1. VISION Hebrews 12:1-3

2. ALL about people

3. Abraham – A nation and a land Moses – A rescue, a people and a land Noah – An ark and a people will come David – A nation as a blessing nations Nehemiah – A city for a people Jesus – A church for people ALL encountered God. ALL saw something not yet there. ALL were captivated by what they saw.

4. ABRAHAM’S VISION A UNIQUE VISION Genesis 12:1-3 cf Galatians 3:6-9 We are inheritors of the promise to the nations BUT it was a unique call at a time and place

5. FOR EVERYONE AND FOR US! A UNIQUE CALL AND VISION

6. ABRAHAM’S CALL AND VISION An unnatural call Sarah: laughed – ‘will I really have a child now that I am old?’ Genesis 18:13 Hebrews 11:12 – ‘And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.’

7. ABRAHAM’S CALL AND VISION A troublesome Vision It wasn’t easy. Family struggles – Lot Sarah and Hagar – impatience King of Kedorlaomer (Gen 14) ‘There may be trouble ahead’