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Un-stuck, The Transforming Call of God, Genesis 11:27-12:3

A Reason to Live?

Un-stuck, The Transforming Call of God, Genesis 11:27-12:3

Stuck!

Un-stuck, The Transforming Call of God, Genesis 11:27-12:3

Un-stuck, The Transforming Call of God

1. Believe in God’s Plan Despite the Crisis

A World in Crisis

Un-stuck 1.Believe in God’s Plan Despite the Crisis

Genesis 11:27~2827 Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot. 28 Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his kindred, in Ur of the Chaldeans.

Un-stuck 1.Believe in God’s Plan Despite the Crisis

Genesis 11:29~3029 And Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran the father of Milcah and Iscah. 30 Now Sarai was barren; she had no child.

Un-stuck 1.Believe in God’s Plan Despite the Crisis

Abram? Abraham?

Un-stuck 1.Believe in God’s Plan Despite the Crisis

Called in the Midst of Crisis

Un-stuck 1.Believe in God’s Plan Despite the Crisis

A Former Homeless Man’s Call

Un-stuck 1.Believe in God’s Plan Despite the Crisis

Un-stuck, The Transforming Call of God

1. Believe in God’s plan despite the crisis2. Respond to God’s call despite your inadequacy

Genesis 12:1Now the LORD said to

Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you.

Un-stuck 2. Respond to God’s call despite your inadequacy

Get Out!

Un-stuck 2. Respond to God’s call despite your inadequacy

Transformed by God’s call

Un-stuck 2. Respond to God’s call despite your inadequacy

Martin Luther King Jr.

Un-stuck 2. Respond to God’s call despite your inadequacy

Hebrews 11:8By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was

Un-stuck 2. Respond to God’s call despite your inadequacy

God’s call can transform you

Un-stuck 2. Respond to God’s call despite your inadequacy

Un-stuck, The Transforming Call of God

1. Believe in God’s plan despite the crisis2. Respond to God’s call despite your inadequacy3. Channel God’s blessing despite your needs

Genesis 12:2-3 2 And I will make of you a great

nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who

dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

Un-stuck 3. Channel God’s blessings despite your needs

Fascinated with Fame

Un-stuck 3. Channel God’s blessings despite your needs

Blessed to be a Blessing

Un-stuck 3. Channel God’s blessings despite your needs

Un-stuck 3. Channel God’s blessings despite your needs

God pours His blessings into pipes not cups.

Un-stuck 3. Channel God’s blessings despite your needs

Gary Haugen, International Justice Mission

Un-stuck 3. Channel God’s blessings despite your needs

Jesus got out of heaven for us

Un-stuck 3. Channel God’s blessings despite your needs

John 17:18 As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.

Un-stuck 3. Channel God’s blessings despite your needs

There are many, many more…

Un-stuck 3. Channel God’s blessings despite your needs

Responding to God’s call in faith and baptism

Un-stuck 3. Channel God’s blessings despite your needs

Responding to God’s call as a family

Un-stuck 3. Channel God’s blessings despite your needs

Responding to God’s Call to Pastoral Ministry

Un-stuck 3. Channel God’s blessings despite your needs

Responding to God’s Call to reach Sakuragawa City

Un-stuck 3. Channel God’s blessings despite your needs

Responding to God’s Call to reach the disaster areas

Un-stuck 3. Channel God’s blessings despite your needs

Responding to God’s call to YOU

Un-stuck 3. Channel God’s blessings despite your needs