Vineyard Church of Knox County
On Abraham: Fully Persuaded
Sermon Audio from Sunday, July 31, 2005 — We're in the midst of a series of sermons on walking with God because we recognize in this church a few things: First, we recognize that our faith is not just something we believe, but it is something we do. It is not adequate to walk through life with a belief-system when we are invited to walk through life with a living God. Second, we recognize that our faith is not a piece of our lives, neatly kept in our religious drawer only to be opened on Sunday morning like Sunday clothes (we don't have Sunday clothes in the Vineyard, so you might not know what I'm talking about). We want to live our faith every day of our lives. We want to live consistently with our faith as we walk throughout our days and weeks and years, whether we are in our homes or in the grocery store or on the highway or at the office. Third, we recognize that the God of the Bible is not a far off, distant deity who is unknowable and uninterested. No He is a God who invites us to know Him personally, to walk with him throughout our days, to talk with Him and hear from Him, to love Him and to be loved by Him, to experience His Spirit in powerful ways.
Today we're going to take a look at Abraham, the Father of the Faith. In fact, the three major religions in our world - Christianity, Judaism, and Islam - trace their heritage back to "Father Abraham." We want to see that he was a man that we can relate to who lived a life of faith and trust in God that we can mirror. We can do it, too.
