FORWARD2018: Step In - The Blessed Life 
Pr Chris Kam | Gen 12:1-4; 2 Cor 9:8 | 13/14 Jan 2018
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Heb 11:8; Romans 5:8; 1 John 4:9

Three main features of the Abrahamic Covenant:

1. The promise of the ______________ (Gen 12:1)

2. The promise of ______________ (Gen 12:2)

3. The promise of blessings and ______________ (Gen 12:3)


Out of these are the 4-fold blessings: (Gen 12:2)

1. I will make you into a great ______________

2. I will bless ______________

3. I will make your ______________ great.

4. ______________ will be a blessing.



BIG IDEA: The Presence of God is the Blessed Life.

Matthew 4:19; Mark 3:14; Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Gen 1:28; Ex 33:15; Ex 13:21-22; 2 Chron 7:1; Isaiah - 7:14; Matthew 1:22-23; John 16:7; Matt 28:20; Acts 2:3; Rev 21:3-4 


The Blessed Life of God’s Presence:

1. Comes from faith and ______________

2. Allows us to live in the ______________ of God. 

3. Allows us to live with the spirit of ______________

Philippians 4:12-13 
12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength. 

4. It develops the spirit of ______________ because nothing I have is my own.


Covenant Renewal Prayer
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I am no longer my own but yours.
Put me to what you will, rank me with whom you will;
put me to doing, put me to suffering;
let me be employed for you, or laid aside for you,
exalted for you, or brought low for you;
let me be full, let me be empty,
let me have all things, let me have nothing:
I freely and wholeheartedly yield all things
to your pleasure and disposal.
And now, glorious and blessed God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
you are mine and I am yours.
And the covenant now made on earth, let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.


Application Questions
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1. What is the most significant thing the Holy Spirit spoke to you about through this sermon?

2. Describe what your understanding of the Abrahamic Covenant is. How do you think the Abrahamic Covenant is applicable to us today?

3. What does God’s Presence mean to you? How would you describe your experience of His Presence? When do you experience that and how does that affect you?

4. Why is God’s Presence so important our daily lives? Why is God’s Presence equated with blessings? What kind of blessings? Were there some corrections made in our thinking on this matter?