someone who believes God’s promise, someone who puts their faith & trust is what God has said about Jesus & lives their life by that wordGenesis 3:15: he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.

13:15 I will give to you and your offspring for ever.

15:5 So shall your offspring be.

Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring – not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.Romans 4:16

God speaks v1,4,5,7,9,13,18

Abram’s problem v2-5descendants but Sarai is barren 11:30

Abram’s faith v6agoing on believing

The Lord’s response v6b

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Abram’s second problem v8the land is occupied and others are after it

The ritual and the message v9-21the Lord pledges Himself to the future of His people

The Lord is sovereign over human fertilityThe Lord is sovereign over nations & territory

God speaks a message for today – the GospelOur sin & judgementJesus’ death & resurrection

God invites us to repent and believeTurning from & turning tooDaily experience

God speaks a message for today – the Gospel

God invites us to repent and believe

God says we are right with Him by faith 23 The words ‘it was credited to him’ were written not for him alone, 24 but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness – for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. Romans 4:23+24

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God speaks a message for today – the Gospel

God invites us to repent and believe

God says we are right with Him by faith Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be savedChrist aloneGrace aloneFaith alone