Genesis 15

Call to Worship: Psalm 9:1-2

Worship Songs

• "Come, Christians, Join to Sing"
• "By Faith"
• "He Will Hold Me Fast"
• "Revelation Song"

Scripture Passage: Genesis 15

Sermon Notes

Observations

1. Abram was not immune to fear.
2. Abram had to decide between following the way of sin and the way of the Lord.
3. Abram had a growing personal relationship with the Lord.
4. Abram asked the Lord about his posterity.
5. Abram's faith was critical to Abram's response.
6. Abram asked the Lord about his inheritance.

The Lord made a covenant with Abram

1. Parties: individuals or groups who are included
2. Conditions: the actions that each party must undertake
3. Results: promised blessings of obedience and/or threatened punishments of disobedience
4. Security: guarantee of fulfillment, often an oath or sacrifice

What did the covenant between the Lord and Abram mean for Abram?

1. The covenant served as the basis for the Lord's future relationship with Abram and his descendants
2. The covenant set the stage for future covenants.

But the covenant did not mean…

• That Abram would be made righteous through his own works
• That Abram and his descendants would experience uninterrupted prosperity and success
• That Abram and his descendants could treat their special relationship with God as a get-out-of-jail-free pass to do whatever they want

What does the covenant between God and Abram mean for us?

• We, too, see the distinction between those under the Lord's covenant and those who are not.
• We begin to understand God's steadfast love to His covenant people.
• We realize the significance of faith.
• We begin to see the connection between faith and obedience.
• We look forward, like Abram, to the promise of a greater inheritance and a greater country.
• We, too, are empowered by faith instead of debilitated by fear.

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