Bill Acton :: Romans 4:13-25 - What Did Abraham's Faith Enable Him to Do?

Sermon Outline for Romans 4:13-25

What Did Abraham’s Faith Enable Him to Do?

1. Enabled Him to Believe God’s Word of Promise
   1. The Seed
      1. Father of Nations – Rom 4:17-18
      2. Father of Christ
   2. The family – father of Jews and Gentiles
2. Enabled Him to Believe the Word of God and Nothing Else
   1. Faith is content with God’s Word
      1. Through the Word we trust in the character of God
      2. Through the Word we trust in the ability of God
   2. Faith does ask for proof
      1. Does not seek them
      2. Does not need them
3. Enabled Him to Believe the Promise of God in Spite of Circumstances
   1. The problems
      1. Abraham’s age
      2. Sarah’s condition
   2. The doubts, difficulties, obstacles
   3. Faith rises above
   4. Faith does not stagger
      1. To go back and forth
      2. From side to side – Jas 1:6-8
4. Enabled Him to Believe with Assurance – Rom 4:20
   1. Fully persuaded
   2. Strongly convinced
      1. About the promise
      2. About the performance
5. Enabled Him to Act
   1. So Abram departed – Gen 12:1-3
   2. Name change – Gen 17:1-5
   3. He rose up early – Gen 22:1-3
6. Practical Conclusions
   1. Abraham looked through the problems to God
   2. He had an adequate concept of God
      1. Who God is
      2. What God can do
   3. He gave glory to God
   4. He was strengthened by faith and not hindered by unbelief