by | Mar 5, 2013 | Bible, Preaching
Post Series on Genesis 13:1-18: Picking up the Pieces After Sin By Promise (Genesis 13:1-4) Leaning on God’s Sovereignty and Grace By Promise (Genesis 13:8-13) Living and Walking with God By Promise (Genesis 13:14-18) As we look at Abram in Genesis 13:8-13,...
by | Feb 27, 2013 | Bible, Preaching, Worship
Contrary to God’s command, Abram went to Egypt to escape a famine in the Promised Land. Incredibly, though, YHWH blessed Abram in the midst of Abram’s sin, both to protect Abram’s wife Sarai as well as the covenant line that God had promised would...
by | Feb 26, 2013 | Bible, Preaching, Theology
Although God had sent a famine into the Promised Land in order that Abram might learn God’s grace through trials, Abram took matters into his own hands and simply moved down to Egypt. Now, we don’t read explicitly that Abram had sinned by leaving Egypt,...
by | Feb 25, 2013 | Bible, Preaching
When we find ourselves smack in the middle of a trial in life, it’s easy to find the encouragement of James a bit…well…irritating: 2Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3for you know that the testing of your faith...
by | Nov 9, 2004 | Books, Theology
The Proper Attitude of Man Under Grace: To believe, and to consent to be loved while unworthy, is the great secret. To refuse to make “resolutions” and “vows”; for that is to trust in the flesh. To expect to be blessed, though realizing more...