From Hagar's wilderness to Leah's silence to the burning bush: ra'ah traces a God whose seeing always produces nearness, and whose nearness always produces action.

From Genesis 24 to John 4, the Bible kept rehearsing a betrothal scene at a well. John names it Jacob's well. The Bridegroom has arrived — and He is still seeking.

He did not set his heart — sixteen words that diagnose the most common form of spiritual failure. Not rebellion. Drift. What does it mean to truly seek God?

Genesis 15:6 is not ancient history — it is the cornerstone of everything we believe about grace, faith, and justification. An exploration of Abram's covenant faith and what it means for us.

Hollywood keeps reaching for the sacrificial hero. Creation has been groaning since Genesis 3. There is only one love fierce, defiant, and brave enough to answer both.

A disciple who pours out without being refilled has nothing left to give. Drawing from Ephesians 3, Elijah, and the gathered body, this post calls every believer back to the interior life that makes outward ministry possible. Be filled first.

Two trips. Two failures. One common thread: misplaced confidence. A reflection from the field on what Paul really meant when he said to put no confidence in the flesh — and what a different kind of confidence looks like.

Satan is defeated but not finished. As a wounded enemy with time remaining, he is targeting image-bearers with focused destruction. Here is how we respond.

Sermon from Olderkesi Africa Gospel Church April 12, 2026

Genesis 16 & Luke 24:13-33

Luke's last two verses are not a postscript. They are a portrait of a resurrection people — obedient, courageous, faithful, and worshipful — sent back into the city that had just crucified their Lord.