WHEN GOD CALLS
(The Gospel According to Abraham, Part 1)
Genesis 11:27-12:8
ABRAHAM’S BACKGROUND:
Gen 11:27-32; Acts 7:2-4; Josh 24:2
ABRAHAM’S UNQUALIFICATIONS:
Josh 24:2; Gen 12:4,5; Heb 11:8
He’s pagan
He’s old
He’s wealthy
He’s ignorant
“God doesn’t call the qualified he qualifies those he calls.”
THE CALL OF GOD…
… IS PERSONAL
… COMMANDS TRUST
… CHANGES YOU
It’s not about you anymore; it’s about HIM and His cause
He blesses others through you
“conduits not reservoirs”