Genesis 17:1-14

Introduction

12 years after Ismael 25 years after God’s call

Genesis 12, 15 and 17

Land
Seed
Blessing

I. The Birth of the Old Testament Church

A. Old Connections (Gen. 8:17; 9:1, 7)

B. Old Scope

C. New Sign (Deut. 10:16; cf. 30:6; Jer. 4:4; Ex. 4:24-26; Josh. 5)

D. New Names (Gen. 17:24-27; Rom. 4:11)

II. The Birth of the New Testament Church

The Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20) & the Abrahamic Covenant

 •	The promised royal seed
 •	The promise of being made fruitful and multiply
 •	The promise of the land of Canaan
 •	The covenant sign
 •	The called to walk before God and to be blameless
 •	The new name
 •	The everlasting nature of the covenant
 •	The personal nature of the covenant

Conclusion

Acts 2:37-41; 16:11-34; Colossians 2:11-12; Galatians 3:27-29