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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…

Genesis 42:1-46:34 ; 50:15-21 Main theme of passage: God used the evil actions of the brothers and the attachment of an old man to establish his people and secure their future prosperity Main Preaching Theme: How to cope when the madness of life has a purpose we cannot fathom. Main Preaching Intention:…

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…

We are now in the last section of Genesis, picking up where we left off. Genesis is about the beginning of all things, and we’ve covered a lot of ground in the history of the ancient world. We observed the beginning of man, man’s fall into sin, and God’s destruction of the world through a global flood.…

Welcome Good morning everyone, today we are continuing on in our series on Joseph. We have reached a point in the story of Joseph that we really need to look at a lot of scripture to see how the story unfolds. So, instead of reading almost 4 chapters together, I’m going to put on my storyteller hat,…

This last week I have worked long and hard ministering to a particular individual that I have ministered to for over ten years now. From my vantage point the individual seems to be going nowhere fast, if there is progress it is slower than what can be seen. From my perspective there is little to no desire…

This week I recieved the Voice of the Martyrs Magazine… encouraging prayer for those persecuted, wrongfully imprisoned, going through difficult hard times. Their stories bring tears and bring one to their knees in prayer. How many of us would have had Joseph’s name on our prayer line, prayer cards tucked…

Redeeming Son If you been a Christian for any amount of Time you know that sometimes things don’t work out the way you want them to, but often they work out better b/c of God’s hand in and on your life. I’m not sure how many of you know the story of how God called me to pastor you here, but it’s a story…

Building a People of God with Unusual Characters I have been using the past several weeks to show how God doesn’t always, or even often, use the kinds of people that we expect to become his all-stars in the story of the people of God. Each one is unique. Each one has some interesting character flaws…

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…

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…

When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you keep looking at each other? Listen,” he went on, “I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us so that we will live and not die.” So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.…

The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing. Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

Welcome back to our third week in “The Story.” To this point in the narrative, we have looked at God’s plan of Creation Mankind’s choice to sin in the Garden How sin then passed from generation to generation Cain killing Abel All of creation sinned continually God’s choice to flood the earth and preserve…

In the fifth sermon of the series, we explore the challenge of trusting God when His plan isn’t clear or aligns differently from our own expectations. Drawing from Proverbs 3:5-6 and Isaiah 55:8-9, we emphasize that God’s ways and timing are higher than ours, and trusting Him requires faith beyond understanding. We’ll examine how trust deepens our relationship with God, moving us from head knowledge to personal experience, and discuss how trials often strengthen our faith. By embracing God’s plan, we find peace, guidance, and unexpected blessings, even in the midst of uncertainty.

Introduction: According to the NIH, almost 20% of American adults were diagnosed with an anxiety within the last year. An estimated 31.1% have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. This number is almost identical for those 13-18 as well. Some of these anxiety disorders…

God settles all accounts justly & graciously

Dysfunction in families can wreak havoc over multiple generations. We see this in the background of the life of Joseph. Joseph’s family tree demonstrates the truth of passages such as Exodus 34::7 which speaks of the sins of the parents affecting even the third and fourth generations. Now generational…

All the attention turns to Stephen to see how he will respond to the charges brought against him. Being accused of saying blasphemous words against God and Moses 1 And the high priest said, “Are these things so?” 2 And Stephen said: “Brothers and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father…