First Congregational Church of Southington

Saying Yes to God


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And he believed the Lord; and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness. ~Genesis 15:6
We first meet Abram at the end of Genesis 11. The world is in turmoil—too much to explain in this brief
worship preview. God gives Abram (later Abraham) and his wife, Sarah, a mission. And they say yes to
God.

“So Abram went.” That’s all the Bible tells us about Abraham and Sarah’s decision to go on this mission.
The Bible doesn’t tell us why, just that they went. But life had not turned out like Abraham and Sarah
expected. When we get to Genesis 15, they are at a crisis point. Abraham was approaching 100-years-
old—Sarah was getting on towards 90. It had been years since he first said yes to God—years! The
promise that he would be the father of a great nation—not likely. Could God really keep that promise?
How will Abraham respond?
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