Blessings of Abraham

Abraham was chosen by God because He believed what God said. Because of what he believed, Abraham was made righteous by God. We born again Christians are also made righteous because of what we believe,

that Jesus Christ was God's on, He died for our sin on the cross He was resurrected on the third day and now sits at God the !ather's right hand in Heaven.

Romans 4: The words "it was credited to him" were written not for him alone, 24but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousnessfor us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead 2!"e was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our #ustification Genesis $!:% "e too& him outside and said, "Loo& u' at the heavens and count the starsif indeed (ou can count them " Then he said to him, ")o shall (our offs'ring be " *bram believed the L+R,, and he credited it to him as righteousness

Galatians "#$% &f you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the 'romise. (omans )#*" !or the 'romise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or

to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. Abraham was given the entire +iddle ,ast by God# Genesis *-#*. "To (our descendants - give this land, from the river of .g('t to the great river, the .u'hrates/ $0 the land of the 1enites, 1eni22ites, 1admonites, 23 "ittites, 4eri22ites, Re'haites, 2$ *morites, 5anaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites " We, li/e &saac, are Abraham's children0heirs (omans %#. -n other words, it is not the natural children who are God6s children, but it is the children of the 'romise who are regarded as *braham6s offs'ring Galatians "#1 5onsider *braham: ""e believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness " 7nderstand, then, that those who believe are children of *braham The )cri'ture foresaw that God would #ustif( the Gentiles b( faith, and announced the gos'el in advance to *braham: "*ll nations will be blessed through (ou " )o those who have faith are blessed along with *braham, the man of faith Genesis $)#* the L+R, had blessed him in ever( wa(

Some of the blessings of Abraham:

He became the heir of the world. His offspring as as numerous as the stars. Even his serious mistakes were made to prosper. Twice he "sold" his wife into the harem of two different kings. God's Grace protected his wife and Abram became ver rich when the were asked to

leave the countr . !shmael" one of the worst mistake in histor " was made to prosper b #$ kings coming from his linage. Though he had no children until he was #%% ears old" he was ver fruitful.
Genesis #&'#( - will ma&e (our offs'ring li&e the dust of the earth, so that if an(one could count the dust, then (our offs'ring could be counted

He became ver wealth ' sheep" cattle" servants" silver" gold" camels" lands .. God's blessing and )avor was transferred to his children and grandchildren' !saac' Genesis $('#& The
man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became ver( wealth( " *acob' Genesis &%'+& -n this wa( the man 8Jacob9 grew e:ceedingl( 'ros'erous and came to own large floc&s, and maidservants and menservants, and camels and don&e(s

Blessed with leadership' Genesis #+. Blessed to be the father of man nations His wife was blessed to be the mother of man nations. His wife was beautiful well into her nineties.

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The Blessing )rom -euteronom $. "/ow it shall come to pass" if ou diligentl obe the voice of the 0ord our God" to observe carefull all His commandments which ! command ou toda " that the 0ord our God will set ou high above all nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon ou and overtake ou because ou obe the voice of the 0ord our God'" 1-euteronom $.'#,$ /2*34 #. Blessed shall ou be in the cit . $. Blessed shall ou be in the countr . &. Blessed shall be the fruit of our bod " the produce of our ground and the increase of our herds" the increase of our cattle and the offspring of our flocks. +. Blessed shall be our basket and our kneading bowl. 5. Blessed shall ou be when ou come in" and blessed shall ou be when ou go out. (. The 0ord will cause our enemies who rise against ou to be defeated before our face6 the shall come out against ou one wa and flee before ou seven wa s. 7. The 0ord will command the blessing on ou in our storehouses and in all to which ou set our hand" and He will bless ou in the land which the 0ord our God is giving ou. .. The 0ord will establish ou as a hol people to Himself" 8ust as He has sworn to ou if ou keep the commandments of the 0ord our God and walk in His wa s. 9. Then all the peoples of the earth shall see that ou are called b the name of the 0ord" and the shall be afraid of ou. #%. And the 0ord will grant ou plent of goods" in the fruit of our bod " in the increase of our livestock" and in the produce of our ground" in the land of which the 0ord swore to our fathers to give ou. ##. The 0ord will open to ou His good treasure" the heavens" to give the rain to our land in its season" and to bless all the work of our hand. :ou shall lend to man nations" but ou shall not borrow. #$. And the 0ord will make ou the head and not the tail6 ou shall be above onl " and not be beneath if ou heed the commandments of the 0ord our God" which ! command ou toda " and are careful to observe them.

The Seven Blessings of Abraham!

