{"id":2767,"date":"2007-08-06T20:19:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-06T20:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2007\/08\/abraham-the-first-missional-believer\/"},"modified":"2017-09-16T18:40:51","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T17:40:51","slug":"abraham-first-missional-believer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2007\/08\/abraham-first-missional-believer\/","title":{"rendered":"Abraham – The first missional believer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

This past Sunday I preached on Abraham. You can download the sermon<\/a> or listen to it here. I will share some brief notes with you here.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 51:1-3
51:1 \u201cListen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug. 2 Look to Abraham your father and to Sarah who bore you; for he was but one when I called him, that I might bless him and multiply him. For the Lord comforts Zion; he comforts all her waste places and makes her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We should obey this passage and consider Abraham \u2013 we have much to learn from him.<\/p>\n

In Genesis 12:1 The Lord said to Abraham, go and leave your fathers house and family to the land I will show you and I will make of you a great nation and I will bless you and I will bless those who bless you and those who dishonour you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed. And Abraham went\u2026<\/p>\n

These verses tell us that we can be in the blessing of God.<\/p>\n

We might make a big event involving the media etc, but God starts a mission in other ways. He went to one man and said, \u2018GO!\u2019<\/p>\n

We can feel like an alien, being the only christian in our context. Abraham had to leave all that was familiar.<\/p>\n

Summary of God\u2019s mission: \u2018Go, be blessed, be a blessing to others!\u2019<\/p>\n

Israel was characterised by being blessed and being persecuted.<\/p>\n

God has put us on a mission\u2026.its His mission: To start a people.<\/p>\n

GOD takes one man to bless the world contrast with what came before. Different nations initially a punishment but throughout the rest of scriptures were seen as a positive thing \u2013 multi-coloured wisdom of God.<\/p>\n

God always chooses one person to bless the many. The summary of God\u2019s mission is this \u2013 GO, I will BLESS and then make YOU a blessing! Are we a blessing at school? Workplace? Family?<\/p>\n

We will look at most of the words of Abraham since there are few better ways of getting to know someone than examining their words<\/p>\n

1. THERE IS A TIME NOT TO SPEAK
Chapter 12<\/p>\n

He doesn\u2019t speak in first half response to God \u201cso Abraham went\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo he built\u201d SOMETIMES ITS BEST NOT TO SAY ANYTHING JUST OBEY
Don\u2019t give up the habit of meeting together, for example. When the bible says do something, we should do it, and when the bible says don\u2019t do something, we shouldn\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n

2.THERE IS A TIME TO SPEAK MORE OPENLY<\/p>\n

The first time Abraham is recorded to have spoken he makes a mistake. In verse 11 he tells his wife to say she is his sister, ie. lies by telling a half-truth. Being economical with the truth is not appropriate!<\/p>\n

When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, \u201cI know that you are a woman beautiful in appearance, and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, \u2018This is his wife.\u2019 Then they will kill me, but they will let you live. Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared for your sake.\u201d Gen 12:11-13<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When caught the first time he was perhaps wise to keep quiet and slip off\u2026<\/p>\n

Like us sometimes he didn\u2019t learn from his first mistake!<\/p>\n

Genesis 20:2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, \u201cShe is my sister.\u201d And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.<\/p>\n

Genesis 20:11-13
Abraham said, \u201cI did it because I thought, There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife. Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father though not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife. And when God caused me to wander from my father\u2019s house, I said to her, \u2018This is the kindness you must do me: at every place to which we come, say of me, He is my brother.\u2019\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He was a man of no tact!<\/p>\n

3. THERE IS A TIME TO LAY DOWN OUR RIGHTS<\/p>\n

He was meek, despite God having given him the whole land. He did not stand up for his rights.<\/p>\n

Then Abram said to Lot, \u201cLet there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, for we are kinsmen. [1] Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the left hand, then I will go to the right, or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, \u201cI have lifted my hand [1] to the Lord, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth, that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, lest you should say, \u2018I have made Abram rich.\u2019 I will take nothing but what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me. Let Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share.\u201d Gen 14:22-24 <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Meekness should be the characteristic of all christians.<\/p>\n

4. THERE IS A TIME TO BE \u2018REAL\u2019 WITH GOD<\/p>\n

He was honest with God BUT TRUSTED HIM<\/p>\n

FAITH- trust but we can be honest \u201cOh Lord I believe help my unbelief\u201d<\/p>\n

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Genesis 15:2-3 But Abram said, \u201cO Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue [1] childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?\u201d And Abram said, \u201cBehold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He is not \u2018making a faith declaration\u2019, but is being honest with God. God, you promised, but what is going on here? Abraham faced the facts, yet believed God. Do we face the facts?<\/p>\n

\u2026.v6 And he believed the Lord, and He counted it to him as righteousness.<\/p>\n

FAITH=TRUST and it is THE critical thing to our salvation and our ongoing walk with God.<\/p>\n

We have all done things we are ashamed of, but we can still trust in God, like Abraham.<\/p>\n

Romans 4:3-5, 16-25 For what does the Scripture say? \u201cAbraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.\u201d 4 Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. 5 And to the one who does not work but believes in [2] him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness\u2026<\/p>\n

That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring\u2014not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, 17 as it is written, \u201cI have made you the father of many nations\u201d\u2014in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. 18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, \u201cSo shall your offspring be.\u201d 19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah\u2019s womb. 20 No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 21 fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. 22 That is why his faith was \u201ccounted to him as righteousness.\u201d
23 But the words \u201cit was counted to him\u201d were not written for his sake alone, 24
but for ours also. It will be counted to us
\n who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, 25 who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

His faith was not perfect, and he is still called the father of faith despite his struggles TWENTY FIVE YEARS before had son<\/p>\n

