Abraham: God's Faithfulness

The Life of Abraham: God’s Faithfulness
Genesis 16

Why not pray…why not trust God who hears and sees us?

A. FAITHLESSNESS

1. The problem

2. Things only get worse

   a. Who’s to blame? Its God’s fault!

   b. What should we do?

   c. Who’s to blame? Its Abram’s fault!

3. What are we to think of all this?

                           Faithlessness:  took…gave…listened…blamed
   

B. GOD’S FAITHFULNESS

1.  The problem

2.  Things go well

    a.  God provides hope:  a spring in the desert

    b.  God asks a question

    c.  God confronts sin

    d.  God promises to bless

C. GOOD NEWS FOR GOD’S PEOPLE

1.  God hears:  why not pray?

2.  God sees:  why not trust?

John Olson