-4
Abraham went back to
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Genesis 12:1-13:4
A WALK WITH GOD
GOD’S PROMISES – 12:1-5
GOD’S PRESENCE – 12:6-9
GOD’S PROTECTION (in spite of sin) – 12:10-20
GOD’S PARDON – 13:1-4
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Genesis 12, 15, 18, 22
AT THE CROSSROADS
There have probably been many times when you have been
driving your car that you have come to what we call a
"crossroads". This is when two
or more roads intersect. At these crossroads, you needed to decide which way to
go!
There are often crossroads experiences in our lives.
We come to a point where we can go in two or more directions, and need to
decide which way to go. Such crossroads
experiences include decisions about our careers, our marriage partners, our
behavior, our church affiliation etc.
A Bible character who often found himself at the
crossroads was Abraham. He didn't always
make the right Spiritual choices, but very often he did. Here are four
"crossroads" where Abraham made the right decision.
THE ROAD TO GOD, OR THE ROAD TO GODLESSNESS Genesis
12:1-3
Abraham did not grow up in what we would call a Godly
home. His relatives were idol
worshipers. Joshua 24:2
In our text God called Abraham to follow Him, and
promised him great blessings. Abraham had to chose whether he would follow the
true God, or would follow the false God's of his relatives, which was really
Godlessness. He chose to follow the road to God.
THE ROAD TO FAITH OR THE ROAD TO FRET (WORRY) Genesis
15
Abraham had just rescued
In Vs. 1, he was evidently worried about possible
retaliation against him. In Vss. 2-3 he is worried because he does not yet have
a child.
God tells Abraham "Fear not." He also takes
him out and shows him the stars and tells him that his seed will be numerous
like the stars. In Vs. 6 it says that Abraham "believed in the Lord; and
he counted it to him for righteousness."
THE ROAD TO PASSIVENESS OR THE ROAD TO PETITION
Genesis 18:17-33
God showed Abraham his plan for the destruction of
THE ROAD TO OBSTINACY OR THE ROAD TO OBEDIENCE Genesis
22
God called on Abraham to sacrifice his only son.
Abraham could have balked. He could have refused.
Instead, he obeyed God, and was praised for it.