Encounters with God
“Abraham”
As we continue in our series on man’s Encounters
with God, this morning we’re going to consider “Abraham”.
Some of the greatest stories of Faith found in the Bible are about Abraham’s
Encounters with God. In this lesson we’re going to
look at three of those Encounters.
Ø God tells Abraham to go . .
. – Genesis 12:1-3
Ø Abraham obeyed God and went – Genesis 12:4-9; Hebrews 11:8-10
Ø God reveals His plans to
Abraham – Genesis 18:1-21
Ø Abraham pleaded with God to
be merciful – Genesis 18:22-33
God
Checks Abraham’s Faith
Ø
God told Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac – Genesis 22:1-2
Ø Abraham trusted God and
obeyed Him – Genesis 22:3-14; Heb. 11:17-19
God
Confers His Blessing on Abraham
Ø All Abraham’s descendants
would be blessed – Genesis 22:5-19
Ø Abraham would become the
Father of Faith – Romans 4:1-25