Galatians 3:9-14 Galatians 3:9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. - 10 For as many as are of the wor s of the law are under the curse: for it is written! "ursed is e#ery one that continueth not in all thin$s which are written in the boo of the law to do them. - 11 %ut that no man is &ustified by the law in the si$ht of God! it is e#ident: for! 'he &ust shall li#e by faith. - 1( And the law is not of faith: but! 'he man that doeth them shall li#e in them. - 13 "hrist hath redeemed us from the curse of the law! bein$ made a curse for us: for it is written! "ursed is e#ery one that han$eth on a tree: - 14 'hat the blessin$ of Abraham mi$ht come on the Gentiles throu$h )esus "hrist* that we mi$ht recei#e the +romise of the S+irit throu$h faith. 'here are more than 40 blessin$s in the ,ord $i#en to Abraham either for him or those who would be throu$h blessin$s would be blessed. -n this sermon outline we list only se#en of the blessin$s $i#en to or throu$h Abraham. 'he blessin$ of Abraham be$in in Genesis 1(: 1 .ow the /012 had said unto Abram! Get thee out of thy country! and from thy indred! and from thy father3s house! unto a land that - will shew thee: - ( And - will ma e of thee a $reat nation! and - will bless thee! and ma e thy name $reat* and thou shalt be a blessin$: - 3 And - will bless them that bless thee! and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. 4ay we as children of God recei#e all God ha#e for us throu$h our Great God and Sa#iour )esus "hrist. I. The first blessing is Genesis 12:1 ...unto a land that I will shew thee: God who desires to lead us by 5is S+irit would li e to lead us to the +lace in our li#e to ser#e him. A. /ead us to our s+ouse. %. /ead us to our church. ". /ead us to our education. 2. /ead us to our &ob. 6. /ead us in our callin$. ,e do this by lettin$ the 5oly S+irit 7ro#erbs 3:8 'rust in the /012 with all thine heart* and lean not unto thine own understandin$. 9 -n all thy ways ac nowled$e him! and he shall direct thy +aths. God doesn3t bless us &ust to ma e us ha++y* 5e blesses us to ma e us a blessin$. II. Blessing number two of Abraham. Genesis 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation A. ,e are +art of a $reat family! the family of God. %. ,e do not &oin it. :ou ha#e to be born into to it by recei#in$ )esus. 1. Sha in$ hands with a +reacher and &oinin$ church is not enou$h. a. :ou must be born a$ain. III. Blessing number three in Genesis 12:2 ...and I will bless thee A. God wants to bless us and meet e#ery need of our li#es. 7hil 4:19 %ut my God shall su++ly all your need accordin$ to his riches in $lory by "hrist )esus. %. 5e nows what we ha#e need of before we now oursel#es. ". 5e wants us to ha#e life and more abundantly. )ohn 10:10 ..... 'he thief cometh not! but for to steal! and to ill! and to destroy: - am come that they mi$ht ha#e life! and that they mi$ht ha#e it more abundantly. 2. 5e will do more than we can thin or as . 5ow by the +ower in us! which is the 5oly S+irit. 6+h 3:(0 .ow unto him that is able to do e;ceedin$ abundantly abo#e all that we as or thin !

accordin$ to the +ower that wor eth in us! I!. Blessing number four. Genesis 12:2 ...and make th" name great A. :ears a$o my wife and - were $uests of the /ord 4ayor of "heltenham! 6n$land. ,e were as ed to si$n the boo of s+ecial $uests. ,e si$ned our name below the si$nature of <ueen 6li=abeth the <ueen of 6n$land. As - si$ned the boo - was reminded of the 5oly S+irit that )esus has si$ned the %oo of /ife for me with 5is own +recious blood. 7raise the /ord> %. ,e re&oice because God has made our names $reat because of )esus. !. Blessing number five Genesis 12:2 ...and thou shalt be a blessing: A. God wants us to be a blessin$ to all +eo+le. %. 'a e the Gos+el to the world. ". 0ur li$hts need to shine in the sin dar world. !I. Blessing number si# of Abraham Genesis 12:$ And I will bless them that bless thee A. God does not only want us to bless but also be a blessin$. %. ,hen we bless others we can e;+ect it to come bac to us. ". Some +eo+le ha#e told us that they ha#e $i#en to our missionary outreaches because of both my natural and s+iritual tie to my $reat $reat $randfather ......Abraham. 'hey said God would bless them because of it. - ha#e re+lied that it is because of God3s +romise not me. !II. The seventh blessing of Abraham Genesis 12:$ ...and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. A. 0ur acts of obedience! faith! ri$hteousness and wal in$ in the 5oly Ghost +ower will bless all the families of the earth. %. ,e must desire it with all our heart and then we will bless all the families of the earth. 1. ,e do it when we wal and li#e in the ,ord and S+irit. (. God is more an;ious to bestow his blessin$s on us than we are to recei#e them.

God bless "ou and "ours!

0n behalf of this $eneration! :our friends in the ser#ice of "hrist! Tony and Marge Abram Abundant %ife &rusades