Sermon Media & Review
Hebrews 11:11-12; Genesis 18
- Category: The Book of Genesis
- May 11, 2014
A Portrait of a Woman’s Persevering Faith.
When you look at a painted portrait of a woman, you often wonder what she was really like. We wonder the same thing with Bible characters. A few verses in Hebrews 11 show us how to interpret Sarah’s story. She was known as a woman of faith.
Sarah is involved differently in all 3 sections of Genesis 18. God’s promises to Sarah and Abraham show what he can do with faithful obedience in simple, singular things.
Genesis 16
- Category: The Book of Genesis
- April 27, 2014
Faith Thrives When We Turn from Sin.
Have you ever acted impulsively and hurt those closest to you? Abram was a godly man of faith, but he still acted out of emotion on occasion. He was given God’s word seven times, yet in this chapter he deflects it and takes his own way.
As Christians, we will never be without sin, but our goal should be to sin less. As we persevere in our walk, like Abram, we will hopefully succeed more than we fail.
Luke 24
- Category: Holidays & Special Services
- April 20, 2014
Walking with the Living Christ.
In Luke 24, our risen Lord shows mercy and patience to two unbelieving yet religious persons. Many in our day also do not understand the full story of Jesus. Religion always either takes away from Jesus or adds to Him. True Christianity believes that Jesus as revealed in the Bible is enough.
Cleopas and his friend had been taught by religion that Jesus would be an earthly king. He will rule on earth in the future, but his first coming was to be our Savior. Their understanding of the Scriptures was incomplete.
Given only part of the story of who Jesus was, these sincere men were left to rely on human reasoning. When Jesus was crucified, they lost hope.
Genesis 15
- Category: The Book of Genesis
- April 13, 2014
God's Salvation Covenant with Abraham.
God gives the third unconditional covenant of the book of Genesis to Abram.
Genesis 14:17-24
- Category: The Book of Genesis
- April 6, 2014
Tender Compassion Ministers to Compromise in Peril.
Abram’s life is a study in perseverance by grace.
Lot had formerly walked with the Lord, and he knew enough to be convicted of his compromise. Yet he did not act on this conviction or repent in the face of Abram’s merciful ministry.
Genesis 14
- Category: The Book of Genesis
- March 30, 2014
Tender compassion ministers to compromise in peril
Genesis 14 takes a “compare and contrast” method to present truth. Lot’s story continues as a subplot in the Abram narrative, showing the life of a righteous person who does not persevere well as Abram did. Lot’s life demonstrates that the way of the transgressor is hard, and it doesn’t get easier.
In contrast, Abram dwells in stability, prosperity, hope, and peace. As we walk with the Lord, darkness around us will naturally be exposed.
Genesis 12:10-13:18
- Category: The Book of Genesis
- March 23, 2014
The genuine walk of faith always includes more spiritual success than failure.
When studying narrative or story portions of the Bible, we will not find as many direct commands from God. We draw out spiritual principles from stories, and these are just as authoritative as direct commands.
We have observed several virtues in Abram so far, his spiritual discipline and patient obedience. The next section of narrative show Abram succumbing to temptation. Genesis records God speaking to Abram 7 times, and 3 times of Abram being tempted away from God’s truth. Here is our first principle: A saved person will never be sinless, but in the process of progressive sanctification, they will succeed more than they fail.
Genesis 12
- Category: The Book of Genesis
- March 16, 2014
God continues to reveal His glorious plan of salvation for the ages and uses an ordinary man to do so.
The end of Genesis 11 records the descendants of Shem and focuses in on a man named Terah. We see that godly people were still alive at the time of the Tower of Babel as a small remnant. God provides salvation to His people and grace to persevere regardless of how dark a culture is.
Genesis 12 begins the “Regeneration” section of Genesis and the Patriarchal period of Bible history. God had doled out judgment on those who didn’t steward His Word, and is about to give more revelation.
Genesis 11
- Category: The Book of Genesis
- March 9, 2014
God’s sovereign mercy on nations provides eternal opportunity for the Lord’s people — Part 2.
The Bible is not a history book, but it contains history. We can learn much from what the Holy Spirit chose to record.
