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“By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going…” Hebrews 11:8a

3. "By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise; for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God."  Hebrews 11:8-10

4. "Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'From ancient times your fathers lived beyond the River, namely, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods."  Jos 24:2

5. "Now these are the records of the generations of Terah
"Now these are the records of the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran; and Haran became the father of Lot. Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans. Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah.

6. Sarai was barren; she had no child
Sarai was barren; she had no child. Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife; and they went out together from Ur of the Chaldeans in order to enter the land of Canaan; and they went as far as Haran, and settled there. The days of Terah were two hundred and five years; and Terah died in Haran."  Gen 11:27-32

8. Half-way is not okay
…and they went as far as Haran, and settled there." Gen 11:31

9. Terah- [tarah] “delay”
Half-way is not okay
…and they went as far as Haran, and settled there." Gen 11:31
Terah- [tarah] “delay”

10. "Security is mostly a superstition
"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." —Helen Keller—

11. "To this he replied: "Brothers and fathers, listen to me
"To this he replied: "Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Harran. 'Leave your country and your people,' God said, 'and go to the land I will show you.'" Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. Act 7:2-3

12. Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: Gen 12:1 (KJV)

13. “You are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live.” —George Bernard Shaw—

14. God’s will is a moving target. —GO—
Verse 4 ‘Abraham left…
Verse 5 ‘Abraham set out…
Verse 6 ‘Abraham travelled through…
Verse 8 ‘Abraham went on…
Verse 9 ‘Abraham set out and continued…

15. ‘Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.’ —Will Rogers—

16. "The LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your descendants I will give this land." So he built an altar there to the LORD who had appeared to him." Gen 12:7

17. Gen 12:7 … So he built an altar there to the LORD...
Gen 12:8 . and there he built an altar to the LORD…
Gen 13:4 … the altar which he had made …
Gen 13:18 …, and there he built an altar …
Gen 22:9 … and Abraham built the altar there …

18. Faith doesn’t make things easy, it makes them possible
Gen 12:7 … So he built an altar there to the LORD...
Gen 12:8 . and there he built an altar to the LORD…
Gen 13:4 … the altar which he had made …
Gen 13:18 …, and there he built an altar …
Gen 22:9 … and Abraham built the altar there …
Faith doesn’t make things easy, it makes them possible

19. for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God."  Hebrews 11:10

20. The foundations of tomorrow are preceded by the footprints of today.
for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God."  Hebrews 11:10
The foundations of tomorrow are preceded by the footprints of today.
""Arise, walk about the land through its length and breadth; for I will give it to you."" Gen 13:17

21. "for we walk by faith, not by sight—" 2Cor 5:7

22. "for we walk by faith, not by sight—" 2Cor 5:7
Before every great reward, comes the footprints of persistency, consistency, perseverance, courage, faith and patience. —Edmond Mbiaka—

23. “You cannot see faith, but you can see the footprints of the faithful
“You cannot see faith, but you can see the footprints of the faithful. We must leave behind “faithful footprints” for others to follow.” —Dennis Anderson—

24. "For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps,"  1Pe 2:21

25. “In our faith we follow in someone’s steps
“In our faith we follow in someone’s steps. In our faith we leave footprints to guide others. It’s the principle of discipleship.”
—Max Lucado—

26. "And the Word became flesh, and dwelt [tabernacled or “tented”] among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:14

27. "But our citizenship is in heaven
"But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ," Php 3:20

28. God doesn’t guarantee tomorrow, but He does promise forever.
"But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ," Php 3:20
God doesn’t guarantee tomorrow, but He does promise forever.

29. “Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for
“Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for?” —Robert Browning—