The Gospel The gospel is that God himself has come to rescue and renew creation in and through the work of Jesus Christ on our behalf.

Be a Missionary We are called to be missionary servants every day in the everyday stuff of life.

Make a list of everything you have

Why do you have all of these things?

1 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Genesis 12:1-3

The plight of mankind: The Fall The Flood The Failure at Babel

The plight of mankind: The Fall Gen 3:15 The Flood Gen. 9:27 The Failure at Babel Gen. 12:1-3

Abraham is told to Go

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As you go….make disciples Matthew 28:19

Three Promises He will make him into a great nation He will receive personal blessings He will make his name great

Be an example

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9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. (cont’d) I Peter 2:9-12

11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. 12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. I Peter 2:9-12

Be a blessing to others

7 Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham 7 Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham. 8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.”  9 So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. Galatians 3:7-9

Be a blessing to others A question to ask yourself is are you a barrel or a conduit?

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The gospel is that God himself has come to rescue and renew creation in and through the work of Jesus Christ on our behalf.