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Genesis 12: The Call Of A Lifetime

Numbers 7:84, 87

"These were the offerings of the Israelite leaders for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver plates, twelve silver sprinkling bowls and twelve gold dishes . . .

87 The total number of animals for the burnt offering came to twelve young bulls, twelve rams and twelve male lambs a year old, together with their grain offering. Twelve male goats were used for the sin offering."

“Chapter Twelves”

Revelation – a woman vs. the great dragon

Hebrews – the great cloud of witnesses

1 Corinthians – spiritual gifts

Romans – a living sacrifice

Daniel – the end of the world

Ecclesiastes – remember your Creator

Etc . . . . .

Genesis 12 – The Call of a Lifetime

Genesis 12: 1-8

1 "The LORD had said to Abram, 'Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you.

2 'I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

3 'I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.'"

4 So Abram left, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran.

5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there.

6 Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.

7 The LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

8 From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD. 9 Then Abram set out and continued toward the Negev.

1. The Call of God is a

LIFE-LONG JOURNEY

v.4 So Abram left . . .

2. The Call of God will bring great CHANGE to our Lives

Genesis 17:5-6

"You will be the father of many nations. 5 No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. 6 I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you."

3. The Call of God will require great FAITH

Galatians 3:9

"So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith."

Hebrews 11:8, 17

By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going . . . By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son."

4. The Call of God promises BIG REWARDS

Genesis 25:8

"Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people."

Hebrews 6:15

"And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.".

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