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Podcast: Touching Lives with Dr. James Merritt Audio Podcast
Episode: Trust and Obey
Description: Who were Jesusâ favorite Old Testament heroes? If you guessed Moses, youâd be rightâJesus mentioned him 25 times. But number two might surprise you. Abraham, referenced 17 times, appears in Jesusâ teaching nearly as often. Why did Jesus love talking about this man? Because Abraham shows us a relationship with God that doesnât start with our searching for Him, but with His grace finding us. Three thousand years before Jesus walked the earth, God spoke to a 75-year-old idol worshiper living in present-day Iraq and gave one command: âGo.â Abraham didnât know where he was going, why he was going, or...