Father Abraham, we call him—but not so in the beginning. Long ago, God called a man, named at the time Abram, to trust beyond the stars. Beneath a starry sky and glimmering night, God proclaims several promises to this old citizen past his prime. In his closing years, Abraham is seventy-five, and Sarah is a […]
Genesis 12:1-3, 15:1-6: Faith Receives What God Wants to Give
December 9, 2015 by
To plant a seed, you make a small hole in the ground, put the seed in it, and cover it with soil. But then you have to wait until the seed germinates, for until then, there’s nothing that you can see. And so a planted seed gives us a beautiful picture of faith. Waiting for […]
Genesis 22: Where is the Lamb?
April 2, 2014 by
As Americans, being depressed usually bothers us more than having sin and guilt. Let’s contrast the difference. Depression is so commonplace that anti-depressants are on the list of most-prescribed drugs. But when it comes to sin and guilt, few are beating down the church door to confess their sins. This is true even in the […]
Genesis 12:1-9: The Old Testament is the History of God’s Promise
March 17, 2014 by
Psalm 25 says, “Remember, O Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old” (Psalm 25:6). When God remembers His promise, His blessings are on us. And at its heart, there is but one promise of God. It’s His promise to save, to deliver from death, to rescue from sin and every […]
Genesis 15: The God of Abraham will be your protection, your great reward
December 5, 2012 by
Although our lives are becoming globally intertwined these days, our worlds are still small. For example, it’s true that global communications now exists in ways that we could not have imagined years ago. Yet, despite such global communications, in the end it still comes down a phone call from family or a friend. Often, our […]
Midweek Advent Services
December 3, 2012 by
This year’s midweek Advent services will focus on the Old Testament Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Through their lives, we will learn how they pointed forward to Jesus Christ. Our midweek services will be on December 5, 12, and 19 at 1:00 and 7:00 PM. The order of service will be Evening Prayer (yes, even […]
Lent 5: Genesis 22:1-14
April 10, 2011 by
God asked Abraham to do the unthinkable: “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will point out to you” (Genesis 22:2-3). Isaac was the son of the promise, the one born […]
Lent 4: Galatians 4:21-31
April 3, 2011 by
Abraham had two sons: Ishmael and Isaac. They were both sons of Abraham, but there was an enormous difference in how they came to be born! Do you remember the promise God made to Abraham? God told Abraham that he would be the father of a nation with as many people as the stars in […]
