Temptation,Trials, Testing, and Trust

Genesis Temptation, Trials, Testing, and Trust Genesis 22   The Passage              Genesis 22     Tested By God                – Our faith will be tested – count on it.                           1 Peter 1:4-7   – We’ll never be tempted beyond what we can bear. 1 Corinthians 10:13           James 1:2-4     Trust: […]

GREED & GENEROSITY

Genesis GREED & GENEROSITY Genesis 13   ABRAM AND LOT   THE TRUTH ABOUT GREED AND GENEROSITY   Greed is a deadly spiritual poison. 2 Peter 2:6-9      Ephesians 5:5-7     Lot’s problem wasn’t money – it was the love of money. 1 Timothy 6:9-10      Proverbs 23:4-5     Proverbs 19:22     Greed flows out of […]

ABRAM: INTO THE UNKNOWN

GENESIS Abram: Into the Unknown Genesis 12   AN AMAZING CALL              Genesis 11:27-12:1   A GREAT PROMISE              Genesis 12:2-9   A BIG PROBLEM Genesis 12:10   A MESSY MISTAKE Genesis 12:11-20   SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER:   –  Half truths are lies.   –  Faith is not the absence of doubt.   –  […]

NOAH AND THE FLOOD

GENESIS NOAH AND THE FLOOD Genesis 6-9   GOD’S JUDGMENT AND GRACE   WHAT WE DON’T KNOW              –  The flood:                –  The animals:                – The people:   WHAT WE DO KNOW Godly obedience will…   – Set you apart from the crowd.   – Encourage others to follow.   – […]

CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD

GENESIS CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD Genesis 1:26-28   WHO ARE YOU?                           –  You are on purpose, not an accident.                  – You are valuable.     –  All human life is sacred and must be treated with dignity.     –  It is God who defines who we are. […]

THE GIFT

Your ( Undeserved ) Place at the Table THE GIFT Matthew 1:22-23    Isaiah 7:14         THE PROMISE OF THE GIFT…                GOD WITH US!         THE NATURE OF THE GIFT…   GOD WITH US!         THE PURPOSE OF THE GIFT….              GOD WITH US! […]

UNDESERVED RIGHTS AND PRIVELIGES

Your ( Undeserved ) Place at the Table UNDESERVED RIGHTS AND PRIVELIGES 1 Peter 2:9-10    TORN CURTAIN              Leviticus 16                  Matthew 27:50-51             1 Peter 2:9-10       – Our sins are permanently paid for.     –  Full access to God is now open to all.     –  Every Jesus-follower is a […]

FAMILY

Your ( Undeserved ) Place at the Table FAMILY   Welcome to the family!                  Romans 12:1-8, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27                                   We are all made incredibly different from each other.                     We all are made for incredibly different purposes.                     Many differences tend to attack, not attract.     Why I have […]

A CHILD OF GOD

Your (Undeserved) Place at the Table A CHILD OF GOD Mark5:21-43 THE POWER OF A WORD Mark 5:21-43.         John 1:12-13.         Galatians 4:4-7         Romans 8:14-17 – Not everyone is a child of God. – Becoming a child of God is an adoption by faith. […]

UNDESERVED LOVE

Your ( Undeserved ) Place at the Table UNDESERVED LOVE     Have we lost the WONDER of His love?   The Solution: Three things to consider:   God—the source of love.              John 1:1-3           Genesis 1:1-3     Us—the object of His love.            Romans 7:15, 18-19           Psalm […]