Abraham Study Guide (Week 4) SUGGESTED VERSES FOR MEMORIZATION & MEDITATION And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.) (Genesis 14:18) We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus …
Abraham Study Guide (Week 3) SUGGESTED VERSES FOR MEMORIZATION & MEDITATION Then Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, for we are kinsmen.” (Genesis 13:8) The LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Lift up your eyes and look …
As I approach Luke 3 for preaching this week, I find myself staring down upon one of the dreaded begats found throughout the Bible. As a pastor, I am uncertain if I am allowed to say this, but the genealogies in the Bible can be pretty boring. Often, they are simply scattered throughout certain places, yet …
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Last week, we read how Abram came to know the LORD. Though he was originally a cursed pagan, God spoke to him, giving him a command and a promise. God told Abram to go to a land that God would show him and that He would bless Abram greatly. Trusting the LORD, Abram obeyed, not …
Since I will be preaching Genesis 19 this week, it seems like a great time to discuss the reason for the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Often, this chapter of the Bible is used as a warning text against the sinfulness of homosexuality as many view homosexuality as the primary cause for its desolation. But …
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Genesis is a big book. It contains fifty chapters, which would take a significant amount of time to work straight through. Fortunately, Genesis is composed of two major parts. The first part is found in chapters 1-11. This is called the primeval history, and it covers four gigantic, earth-shaping events: Creation, the Fall, the Flood, …
This past weekend I watched the newest Christian movie, War Room. To be honest, I am absolutely one of the worst people to see one of these kinds of films. As a person who deeply loves well-crafted narratives, such typically cheese-filled productions usually leave my gut wrenching. However, I found War Room to be surprisingly …
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Abraham Study Guide (Week 1) SUGGESTED VERSES FOR MEMORIZATION & MEDITATION Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. (Genesis 12:1) So Abram went, as the LORD had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five …
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He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, and to make him the father of the …
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