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Abraham: Following God's Promise

Abraham: Following God's Promise

Intro: Welcome friends. I’m excited to share with you a passage that has been on my heart for the last month or so. The story of Isaac and Rebekah. It is a story of a marriage that only God could orchestrate. It is a story of provision in God providing for the continuance of His chosen nation. It is…

Intro (Lighthouse / Navy ship joke.) I’m about to tell a joke. You may have hear it before. But if you have, please be kind and laugh at the end anyway. There was a ship at sea on a foggy night. Seeing a light out in front too close for comfort… Ship: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North…

Torah: Exodus 13:17-17:16 Haftarah: Judges 4:4-5:31 Road Map Review We have been developing the idea of two: , Two Two Two Two Two r Two Two two exiles - Hebrew Bitterness Pride Shema - 1. 2. 3. Picture of Korah Bold Picture of Tannin Picture of three plagues (1) (2) (3) New Moon Picture of Hodesh Full…

The Gospel According to Genesis Today, we will deal with a few passages from the book of Genesis that teach us about the prophetic text concerning our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As we approach the days to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, we must learn about the prophetic texts that teach…

A quick look at God’s involvment in Abrahams life.

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

1 Kings 1:1-31 Review 1 Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. Summary of The Torah Portion: 1 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. Old Well Advanced in Age This is the main center of the Halftarah.…

We come back this morning to the longest chapter in Genesis— Genesis 24 . It’s an incredible account, marking the important shift in the story of God’s people. The focus is changing, as generations change, from Abraham to Isaac. We read not quite half of Genesis 24 last week. In Genesis 24 , the Hero…

Sarah has passed away. Abraham is now very old . The focus of the Genesis account now begins to shift to Isaac, the only son of Abraham and Sarah, the son promised to them, the son through whom all the blessings of the promise will come. The focus is no longer on Abraham as such, though he’s still involved…

Last week we witnessed the death of Sarah, and Abraham’s interactions with the pagan sons of Heth in the purchasing of land in order to bury his dead. Today’s going to be done a bit differently. We will be reading large chunks of Scripture in order to make it through the entire chapter. It is a historically…

This Torah Portion: Gen 25:19 - 28:9 Introduction In the previous Torah portions we talked about God calling Abraham out of his country and family We talked about the tests that Abraham faced - tests which are not passing or failing tests, but a benefit to us We also heard last two weeks how Messiah…

Sarah lives Chayei Sarah TORAH: Gen. 23:1–25:18 HAFTARAH: 1 Kgs. 1:1–31 GOSPEL: Jn. 4:3–14 INTRODUCTION: But God said to Abraham, “Do not let it be displeasing in your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac your seed shall…

The Gospel Project® for Adults Leader Guide ESV, Unit 2, Session 3 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. God Provides for His Promise Summary and Goal God gave Abraham and Sarah Isaac,…

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…

Introduction The Lord has been revealing Himself to Jacob through the Words of Moses in Deuteronomy. Moses has tried to constantly intercede for Israel before the Lord. Israel has chosen to continue to be rebellious before the Lord Even though Moses has prayed to the Lord, there has been consequences.…

Alliteration is not my thing… I am more of a practical say it as it is kind of guy. However it just came out better today as we look closer at part two of Land Love & Legacy. We took an overarching approach last week to these three chapters of the epilogue of Abraham’s life and I would like us to look…

LEGACY = Has been defined as… “A gift, something transmitted by or recieved from an ancestor or predecessor, or someone given special status because of a familial relationship.” THE GIFT = we will be considering is the blessing from God to Abraham to Isaac and the descendants to come. This gift and blessing…

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…

Unusual Characters Used By God Isaac Needs a Wife It all started well and good. Abraham sent his servant to his brother Nahor’s town, Aram-naharaim in NW Mesopotamia, not so far from Haran, where Abraham had left his Father’s family. The mission was to find a wife for Isaac from among the relatives of…

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…

So today we find ourselves in a new sermon series working our way through the book of Genesis. The Blessing. We heard a lot about The blessing in our last study of Abraham and Sarah. It traces back to God’s promise in chapter 12 where God said: Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your…

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…