1. Week 2: What Can I Learn about Being Missional? (Genesis 12-25)

2. Week 2: What Can I Learn about Being Missional? (Genesis 12-25)

3. Abraham was Missional He was obedient
He left his country, people, and family; without being told where

4. Abraham was Missional He was obedient
God gave him something to be and do
Isaiah 51:1-2 1 “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn; 2 look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth. When I called him he was but one, and I blessed him and made him many.”

5. Abraham was Missional He was obedient
God gave him something to be and do
He worshipped
He endured hardships

6. Abraham was Missional He chose Canaan rather than Sodom
Lot pitched his tent towards Sodom (Gen 13)
Lot is sitting in the gateway of Sodom and has a home there in the city (Gen 19)
Genesis 15:1-6

7. Abraham was Missional He chose Canaan rather than Sodom
He trusted the Lord
He was impatient, let’s not be!
Abraham tried to adopt his servant
Sarah tried to speed the process along by offering Hagar to produce an heir

8. Abraham was Missional He chose Canaan rather than Sodom
He trusted the Lord
He was impatient, let’s not be!
He received a new identity
Abram  Abraham
Sarai  Sarah

9. Abraham was Missional He chose Canaan rather than Sodom
He trusted the Lord
He was impatient, let’s not be!
He received a new identity
He interceded for sinners and a nation
Genesis 22

10. Abraham was Missional He was available He was tested
He did not withhold anything from God
He knew the Lord would provide
He was concerned with the next generation

11. Will we learn from Abraham and obey God?