Genesis 12:1-3
1 Now the LORD said to Abram,
“Go forth from your country,
And from your relatives
And from your father’s house,
To the land which I will show you;
2 And I will make you a great nation,
And I will bless you,
And make your name great;
And so you shall be a blessing;
3 And I will bless those who bless you,
And the one who curses you I will curse.
And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”
Principles from the Blessing of the Abrahamic Covenant
We can use David’s wisdom to set out path in the right direction.
I Kings 2:1-4
1 As David’s time to die drew near, he charged Solomon his son, saying,
2 “I am going the way of all the earth. Be strong, therefore, and show yourself a man.
3 “Keep the charge of the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His ordinances, and His testimonies, according to what is written in the Law of Moses, that you may succeed in all that you do and wherever you turn,
4 so that the LORD may carry out His promise which He spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your sons are careful of their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’
I. Have a Relationship with God (Like David)
II. Have a Relationship with your Son (Like David)
III. Exemplify and Teach the Biblical definition of a Man (Show yourself a Man)
A. Sons don’t seem to care what you say, but they cannot ignore who you are and what you do.
B. Biblical Man
1. Love
2. Love
3. Be a
4. Be a
5. Be Responsible
6. Be a
7. Be a
8. Be a
9. Finish what you start
10. Keep
IV. Keep the Charge of the Lord
A. Deuteronomic Covenant - According to the Law of Moses
1. Walk
2. Keep
a. His
b. His
c. His
d. His __Testimonies
B. New Covenant based on the blood of Jesus (Covenant of Grace)
1. Confess
2. Walk in step with His Spirit
3. Tell others about
a. Him
b. His
c. His
d. His
e. His Testimony
f. His Testimony