1. Following
God
The Life of Abraham

3. So far. . .
• Following God means
embracing uncertainty
• Even though you don’t
know the whole
route, you usually know
what the next step is
• Don’t stop half-way

4. What is the
one thing
people don’t
know about
God?

5. What is the
one thing
people need
to know
about God?

6. I will bless those who
bless you, and
whoever curses you I
will curse;
and all peoples on
earth will be blessed
through you."
Genesis 12:2-3 (NIV)

7. I will make you into
a great nation and I
will bless you;
I will make your
name great, and
you will be a
blessing.

8. I will make you into a great
nation and I will bless you;
I will make your name
great, and you will be a
blessing.
I will bless those who bless
you, and whoever curses
you I will curse; and all
peoples on earth will be
blessed through you.
Genesis 12:2-3 (NIV)

9. I will make you into a great
nation and I will bless you;
I will make your name
great, and you will be a
blessing.
I will bless those who bless
you, and whoever curses
you I will curse; and all
peoples on earth will be
blessed through you.
Genesis 12:2-3 (NIV)

10. God wants
to bless
your socks
off.

11. The blessing of
forgiveness
• If we confess our
sins, he is faithful and
just and will forgive us
our sins and purify us
from all
unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9 (NIV)

12. God wants
to bless
your socks
off.

13. The blessing of
abundance
• The thief comes only
to steal and kill and
destroy; I have come
that they may have
life, and have it to the
full. John 10:10 (NIV)

14. The blessing of
abundance
• “For I know the plans I
have for you,” declares
the LORD, “plans to
prosper you and not to
harm you, plans to give
you hope and a future.”
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

15. The blessing of
abundance
• Jesus promised his
disciples three things—
that they would be
–completely fearless,
–absurdly happy and
–in constant trouble.
William Maltby, quoted in William
Barclay, The Gospel of Luke

16. God wants
to bless
your socks
off.

17. The blessing of
hope of eternal life
• Do not let your
hearts be
troubled.
Trust in God;
trust also in me.
John 14:1 (NIV)

18. The blessing of
hope of eternal life
• In my Father’s house
are many rooms; if it
were not so, I would
have told you. I am
going there to
prepare a place for
you. John 14:2 (NIV)

19. The blessing of
hope of eternal life
• And if I go and
prepare a place for
you, I will come back
and take you to be
with me that you also
may be where I am.
John 14:3 (NIV)

20. The blessing of
hope of eternal life
• You know the
way to the place
where I am
going. John 14:4
(NIV)

21. For it is by grace you
have been
saved, through faith—
and this not from
yourselves, it is the gift
of God—not by
works, so that no one
can boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)

22. Do plan

23. Do plan
Done
plan

24. Trying plan

25. Trying plan
Trusting
plan

26. God wants
to bless
your socks
off.

27. The blessing of
the Word
• When your words
came, I ate them; they
were my joy and my
heart's delight, for I
bear your name, O
LORD God Almighty.
Jeremiah 15:16 (NIV)

28. The blessing of
the Word
• How sweet are your
words to my
taste, sweeter than
honey to my mouth!
Psalm 119:103 (NIV)

29. The blessing of
the Word
• The law from your
mouth is more
precious to me than
thousands of pieces
of silver and gold.
Psalm 119:72 (NIV)

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“I love having my quiet time.”
Extremely happy

31. God wants
to bless
your socks
off.

32. The blessing of
friends
• He has lost connection
with the Head, from
whom the whole
body, supported and
held together by its
ligaments and
sinews, grows as God
causes it to grow.
Colossians 2:19 (NIV)

33. The blessing of
friends
• From him the whole
body, joined and held
together by every
supporting
ligament, grows and
builds itself up in
love, as each part does
its work.
Ephesians 4:16 (NIV)

34. The blessing of
friends
• In him the whole
building is joined
together and rises to
become a holy temple
in the Lord.
Ephesians 2:21 (NIV)

35. God wants
to bless
your socks
off.

36. The blessing of
work
• So I saw that there
is nothing better for
a man than to enjoy
his work, because
that is his lot.
Ecclesiastes 3:22
(NIV)

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I regularly serve God in the way God
gifted me to serve.
Extremely happy

38. God wants
to bless
your socks
off.

39. The blessing
of rest
• In vain you rise early
and stay up
late, toiling for food to
eat-- for he grants
sleep to those he
loves.
Psalm 127:2 (NIV)

40. The blessing
of rest
• It’s useless to rise early
and go to bed late, and
work your worried
fingers to the bone.
Don't you know he
enjoys giving rest to
those he loves?
Psalm 127:2 (MSG)

41. God wants
to bless
your socks
off.

42. The blessing
of giving
• In everything I did, I
showed you that by this
kind of hard work we
must help the
weak, remembering the
words the Lord Jesus
himself said: 'It is more
blessed to give than to
receive.'"
Acts 20:35 (NIV)

43. The blessing
of giving
• Each man should give
what he has decided in
his heart to give, not
reluctantly or under
compulsion, for God
loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:7 (NIV)

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Very Generous
Extremely happy

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What percentage do you give away?
Extremely happy

46. God wants
to bless
your socks
off.

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