The Gospel According to Abraham

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Sacrifice of Isaac (The Gospel According to Abraham-Part 8) February 24, 2019 Today’s Passage: Genesis 22 God tests our faith repeatedly. God tests our faith maximally. God tests our faith for us. How can we get faith like Abraham?   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrifice_of_Isaac_(Caravaggio)#/media/File:Sacrifice_of_Isaac-Caravaggio_(c._1603).jpg   Daily Bible Readings Sunday                 … Read more

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text] AN UNCOMPROMISED LIFE (The Gospel According to Abraham- Part 6) February 10, 2019 An R-Rated Passage: Genesis 19 LIVING WITH ONE FOOT IN THE WORLD AND ONE FOOT IN THE KINGDOM CHARACTERISTICS OF “ONE FOOT IN THE WORLD” LIVING: MAKING DECISIONS THE SAME WAY THE WORLD DOES … Read more

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[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Lord Who Listens, the God Who Sees (The Gospel According to Abraham-Part 4) January 27, 2019 Today’s Passage: Genesis 16 We are in bondage to cultural concepts of significance. Success in finding significance is still not satisfying. What results from our efforts to find significance? Suffering! … Read more

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[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text] 1.13.19 WHAT REALLY MATTERS Genesis 13:1-17   THE CALL OF GOD CHANGES YOUR PRIORITIES   1. LOT’S PRIORITIES Ge 3:10,11; Mk 8:36 – Wealth was more important than his relationships   – He was more interested in himself than in God & others   2. ABRAHAM’S PRIORITIES … Read more

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text] WHEN GOD CALLS (The Gospel According to Abraham, Part 1)  Genesis 11:27-12:8   ABRAHAM’S BACKGROUND:    Gen 11:27-32; Acts 7:2-4; Josh 24:2   ABRAHAM’S UNQUALIFICATIONS:    Josh 24:2; Gen 12:4,5; Heb 11:8 He’s pagan He’s old He’s wealthy He’s ignorant “God doesn’t call the qualified he qualifies … Read more