\u2026.v8 But he said, \u201cO Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?\u201d<\/p>\n

5. THERE IS A TIME NOT TO LISTEN TO OTHERS! or THERE IS A TIME TO NOT RUSH AHEAD OF GOD<\/p>\n

Gen 16:2 And Sarai said to Abram, \u201cBehold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children
[1] by her.\u201d And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.<\/p>\n

Gen 16:6 But Abram said to Sarai, \u201cBehold, your servant is in your power; do to her as you please.\u201d Then Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

6. THERE IS A TIME TO BE BOLD WITH GOD<\/p>\n

There is a fine balance \u2013 sometimes we need to hold back and be patient, other times we need to boldly press in \u2013 knowing which takes wisdom.<\/p>\n

Genesis 18:23-25, 27
Then Abraham drew near and said, \u201cWill you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city. Will you then sweep away the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n

Abraham answered and said, \u201cBehold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes. Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking. Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?\u201d\u2026\u2026. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is a contrast between when we need to be patient, take a step back and wait for God, and times when we need to press in and be bold. Other wise Christians can help you make that distinction. It is important to make that distinction.<\/p>\n

7.THERE IS A TIME TO TAKE MASSIVE RISKS AND MAKE MASSIVE SACRIFICES<\/p>\n

Jesus said, that if we will not lay down everything for Him, we are not worthy to be called his disciples.<\/p>\n

Remember, we do not have such an accurate route of communication with God. God WILL NOT ask you to copy Abraham by killing your son, but he might ask you to kill your dream. GOD MAY BE BRINGING SOME DREAMS BACK TO LIFE BUT MAY BE ASKING YOU TO LAY DOWN OTHERS.<\/p>\n

Sometimes God might ask you to kill a bad relationship, for example, or to kill a good dream. You can sometimes lay down a dream with the faith that it will come back. Later God may say, \u2018let the dream live again!\u2019<\/p>\n

Issac represents the PROMISE OF GOD. Looking at the words of Abraham throughout this story is revealing\u2026.<\/p>\n

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Genesis 22:1 After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, \u201cAbraham!\u201d And he said, \u201cHere am I.\u201d<\/p>\n

Genesis 22:5 Then Abraham said to his young men, \u201cStay here with the donkey; I and the boy [1] will go over there and worship and come again to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Genesis 22:7-8 And Isaac said to his father Abraham, \u201cMy father!\u201d And he said, \u201cHere am I, my son.\u201d He said, \u201cBehold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a
burnt offering?\u201d Abraham said, \u201cGod will provide for himself the lamb for a
burnt offering, my son.\u201d So they went both of them together.<\/p>\n

Genesis 22:11 But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, \u201cAbraham, Abraham!\u201d And he said, \u201cHere am I.\u201d<\/p>\n

Genesis 22:14 So Abraham called the name of that place, \u201cThe Lord will provide\u201d; as it is said to this day, \u201cOn the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

ABRAHAM UNWITTINGLY PROVIDES POSSIBLY THE RICHEST PICTURE OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT THE CROSS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT. THERE IS NO ANGEL TO STAY GODS HAND WHEN HE KILLS HIS SON. THERE IS NO LAMB TO TAKE JESUS PLACE, BECAUSE HE IS THE LAMB WHO TOOK OUR PLACE.<\/p>\n

Isacc carried the wood up the mountain, as Jesus carried his own cross, both willingly. We can get caught up with blaming God for not looking after us properly but the truth is the only thing he \u201cshould\u201d do is wipe us out the moment we first sinned. Jesus was the lamb who took our place, who took the wrath we deserve. God is more angry with sin than we think He is. It is only because of Jesus that His wrath can be turned away. That love that Abraham felt for his son, God feels for us.<\/p>\n

The way Abraham trusted God should inspire us to serve the GOD who sacrificed so much for us and who has made us a part of the people of Abraham and hence caught up on the same mission Abraham was.<\/p>\n

God wants us to go from being a consumer, to being a producer, in the context you are in. Have a part to play, however small. It is still a crucial part. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Just not all at once. Healing takes time. Compassion and patience carry us over a lifetime of change. These are the themes I explore in my books and in the articles I have written for Patheos since 2003. My writing draws on my scientific training as a doctor and psychiatrist, my work in the UK's National Health Service and the pharmaceutical industry, alongside more than twenty-five years as a member of a growing church where I served on the leadership team offering pastoral care. My perspective has also been shaped by chronic illness since 2017, when I developed life-threatening pneumonia that caused lasting damage to my body, triggered several further conditions, and uncovered a diagnosis of blood cancer. This was successfully treated, although doctors expect it to return in the future. Out of these experiences I founded Blood Cancer Uncensored, an online patient-led support community. I am the author of the Transformed by Jesus: Spiritual Renewal series of books, which ask: \u2192 Is the Easter story true, and what does it mean? Raised With Christ: How the Resurrection Changes Everything \u2192 Why is change so difficult? What causes the resistance? The Traitor Within: Understanding and Healing Our Deceitful Hearts \u2192 How does transformation happen over time? Amazing Grace: How Faith Grows in the Human Heart \u2192 What are the first steps on a journey of faith? Hope Reborn: How to Become a Christian and Live for Jesus These books bring together medical, psychological, social, and faith-based insights, advocating for a biopsychosocial\u2013spiritual model of wellbeing. My qualifications and training reflect this integrated background: \u2192 British MB BS medical degree (equivalent to an MD in the USA) \u2192 Postgraduate qualifications in Psychiatry (MRCPsych) and Pharmaceutical Medicine (MFFM, DipPharmMed) \u2192 Theological training courses run by Newfrontiers","sameAs":["http:\/\/patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/adrianwarnockpage\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/adrianwarnock"],"url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/author\/awarnock\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2767\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}