Faith Works:The God of the

Impossible Romans 4:16-21

“Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”….

Then the word of the LORD came to him: "This man will not be your heir, but a son coming from your own body

will be your heir." He took him outside and said,

"Look up at the heavens and count the stars—if indeed you can count

them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be.“ Abram believed the LORD,

and he credited it to him as righteousness.

Genesis 15:4-6

Abraham understood his Maker to be more

powerful than any human impossibility.

Abraham encountered first-

hand the ____________of God

vs16

GRACE

“the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they

were”vs17

But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by

grace you have been saved.

Ephesians 2:4-5

Abraham didn’t________

through unbelief vs20

waver

Abraham GAVE_________ to God

vs20bGLORY

“Giving glory to God doesn’t mean adding glory to God. It means showing that God is glorious. It

means calling attention to His glory and showing God

off.”John Piper

The heavens declare the glory of God; the

skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Psalms 19:1

God doesn’t exist for our pleasure…WE EXIST FOR HIS

PLEASURE.

Abraham was fully______________

vs21Persuaded

Jump, I’ll catch you.I promise!!!

Faith Works:The God of the

Impossible