ROMANS 4:16–25 In the days of Abraham, to start out for a land one had never seen was as great a venture of faith as astronauts going to the moon today. It took a great deal of faith for Abraham to leave Ur of the Chaldees and go to a...
1 CORINTHIANS 3:10–15 A call to be a missionary is much like Abraham’s call. It is necessary to leave home, possessions, relatives, worldly ambitions and to go to another country to which God has led. But one can never outgive God. Though Abraham was called to give up much, he...
EPHESIANS 2:1–10 God dealt in judgment at Babel when He scattered the people and confused their language, but God dealt in mercy and grace as He called Abraham. Abraham did not receive God’s call because he merited God’s esteem. Rather, in God’s foreknowledge He knew Abraham and chose him for...
HEBREWS 11:8–18 Have you ever thought about the fact that you and I have the Gospel today because Abraham and others who were chosen of God were faithful? God has chosen to work through men; therefore, the future of God’s work rests on what He is able to motivate men...
Abraham was chosen, or elected, on the basis of the sovereignty of God. He had no Bible, so he was not able to receive his call through God’s written Word. God sought a man, and on the basis of His sovereign will and purpose, He chose Abraham. As to calling...
Malachi 1—4, Revelation 22 • Key Verse: Revelation 22:20 Jesus often told His disciples that He would one day leave them. But He also told them He would return for them: “I am going away and coming back to you” (John 14:28). One day, as promised, He left. He ascended...
Zechariah 13-14, Revelation 21 • Key Verse: Zechariah 13:9 The process of refining metals is used in the Bible as a metaphor of spiritual purification. In a sense, if you have something made of pure gold or pure silver, it is made of the leftovers. Refining is a process by...
Zechariah 9—12, Revelation 20 * Key Verse: Revelation 20:7 The signboard in front of a Littleton, Colorado, church near Columbine High School announced the sermon title for the Sunday after the tragic shootings at the school in April 1999. It asked the question, “Where Was God on Tuesday Afternoon?” That...
Zechariah 5-8, Revelation 19 • Key Verse: Revelation 19:11 In 47 B.C., the Roman army under Julius Caesar soundly defeated the forces of King Pharnaces, who fought the Romans for control of the kingdom of Pontus in Asia Minor. After his victory Caesar returned to Rome and made the famous...
Zechariah 1-4, Revelation 18 • Key Verse: Revelation 18:4 “If God doesn’t judge America, He will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.” Those words caught my attention the first time I heard them and every time I’ve heard them since. It is a striking statement. Rest assured, God will...