C. S. Lewis
This quote easily fits the life story of Abraham
in the Old Testament book of Genesis. He
was 75 years old, living in Ur of the Chaldees – a large city on the banks of
the Euphrates River. This was a
prosperous city of 250,000 – a center of learning and commerce. Abraham was married to Sarah and they had no
children. As far as we know, Abraham was
not looking for God. But God was looking
for him!
Abraham’s life changed when God found him and
spoke to him. God challenged him to
dream a new dream and made some incredible promises to him. God said:
·
Leave
your country· Leave your people
· Leave your father’s household
· Go to the land that I will show you.
And if you do:
·
I
will make you a great nation· I will bless you
· I will make your name great
· I will bless those who bless you
· I will curse those who curse you
· In you all the families of the earth will be blessed
Our teaching series this summer in worship is called
“Dare to Dream.” And it follows the life story of Abraham from
Genesis 12-25. It’s a series of messages
about faith and about translating our faith into action. I hope that you will be reading and studying
the story with me over the next 14 weeks.
And I hope that you will make worship a priority – on Sunday morning or
Monday evening – as we learn together. If you do miss a week, you can still
listen to the message on our podcast at www.dewittredeemer.org or on our Mobile App. Or you can pick up a print copy in the lobby
at church.
I am convinced that our ever-present,
ever-changing God is calling us today, as individuals and as a congregation, to
step out in faith, to leave the past behind us, to live by faith – taking God
at His Word, and to follow where He leads.
What is the new dream that God has for your life
and for our church?
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