This weeks texts are Genesis 12:1-5 and Genesis 15:1-21, where God calls Abram and promises incredible blessings, blessings that ultimately lead to Jesus. The worship theme is God’s promised blessings, and the visual theme is sand and stars.
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Prelude:
God of My Fathers – Andrew Peterson (Brand New Lyric Video)
Worship Set:
The God of Abraham Praise – Hymn #34
Genesis 15:1-21 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” 2But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.” 4And behold, the word of the Lord came to him: “This man shall not be your heir; your very own son shall be your heir.” 5And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” 6And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.
Step by Step (Sometimes by Step)
Standing on the Promises – Hymn #271
Nehemiah 9:6-8 “You are the LORD, you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you. 7You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham. 8You found his heart faithful before you, and made with him the covenant to give to his offspring the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite. And you have kept your promise, for you are righteous.
Psalm 119:41 Let your steadfast love come to me, O LORD, your salvation according to your promise;
Offertory:
Far Country – Andrew Peterson
Benedictions:
By Faith – Getty
