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Here's a re-cap of the sermon from October 26, 2008:
1. The need to find a bride for Isaac is another occasion for Abraham to exercise his faith in God in Genesis 24. As the son of promise his marrying was integral to the fulfillment of God’s promises to Abraham.
2. Abraham shows his faith in his two concerns for Isaac’s marriage:
-that he not marry a Canaanite girl (there was to be no confusion about the land having been a supernatural gift to Abraham and his family from God-not by Isaac marrying well)
-that he not return to Abraham’s native land (God’s promises were tied to the land, Isaac must not leave it)
3. Eliezer (Abraham’s servant) prayed and “put out a fleece” (a concept that comes from Judges 6:36-40).
4. Because we have the Word of God, the Spirit of God within us, the providence of God, and prayer as resources for determining God’s direction we in the church age should not live by the “fleece.”
Monday, October 27, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Faith and The Future
Click here to download the sermon file from Sunday, October 19, 2008 from the study of Genesis. This sermon is from Chapter 22.
Here's a re-cap:
1. Abraham demonstrates his faith in God’s promises by, contrary to custom of that day, burying Sarah in the land of promise. There was no turning back in his life from God’s path for him and his family.
2. Physical and spiritual death is the result of sin brought about by the fall of mankind in Adam and Eve, in Genesis 3. Death is always a reminder of sin’s power broken at the cross by Jesus Christ. Believers need no longer fear death but can live and hope and die without fear.
3. “The deaths of patriarchs and saints are brutal reminders that people are sinners. Death brings out mourning. But death in this passage is a basis for hope. The point is that God’s promises to those in the faith are not exhausted in this life. As Abraham in hope bought a grave site in the land, so believers today have a hope beyond this life. The time of death--when one’s natural inclination is to mourn as the world mourns—should be the time of the believer’s greatest demonstration of faith, for the recipient of God’s promises has a hope beyond the grave.” (Dr. Allen Ross)
Here's a re-cap:
1. Abraham demonstrates his faith in God’s promises by, contrary to custom of that day, burying Sarah in the land of promise. There was no turning back in his life from God’s path for him and his family.
2. Physical and spiritual death is the result of sin brought about by the fall of mankind in Adam and Eve, in Genesis 3. Death is always a reminder of sin’s power broken at the cross by Jesus Christ. Believers need no longer fear death but can live and hope and die without fear.
3. “The deaths of patriarchs and saints are brutal reminders that people are sinners. Death brings out mourning. But death in this passage is a basis for hope. The point is that God’s promises to those in the faith are not exhausted in this life. As Abraham in hope bought a grave site in the land, so believers today have a hope beyond this life. The time of death--when one’s natural inclination is to mourn as the world mourns—should be the time of the believer’s greatest demonstration of faith, for the recipient of God’s promises has a hope beyond the grave.” (Dr. Allen Ross)
Monday, October 06, 2008
How To Ace A Test
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Re-cap of the sermon from October 5, 2008:
1. Abraham faced the greatest test of faith in his life in Genesis 22. God was testing him to prove and increase his faith. What to Abraham must have seemed a most severe trial was in fact a moment of great promise and hope.
2. God tests our faith today for much the same reasons. According to James 1:2-4, trials build perseverance and cause our faith to mature. Peter similarly, in 1 Peter 1:6,7, says that trials prove the genuineness of our faith and our proper response to them will bring glory to Jesus when He returns.
3. Lessons about true worship from Genesis 22 (by Dr. Allen Ross):
-faith obeys completely the Word of God
-faith surrenders the best to God, holding nothing back
-faith waits on the Lord to provide all one’s needs.
Re-cap of the sermon from October 5, 2008:
1. Abraham faced the greatest test of faith in his life in Genesis 22. God was testing him to prove and increase his faith. What to Abraham must have seemed a most severe trial was in fact a moment of great promise and hope.
2. God tests our faith today for much the same reasons. According to James 1:2-4, trials build perseverance and cause our faith to mature. Peter similarly, in 1 Peter 1:6,7, says that trials prove the genuineness of our faith and our proper response to them will bring glory to Jesus when He returns.
3. Lessons about true worship from Genesis 22 (by Dr. Allen Ross):
-faith obeys completely the Word of God
-faith surrenders the best to God, holding nothing back
-faith waits on the Lord to provide all one’s needs.
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