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Gen. 16:1-14 THE GOD WHO SEES Intro : Ill. The Context. Hagar is alone, frightened and sure that God is nowhere around. Yet, in her trial, God knew exactly where she was. He saw every move she made and He came to her to offer comfort and hope. I cannot answer the “Why” questions in your lives, but I…

If you have your Bible (and I hope you do), please turn with me to Genesis 16 . If you don’t have a Bible of your own, please let me know and I’ll give you a Bible you can keep. If you are able and willing, please stand with me for the reading of God’s Holy Word. 1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne…

We are starting a new 4 week series this morning tilted Waiting on God- Patience while waiting for the promise. Waiting on God to act or trusting His promises can be challenging. Sometimes we feel the need to take matters into our own hands, but the Bible shows us this doesn’t work out well. During this…

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…

What causes us to doubt? Have you ever been promised something over, and over only to be disappointed when it has not happened? But what happens when someone fulfills all their promises? Do we still doubt them? In Genesis 15-16 , we find Abram doubting God’s promise for a son. Had God ever let Abram…

I. Intended Purpose a. To remember the sacrifice of Christ b. To bring unity of believers II. Wrong Practice a. Feasting, gorging, getting drunk (formerly pagans and used this kind of worship) b. Neglecting others 27 So, then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner…

Genesis 16:1-16 People make bad choices; but when we trust God’s promises we find the path to freedom. Scene 1/ People make poor choices! Is a common phrase; a phrase which is used a lot in educational settings. I have heard it used in schools, in courts and in government departments. Jeremy Clarkson…

Call to Worship: Isaiah 53:10-54:7 Scripture Reading: Luke 1:26-38 , 46-56 Benediction: Jude 23-24 Announcements: Security System installed Livestream staying and live Covenant Renewal Church Picnic - July 17th Joint Service - Aug 28 Today: SWF, Communion, Potluck Call to Worship: Isaiah 53:10-54:7 To…

Hebrews 11:8-16 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land , dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow…

John 18 begins with the arrest of Jesus. As we lay a foundation for what we will see through the next several weeks, we will be reminded to submit to and worship the God who is always in control.

State: Jesus’ final conversation with his disciples before his death Jesus had just told his disciples that they were all going to desert him 32 “A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is…

Mark 5:25–34 (NLT) 25 A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding. 26 She had suffered a great deal from many doctors, and over the years she had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she had gotten worse. 27 She had heard about Jesus,…

Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. Who is Sarah? Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she…

Gen 18.1 - 22.24 , 2 Kings 4:1-37 , Luke 17:28-37 Then the Lord appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day. That word ‘appeared’ carries with it a sense of purpose – God does not appear without purpose or expectations. He appears so that…

Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Introduction The book of Genesis is the book of beginnings, it describes where we came from, it declares what is wrong with us, it discloses where we are going It lays the foundations of human institutions Now unlike any other time…

As we take time today to recognize and honor our graduates, I felt it was fitting to approach today’s passage with them in mind. That being stated, we all know that the wisdom from God’s word passed on to one stepping from High School to the next stage of life is wisdom that is just as applicable for…

Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Introduction The book of Genesis is the book of beginnings, it describes where we came from, it declares what is wrong with us, it discloses where we are going It lays the foundations of human institutions Now unlike any other time…

ME: There’s a cultural phenomenon going on in our world today called “cancel culture”. What it says is that if you express views that are contrary to those acceptable by a particular group - whether that be a group of friends, a business, a media channel, a government official, you can be locked out…

We are back in our study of the book of Genesis today. In our series THE PROMISE, we come to Genesis chapter 19 today. If you have read the text or are familiar with the story, you can probably understand why I’m always tempted to focus on the sin of the outsiders in texts like this. They are so obvious…

That may Some things to notice: The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. Most of us read this verse and we probably don’t think much about what we read. But if you were a Jew, the word LORD would spark all sorts…

The waiting game What about me? There is a danger in reading a text like we have today. Abram and Sarai were pagan’s. Spent years going against God’s will. Yet God blesses them The temptation when we look at someone like Abram is “What about me? ” I come to church, I try to do the right things… i”m not…

Pentateuch The story of how God restored mankind, lovingly and graciously redeeming them out of sin’s slavery and raising up a people though whom He would touch the whole world. Pentateuch is crucial to the rest of the Old Testament and the whole Bible Pentateuch means “5 Books”. It is the Book of the…

Michelle and I have been watching a series on Amazon Prime called Poldark… it’s based on a series of books written back in the 1940’s about a family in London around the late 1700s. Every episode is full of conflict but back then they handled conflict very differently than we do today. It’s hard to tell…

We spoke last week about the Living Stone and believers as living stones in God’s House that are being built up into a church for the glory of God. Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. We mentioned…

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…