Sermons

God asks Abraham to do something that distresses him greatly. He is told to send away Hagar and Ishmael, the son he has raised for sixteen years, the son he loves because the son of the promise and the son of human effort cannot share the same inheritance. What do we do when God’s plans…

Abraham and Sarah had been holding onto the same word from God for the better part of three decades. They had made mistakes along the way. There had been detours, complications, a whole lot of drama. And through all of it, the promised son had not arrived. This message is about why the birth of…

Besetting sins: Why do I keep giving in to the same temptations, even when I know better?

Every once in a great while, we talk about money. Because it’s an honest conversation about what your wallet already knows about you. Our bank statements and our calendar will testify to what we actually love, whether or not our mouths agree with them. But, before we talk about generosity, we must talk about grace.…

We don’t like to hear teaching on judgement. The culture is constantly telling us, “Judge not lest ye be judged!” But righteous judgement is the other side of the coin of justice. In the part of Abraham’s story, judgment falls on Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot loses virtually everything, but God exhibits mercy by sparing him…

We typically think of prayer as initiating with us, but it is God who initiates our praying to Him. We’ll study the fascinating ways God uses prayer to help us engage with Him and His purposes, often through our daily experiences.