3. Luke 15:7
7 I tell you that in the same way there will
be more rejoicing in heaven over one
sinner who repents than over ninety-nine
righteous persons who do not need to
repent. NIV
4. Genesis 22:16-18
16 and said, “I swear by
myself, declares the Lord, that
because you have done this
and have not withheld your
son, your only son,
5. 17 I will surely bless you and
make your descendants as
numerous as the stars in the sky
and as the sand on the
seashore. Your descendants will
take possession of the cities of
their enemies, 18 and through
your offspring all nations on
earth will be blessed, because
you have obeyed me.”
6. Genesis 32:11-13
11 Save me, I pray, from
the hand of my brother
Esau, for I am afraid he
will come and attack me,
and also the mothers
with their children.
7. 12 But you have said, ‘I will
surely make you prosper
and will make your
descendants like the sand of
the sea, which cannot be
counted.’” 13 He spent the
night there, and from what
he had with him he selected
a gift for his brother Esau: …
NIV
8. Matthew 28:19
"Go therefore and make
disciples of all the nations,
baptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit.”
9. Matthew 24:14
"And this gospel of the
kingdom will be preached in
all the world as a witness to
all the nations, and then the
end will come.”
10. Acts 1:8
"But you shall receive power
when the Holy Spirit has
come upon you; and you
shall be witnesses to Me in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea
and Samaria, and to the end
of the earth.’’
12. To be sent and to become a
blessing is not easy.
13. Genesis 12:1-2
“Now the Lord had said to
Abram: ‘Get out of your
country, From your family
And from your father’s
house, To a land that I will
show you. I will make you a
great nation...” NKJV
14. • He was to leave his family.
• He was to leave his country.
• He was to leave his home.
• He was to face uncertainty.
25. Matthew 5:13-14
13 “You are the salt of the earth. But
if the salt loses its saltiness, how can
it be made salty again? It is no
longer good for anything, except to
be thrown out and trampled
underfoot. 14 “You are the light of
the world. A town built on a hill
cannot be hidden. NIV
26. Malachi 3:16-17
16 Then those who feared the
Lord talked with each other,
and the Lord listened and
heard. A scroll of remembrance
was written in his presence
concerning those who feared
the Lord and honored his name.
27. 17 “On the day when I act,”
says the Lord Almighty,
“they will be my treasured
possession. I will spare
them, just as a father has
compassion and spares his
son who serves him.