Who is Abram? A descendant of Shem

Why did God pick him? Because He wanted to

What does God promise? Blessed to be a blessing

How does Abram respond? Obedient worshipful trust

Bottom Line:

1. Do you trust in the God who makes (and keeps) big promises?

2. Will you obey the God who makes (and keeps) big promises?

3. Will you worship the God who makes (and keeps) big promises?

A summary of Genesis 1-11

Wrap up of the summer sermon series through the kingdom parables of Jesus in the gospel of Matthew.

Apologies for the poor audio quality.

Please excuse the poor audio quality. The content is worth the effort, I promise.

The ordinary kingdom citizen is like:

• A trained scribe: Faithfully and accurately bringing the word from here to there

• A generous host: Fully and thoughtfully unpacking the word from old and new

The video played at about the 32 minute mark can be found at this link (https://youtu.be/w9dpmp_-TY0)

Matthew 13:44-46 - “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

• Jesus' Kingdom is overlooked by most

• Jesus' Kingdom is the most valuable thing ever

• Jesus' Kingdom is an all-in or all-out deal

• Jesus' Kingdom is all about lavish joy