Theme: God's outlandish promises

Exegetical note: This passage, which begins the Abraham narratives of Genesis, shows the great patriarch leaving his land in obedience and response to God's call and outlandish (but nonetheless eventually fulfilled!) promises, thereby setting into motion the history of the people of God - not only (as it turns out) the Israel that derived directly from him, but the New lsrael, the Church, in which the promises were renewed and expanded.

Call to Worship
Leader: The wo…