Message Notes

YOUTH WORSHIP SERVICE 22 May 2021

Call to Worship Pastor Charles Tan

Opening Prayer

Message: “Walk before Me and be blameless”

Speaker: Pastor Charles Tan

Closing Prayer

YOUTH WORSHIP 22 May 2021
Text: Genesis 5:19-24; 17:1-4

INTRODUCTION

1. The Concept of “Walking with God”

a) The Example of Enoch

b) The Exhortation to Abraham

2. The Challenge to have “A Walk with God”

a) To Commence

b) To Continue

AN EXEMPLARY WALK WITH GOD

1. The Example of Enoch Genesis 5:19-24

a) He became a father at 65 years old Genesis 5:21

b) He began to walk with God Genesis 5:22

c) He walked with God 365 years Genesis 5:23

2. An examination of his walk with God
(Repeat statement)

a) “And Enoch walked with God” Genesis 5:24a

i) Special emphasis

ii) Significance

b) “And he was not, for God took him” Genesis 5:24b

i) Death of Enoch

ii) He walked with God to the end

iii) God walked him Home

c) A beautiful and rare Example
No one was mentioned in the same way!

REVELATIONS OF GOD

1. God revealed Himself to Abram when he was 75 Genesis 12:4

2. He specially revealed Himself to him when he was 99 Genesis 17:1

IN BETWEEN THESE YEARS

1. Abram left Haran and reached Canaan Genesis 12

2. He went to Egypt because of a famine Genesis 12

3. He returned to Canaan Genesis 13

4. He suffered a split in his family Genesis 13

5. He rescued Lot Genesis 14

6. God gave him a Covenant Genesis 15

7. A major misstep with Hagar Genesis 16

GOD’S ENCOURAGEMENT TO WALK WITH HIM

1. The Company of the Lord
With God Almighty

“I am Almighty God” (El Shaddai) Genesis 17:1c

a) Knowledge of God

b) Faith in God

c) Firmness of Faith

2. The practice of Consciousness

“Walk before Me” Genesis 17:1d

a) No Coercion

b) Consciousness

3. The Challenge to be Consistent

“And be blameless” Genesis 17:1e

a) Consultation with God

i) Instead of going to Egypt without consultation Genesis 12

ii) Instead of taking on Hagar as a second wife Genesis 16

b) Learning from the Past

i) Mistakes

ii) Sins

4. A special Covenant of God

a) Stated earlier Genesis 15:18

b) Repeated statement Genesis 17:2

5. Content of Covenant highlighted

a) A Covenant between God and Abram Genesis 17:2a

b) A promise to multiply Abram exceedingly Genesis 17:2b

APPROPRIATE RESPONSE OF ABRAM

1. Humbling himself before God

“Then Abram fell on his face” Genesis 17:3a

2. He had nothing to say

a) Deeply touched

b) Deeply convicted

3. God understands

“And God talked with him” Genesis 17:3b

a) God will guide

b) He will guard

c) He will give His blessings

d) He will give grace to grow

CONCLUSION

1. To Consider Walking with God

2. To Commence walking with the Lord

3. To be Conscious of the Lord

a) His Presence

b) His Promise

c) His Power