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Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord “ Abram will certainly become a giant of faith, even being the father of the believing; yet he did not start there. We will see Abram as an example of growing in faith and obedience. ” David Guzik , Enduring Word Commentary
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord Proverbs 3 5 T rust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 1. Trust God With An Obedient Step (12:1-4)
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 1. Trust God With An Obedient Step (12:1-4) Mediterranean Sea CANAAN EGYPT EDOM
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 1. Trust God With An Obedient Step (12:1-4) Mediterranean Sea CANAAN EGYPT EDOM
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 1. Trust God With An Obedient Step (12:1-4) “ God does not hide the sacrifices that have to be made if we will be true to His command. He will enlist no recruits on false pretences. ” Alexander MacLaren , Expositions Of Holy Scripture
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 1. Trust God With An Obedient Step (12:1-4) Proverbs 3 5 T rust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 1. Trust God With An Obedient Step (12:1-4) 2. Maintain Your Trust In God (12:5-9)
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 2. Maintain Your Trust In God (12:5-9) “ Abram’s life was permeated with worship. Wherever he pitches his tent, he builds an altar. So he fed his faith, and kept up his communion with God. ” Alexander MacLaren , Expositions Of Holy Scripture
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 2. Maintain Your Trust In God (12:5-9) Hebrews 11 8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 2. Maintain Your Trust In God (12:5-9) Hebrews 11 9 By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; 10 for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 2. Maintain Your Trust In God (12:5-9) “ We too are to live like tent-dwellers, as pilgrims on this earth. We should live as people who have their permanent dwelling place in heaven, not on earth. T oo many Christians want to build mansions on earth and think they would be happy with tents in heaven. ” David Guzik , Enduring Word Commentary
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 1. Trust God With An Obedient Step (12:1-4) 2. Maintain Your Trust In God (12:5-9)
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 2. Maintain Your Trust In God (12:5-9) Proverbs 3 5 T rust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 1. Trust God With An Obedient Step (12:1-4) 2. Maintain Your Trust In God (12:5-9) 3. Trust God Through The Testing (12:10-16)
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 3. Trust God Through The Testing (12:10-16) “ Faith is always tested for at least three reasons: to prove whether our faith is real; to help our faith grow; and to bring glory to the Lord. ” Warren Wiersbe , With The Word
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 3. Trust God Through The Testing (12:10-16)
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 1. Trust God With An Obedient Step (12:1-4) 2. Maintain Your Trust In God (12:5-9) 3. Trust God Through The Testing (12:10-16)
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 3. Trust God Through The Testing (12:10-16) Proverbs 3 5 T rust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 1. Trust God With An Obedient Step (12:1-4) 2. Maintain Your Trust In God (12:5-9) 3. Trust God Through The Testing (12:10-16) 4. Trust God Through The Failures (12:17-20)
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 4. Trust God Through The Failures (12:17-20) “ It is a comfort that the Holy Spirit permits us to trace the successive stages through which the father of those who believe made his way to the maturity of faith. We all stumble as we step out on the difficult path. But God is patient with His dull scholars and protects them. ” F . B. Meyer , Through The Bible Day By Day
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 4. Trust God Through The Failures (12:17-20) James 1 2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 1. Trust God With An Obedient Step (12:1-4) 2. Maintain Your Trust In God (12:5-9) 3. Trust God Through The Testing (12:10-16) 4. Trust God Through The Failures (12:17-20)
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 4. Trust God Through The Failures (12:17-20) Proverbs 3 5 T rust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 1. Trust God With An Obedient Step (12:1-4) 2. Maintain Your Trust In God (12:5-9) 3. Trust God Through The Testing (12:10-16) 4. Trust God Through The Failures (12:17-20) 5. Trust God To Receive You When You Return To Him (13:1-4)
Genesis 12-13 Learn To Trust The Lord 1. Trust God With An Obedient Step (12:1-4) 2. Maintain Your Trust In God (12:5-9) 3. Trust God Through The Testing (12:10-16) 4. Trust God Through The Failures (12:17-20) 5. Trust God To Receive You When You Return To Him (13:1-4) “ Faith is not a mushroom that grows overnight in damp soil; it is an oak tree that grows for a thousand years under the blast of the wind and rain. ” Donald Grey Barnhouse , Genesis: A Devotional Commentary
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