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Abraham: MOVING TOWARD MATURITY

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MOVING TOWARD MATURITY Date  July 20 , 2014 Scripture   Reference   Genesis 15:7-23 from the series   Abraham Scripture Reading Let us rise to our feet and together read  Genesis 15:7-23 7  And he said unto him, I am the  Lord  that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. 8  And he said,  Lord  God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? 9  And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. 10  And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. 11  And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away. 12  And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. 13  And he sa...

Abraham: ABRAM: A MAN OF INTEGRITY

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ABRAM- A MAN OF INTEGRITY Date  July 13 , 2014 Scripture   Reference   Genesis  14:1-24 from the series   Abraham Introduction There is a word in the English language that we hear used from time to time. Yet, this is a word that we rarely see modeled in our day. That word is the word " Integrity ."   It means the following:  " possession of firm principles: the quality of possessing and steadfastly adhering to high moral principles or professional standards " When a person is said to have integrity, we mean that they have high moral standards. We mean that they operate in a way that causes them to seek the right way first. This is the behavior that God would have all His children exhibit all the time. One of the greatest things that can be said about your life is that you are a person of integrity. Scripture Reading Let us rise to our feet and together read   Genesis 14:1-24 14  And it came to pass in ...