Week 8: The Call of Abram

Pastor Debbie Courtney explores aspects of Abram's call in Genesis, highlighting details often overlooked in traditional accounts. She questions whether Abram's initial departure from Ur was complete obedience or influenced by his father Terah, examining how God communicated with Abram through various means like speaking, appearances, visions, and dreams. The significance of terebrinth trees as places where God appeared to Abram and where he built altars is discussed, contrasting his partial obedience in taking Lot with him and his subsequent fearful actions in Egypt with his return to his altar, suggesting that divine mercy and grace helped him recenter and ultimately achieve complete obedience.