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Chapter 1- Session 3 What Does Blessing Mean?

Chapter 1- Session 3 What Does Blessing Mean?. Main Passages: Exodus 19:3-6; Referenced Article: “Blessing as Transformation” by Sarita D. Gallagher & Steven C. Hawthorne “Israel’s Missionary call” by Walter C. Kaiser Questions to be answered: What are three kinds of God’s blessing?

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Chapter 1- Session 3 What Does Blessing Mean?

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  1. Chapter 1- Session 3 What Does Blessing Mean? • Main Passages: • Exodus 19:3-6; • Referenced Article: • “Blessing as Transformation” by Sarita D. Gallagher & Steven C. Hawthorne • “Israel’s Missionary call” by Walter C. Kaiser • Questions to be answered: • What are three kinds of God’s blessing? • What are the blessing as endowment? • What are the blessing as fulfillment? • What are the blessing as transformation?

  2. Three Kind of Blessings Blessing as __________ Blessing as __________ Blessing as ________________

  3. I. Blessing as Endowment The ultimate God’s ________ (“It was very good.”) exists when men restore His leadership among His creature and creation – Original order (Genesis 1:31) God pronounced _____ ever blessings to the ______ men. - Cultural mandate (Genesis 1:27-28) God pronounced His blessing upon Jacob with new _________. – New vision (Genesis 32:26-29)

  4. Cultural Mandate (Genesis 1:27-28) Multiply in number Subdue in boundary Manage all things

  5. II. Blessing as Fulfillment -1 of 3 • The promise fulfillment in ________ • Isaac received a hundredfold blessings (Genesis 26:12-14) • Jacob also received abundant God’s blessing (Genesis 30:27-30)

  6. Blessing as Fulfillment -2 of 3 • The promise fulfillment in ___________ • Abraham (Genesis 12:3; 18:18; and 22:18) • Isaac (Genesis 26:4) • Jacob (Genesis 28:14) • Jacob and his 12 sons and their family (66 people) immigrated to Egypt (Genesis 46:26) • The descendents of Abraham multiplied numerously (Exodus 1:6-7) • More than 600, 000 men came out of Egypt after 400 years later (Exodus 12:37)

  7. Blessing as Fulfillment -3 of 3 • The promise fulfillment in __________ • A offspring of the woman will crash the head of serpent (Genesis 3:15) • An Abraham’s seed in Christ (Galatians 3:29) • Sons of Abraham by faith (Galatians 3:7-8) • Ultimate blessing of new Testament era (Galatians 3:9) • Jesus declared “___________” to the house of Zaachaeus. (Luke 19:9)

  8. III. Blessing as Transformation – 1 of 3 • God created you in His image (Genesis 1:25-26; 2:7) • Christ is the exact representation of the Father (Hebrews 1:3; Galatians 1:15) • God predestined you to conformed to the likeness of Christ. (Roman 8:28-30) • You are called to _________ His image in Christ.

  9. Blessing as Transformation – 2 of 3 • God blessed Joseph while he was a slave to Potiphar (Genesis 39:5) • God was with Joseph while he was in prison (Genesis 39:23) • God revealed the meaning of dreams of Pharaoh to Joseph(Genesis 41:16, 39) • God sent Joseph to Egypt ahead of his brothers and family. (Genesis 45:1-5) • You are sent by God to bless others with His __________ regardless of your position.

  10. Blessing as Transformation – 3 of 3 • God called His people, Israel, as His possessions, priest and nation(people) (Exodus 19:3-6) • God called us, Gentiles, as His possessions, priest and nation(people) (1 Peter 2:9) • God called us as ambassador of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20) • You are sent as ____________to spread His Gospel

  11. You have been long awaited leader that ________ are looking for Abraham saw more than just bunch of stars…. He saw the Day of Christ. (John 8:56) The day all nations blessed through the Christ.

  12. God is- • God is God of _____________ • He sent His people to bless others wherever he or she is sent to. (Genesis 45:1-5) • God is God of ____________ • He desires His people to multiply, subdue, and manage all things He created. (Genesis 1:27-28) • God is God of ___________ • He owns His people as His treasured possession. (Exodus 19:3-6)

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