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Genesis 16 1 Abram’s wife Sarai had not borne any children for him, but she owned an Egyptian slave named Hagar. 2 Sarai said to Abram, “Since the Lord has prevented me from bearing children, go to my slave; perhaps through her I can build a family.” And Abram agreed to what Sarai said. 3 So Abram’s…

John the Baptist’s disciples came to Jesus and asked him, "Why do your disciples not fast often like we do?" Jesus tells them, “How can the guests of bridegroom fast when He is with them? People don't pour new wine into old wine skins, if they do the wineskins will burst, the wine will run out and both…

Intro; Last week we looked at the call of “Abraham, Patriarch of Our Faith.” This week we will look at “Sarah, Matriarch of Our Faith.” Text; Heb. 11:11-12 11 By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful…

I would consider myself a decent waiter. I mean by that “good at waiting,” not someone who serves food at a restaurant. I’d make a lousy waiter, but I’m a world-class waiter. I’ve spent hours waiting in the doctor’s office; days, even weeks, in the waiting room with family and friends and church family.…

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As we journey along with Abraham and Sarah, a trek we began the first Sunday of the year (January 1, 2023), we have seen that their life is quite interesting. Abraham and Sarah were already fairly old when the LORD called them to leave their homeland and venture to a land He would show them. Their life…

One of the ways that we can live wisely in a foolish world is to learn to take care of our health. Since we only have one body to serve the Lord with, it is important that we take care of it to honor Him all the days of our lives. Paul pleads with believers; 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the…

International Conspiracy Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” A Gathering of Nations Why…

Persevering Through Silence How many of us would continue in a relationship where no one has spoken to you for years? Do you consider it a valid relationship? No, it would almost be more of a “friendship”. I mean, we have friends that we may not have spoken to in a long time but immediately can strike…

Genesis 21:1-21 The Lord came to Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what He had promised. Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time God had told him. Abraham named his son who was born to him—the one Sarah bore to him—Isaac. When his son Isaac…

Mark 5:21-43 Hero We talk about heroes. All the time. People on the front line. Our workers, volunteers. All of you there helping those around you If you are following our trek through the life of Jesus you might realize that we are out of order. Yes I have jumped around a bit, but were not too far off.…

The Miraculous Catch almost always interpreted as church growth Banging your head attention captured by Simon and the fishermen. They’ve been working all night, with no reward. Have you ever felt like that? The Dead End Anti-Vax, racism, the argument you can never win because the rules keep changing…

This is not the sermon on the mount although they are very similar. It has the beatitudes just like the sermon on the mount but the things that are going on beforehand are different and in the sermon on the mount Jesus is addressing the spiritual side of things, in Luke Jesus seems to be addressing the…

While it’s easy to pay lip service to the idea that God is all powerful, it’s much more difficult to consistently live out our faith in ways that recognize God’s unlimited ability—His omnipotence. In Genesis 17 and 18, Sarai and Abram struggled to keep their composure when God delivered the seemingly…

No man 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. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye…

Intro Text - Genesis 18.13-14 Title - Is Anything Too Hard for the LORD? 13 And the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?’ 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord ? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and…

Hedonistic Experiment (Part 2) We are just about a month removed from Christmas. And we all know what that means…the gifts that your kids or grandkids just had to have are now gathering dust in the closet or under the bed. And now they are wanting something new b/c “we’re bored”. This is the cycle that…

Luke 6:12-26 In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew,…

Building a People of God With Unusual Characters: Abram-Abraham Abraham is the second unusual character I am teaching about from the Biblical records of who God uses to build his people. I began with Noah, for he is the connection in the Bible from the line of Seth before the Flood to the line of Shem…

After these events, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield; your reward will be very great. But Abram said, “Lord God , what can you give me, since I am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” Abram continued, “Look, you have given…

Have you ever been tempted to ask God for a sign? A work, a miracle, something that God can give or show you in order to motivate you to holy living? Something to reassure you, that what you are doing or what God is calling you to do… is worth it… that the sacrifice is worth the reward... Whatever you…

Last week we saw God reiterate the promise of the covenant that He made with Abraham back in chapter 15, and in doing so He changed Abraham and Sarah’s names. He also instituted the sign of the covenant, circumcision, which Abraham and his descendants would do as a reminder of the covenant. 1 Now the…

Aged Men It’s the aged people in the congregation that provide its strength, its stability and its wisdom. Older believers should they be in great numbers in the future in the church are going to make the church a better place, a richer place. The maturity of godliness will be a benediction to the body…

20 Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice; 21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks: 22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?…