Romans 4:19-20King James Version (KJV)

19 
And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old,
neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb:
20 
He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

BEING PROFITABLE (The Example Of Abraham)

1. “Being not weak in faith”

- He has a growing faith
Galatians 3:7King James Version (KJV)
7 
Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

Romans 10:17King James Version (KJV)

17 
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

2 Corinthians 10:15King James Version (KJV)

15 
Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is
increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,

Ephesians 1:15King James Version (KJV)

15 
Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,

Luke 17:5King James Version (KJV)

5 
And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

2. “He considered not his own body”

- He is not concerned with personal comfort

Luke 9:23King James Version (KJV)

23 
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and
follow me.

Matthew 10:37-39
37 
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than
me is not worthy of me.
38 
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
39 
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

Mark 12:30King James Version (KJV)

30 
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all
thy strength: this is the first commandment.

Luke 16:13King James Version (KJV)

13 
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the
one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
3. “When he was about an hundred years old”
-He does not make excuse of his age

Psalm 92:14King James Version (KJV)

14 
They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;

Psalm 148:12-13
12 
Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
13 
Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

Examples of Old people called by God

Genesis 7:6
And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
Genesis 12:4
So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five
years old when he departed out of Haran.
Genesis 21:5
And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
Genesis 18:13
And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which
am old?

4. “He staggered not at the promise of God”

- He does not question God’s will
Definition of “Stagger” - to doubt. hesitate

Hebrews 10:23King James Version (KJV)

23 
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

Romans 9:20-21King James Version (KJV)

20 
Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why
hast thou made me thus?
21 
Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto
dishonour?

Genesis 22King James Version (KJV)

22 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said,
Behold, here I am.
2 
And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and
offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
3 
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and
Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told
him.
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Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
5 
And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship,
and come again to you.
6 
And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand,
and a knife; and they went both of them together.
7 
And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said,
Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
8 
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them
together.
9 
And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in
order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
10 
And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11 
And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
12 
And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou
fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
13 
And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and
Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
14 
And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall
be seen.
15 
And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
16 
And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy
son, thine only son:
17 
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the
sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
18 
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

5. “Strong in faith”
- His faith is manifested

2 Corinthians 5:7King James Version (KJV)

7 
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

Galatians 2:20King James Version (KJV)

20 
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in
the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Colossians 1:23King James Version (KJV)

23 
If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye
have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

Colossians 2:7King James Version (KJV)

7 
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with
thanksgiving.
1 Corinthians 16:13King James Version (KJV)
13 
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

2 Corinthians 13:5King James Version (KJV)

5 
Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that
Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

Luke 12:28King James Version (KJV)

28 
If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more
will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Luke 8:25King James Version (KJV)

25 
And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What
manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

6. “Giving glory to God”

- He always give God the glory

Psalm 29:2King James Version (KJV)

2 
Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

Psalm 96:8King James Version (KJV)

8 
Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.

11 
And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
12 
And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
13 
And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
14 
And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they
went, they were cleansed.
15 
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
16 
And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
17 
And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
18 
There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.

2 Corinthians 4:15King James Version (KJV)

15 
For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the
glory of God.

1 Corinthians 10:31King James Version (KJV)

31 
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
7. “And being fully persuaded”
- Convinced by God’s word
Definition of “persuaded/persuading”
-to win over to a belief or way of acting :  convince

2 Timothy 1:12King James Version (KJV)

12 
For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed,
and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

2 Corinthians 5:11King James Version (KJV)

11 
Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also
are made manifest in your consciences.

1 Corinthians 2:1-5
2 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the
testimony of God.
2 
For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
3 
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
4 
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit
and of power:
5 
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
John 14:26King James Version (KJV)
26 
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things,
and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

8. “What he had promised, he was able also to perform.”

- He knows what God can do

Luke 1:37King James Version (KJV)

37 
For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Daniel 6:20King James Version (KJV)

20 
And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to
Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from
the lions?

2 Corinthians 9:8King James Version (KJV)

8 
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may
abound to every good work:

Hebrews 7:25King James Version (KJV)

25 
Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make
intercession for them.