{"id":1825,"date":"2017-07-02T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mvcog.org\/wp\/?p=1825"},"modified":"2017-09-03T11:09:37","modified_gmt":"2017-09-03T18:09:37","slug":"the-journey-abraham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mvcog.org\/wp\/2017\/07\/02\/the-journey-abraham\/","title":{"rendered":"The Journey &#8211; Abraham"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1825-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/mvcog.org\/sermons\/sermon-20170702.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/mvcog.org\/sermons\/sermon-20170702.mp3\">http:\/\/mvcog.org\/sermons\/sermon-20170702.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Genesis 12:1-3<\/strong> The LORD had said to Abram, \u201cLeave your native country, your relatives, and your father\u2019s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery spiritual biography begins with a call from God the initiator.\u201d <i>\u2013 Oswald Sanders<\/i><\/p>\n<p>God commanded two actions from Abram, 1)&nbsp;____________&nbsp;and 2)&nbsp;________________________________ .<\/p>\n<p>God gave Abram three promises based on his obedience.<\/p>\n<p>1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cI WILL,\u201d make you a&nbsp;___________________.<\/p>\n<p>2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cI WILL,\u201d make you&nbsp;___________.<\/p>\n<p>3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cI WILL,\u201d bless&nbsp;___________________________.<\/p>\n<p>Abram believed God and was then counted&nbsp;______________.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Romans 4:3<\/strong>&nbsp;Abram believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness.<\/p>\n<p>Abram&nbsp;_________&nbsp;God and was considered&nbsp;____________.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hebrews 11:8<\/strong>&nbsp;By faith, Abram, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrue faith is content to travel under sealed orders!\u201d <i>\u2013 Oswald Sanders<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genesis 12:1-3 The LORD had said to Abram, \u201cLeave your native country, your relatives, and your father\u2019s family, and go to the land that I will show you. 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