"The Gift of Righteousness" - Genesis 15:1-6 - Nathan Edwards

Do we have faith for the long haul? How can we know? Outline: Three gifts we receive from God by faith alone to survive the long haul. 1. By faith alone we have God's presence 2. By faith alone we have God's assurance 3. By faith alone we have God's righteousness Questions for Personal Reflection: 1. What was something from the sermon that encouraged you? 2. What is an area of your life where you can relate to Abram’s long waiting to see God’s promise fulfilled? 3. “God’s presence is a fact, not a feeling.” What can be the problem with associating a feeling or sensation as evidence of God’s presence in our life? 4. By faith alone, God is present to us all the time. What are some ways you can keep yourself aware of God’s presence in your life? 5. “By faith we can always raise our needs, questions, complaints to God.” Read Philippians 4:6-7 slowly. Share what phrase or word most catches your ear and why it is comforting. What is something in your life you need to take to God in prayer? 6. Why is it good news that God gave Abram righteousness on the basis of his faith and not on his obedience? 7. Put in your own words what it means to be justified (counted righteous) by God.