1. Leave your country (11:27-12:1)

Abram lived in a world under curse. His wife was barren. He was stuck in a fruitless, meaningless life. Then God called him to leave his father's house and go to an unknown land.

2. I will bless you (2-5)

God does not call men to make them miserable. God promised to bless Abram. He promised to make this barren man into a great nation. He promised to make his name great. God would train him in faith until he became a man of great inner strength and character. God promised to make Abram a source of blessing for all people (Gal 3:8,9). God blesses us so that we can be a blessing.

3. Building altars in Canaan (6-9)

Abram obeyed God's word and left. When he and his family arrived in Canaan, God promised, 'To your offspring I will give this land.' Abram believed God and built an altar. He continued to build altars and call on the name of the Lord as he lived in tents in the promised land among the powerful Canaanites.

Application: Lord, give me courage to live by faith, and make me a blessing.
One Word: Blessed to be a blessing