Bible Readings:
Genesis 11:27 – 12:9, Galatians 3:1-14
Sermon Outline:
Genesis 12:1–4 (NKJV)
1 Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you. 2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” 4 So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken to him,
I What happened before Abraham.
II The call to Abraham.
III What happened after Abraham?
Galatians 3:13–14 (NKJV)
13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), 14 that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
“Man of Sorrows,” what a name
For the Son of God, who came
Ruined sinners. to reclaim!
What a mighty Saviour!
Bearing shame and scoffing rude,
In my place condemned He stood;
Sealed my pardon with His Blood.
What a mighty Saviour!
Man of Sorrows – Philip Paul Bliss