You can listen to the podcast through this link: Covenant (Title: Covenant: Ptr. Jon Dolor)
>Abraham– great name, great influence, full of favor, great wealth, 318 helps, descendants became great and wealthy
>Theopany- instance where God would reveal himself to a man (physically)
>Abraham is faced with a situation:He had no child and God told Him to go
>Area of impossibility: finances, health, marriage, salvation, love life, grades
>Abraham’s blessings: Not how good Abraham is, but how good God is
[Because He is already blessed]- he is not poor
>Justice: If you do right you will be blessed–reward
Grace: He doesn’t do anything but the Lord blessed him
>Abraham remembering his limitations:
1. “I will make you into a great nation”– age (75 years old), no child, Sarai is barren
2. “I will bless you”– God asked him to leave
3. “I will make your name great” — Where am I right now?
>Genesis 15
Verse 1: God assuring Abraham
Verses 2-3: Abraham doubted God’s ability
Verse 4: God reassured him
Verse 5: God gave him object illustration
Verse 6: Abraham believed
Verse 8: Abraham doubted his ability again
>Assurance, object illustration, reminding past faithfulness didn’t work out so God gave covenant
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