Message Notes

INTRODUCTION

1. New series of Pulpit Messages (July-August 2018)

2. The faith that God wants all believers to possess

a) Initial faith

b) Tested faith

c) Growing faith

d) Vibrant faith

THE PROMISES OF GOD GIVEN TO ABRAHAM

1. The Land of Canaan

2. Protection

3. Provision

4. Promise of an heir

5. Blessings on Descendants

STRUGGLES WITH BELIEVING IN GOD’S PROMISES

1. The Land of Canaan

a) How real was this to Abraham?

b) No mention of any struggle with this Promise

c) This does not mean that there was great faith in existence

2. The Promise of an Heir

a) Abraham struggled with this

b) Sarah struggled with this too

3. The Struggle with Unbelief

a) A struggle that may come with old age
After I have grown old, shall I have this pleasure
My lord being old also?   Genesis 18:12

b) A struggle that may come because we are confined by “common sense”

c) A struggle that appears in derision of God’s word

GOD’S ANSWER IN A QUESTION
“Is there anything too hard for the LORD?” Genesis 18:14

1. To confront ourselves candidly

a) Dare we believe?

b) Do we truly believe fully?

2. To believe with a vibrant faith

a) To go beyond normal thought

b) To dare to believe in what seems impossible

3. To honour God with a faith in His Word given

a) Unshakeable

b) Unlimited