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G o d c a l l s t h e u n q u a l i fi e d . . .a n d H e q u a l i fi e s t h e c a l l e d .

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Noah

Shem

Terah

AbramIsaac

Jacob Israel

EsauIshmael

Nahor

Haran Lot

Chosen Family Tree

Ur

EGYPT Salem

ShechemBethel

ARABIA

Negev

hard Call

Go... somewhereLeave... almost everythingHebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going.

gracious promise

1) Land

Genesis 15:18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates....”

EGYPT Salem

PROMISEDLAND

ARABIA

gracious promise

1) Land2) Seed (descendants)

Genesis 15:4 ...the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “...one who will come forth from your own body, he shall be your heir.”

gracious promise

1) Land2) Seed (descendants)

Genesis 17:6 “I have made you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings will come forth from you.”

gracious promise

1) Land2) Seed (descendants) 3) Blessing

• Individual• Imperative• Universal

gracious promise

Galatians 3:8The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “ALL THE NATIONS WILL BE BLESSED IN YOU.”

Growing faith

He went

Haran

Ur

EGYPT

ShechemBethel

CANAAN

ARABIA

SalemNegev

Growing faith

He went He wandered

Hebrews 11:9–10 By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise; for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Growing faith

Growing faith

He went He wandered He worshipped He waited

Lessons from Abraham

God calls the unqualifiedJoshua 24:2 …Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, “From ancient times your fathers lived beyond the River, namely, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods.”

Lessons from Abraham

God calls the unqualifiedEphesians 2:8–9 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Lessons from Abraham

God calls the unqualifiedAnd He qualifies the called

Ephesians 4:1 …I implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called....

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