In Genesis 18, we see that God promised to bless Abraham and Sarah, but that Sarah had not yet accepted God’s blessing. Meanwhile, Abraham was at a place where he had accepted God’s blessing and was therefore in a place to bless others through his hospitality. Through this message we are encouraged to identify with one of these characters and move ourselves closer to God’s purpose in being a blessing.

This message looks at the ways in which God’s love is made known to us. As God chose Abraham and made a covenant sign through circumcision, so God chose baptism as a sign of the covenant that we have with Jesus. Since all blessings can only from Christ, and since God has gifted us baptism as a sign of our union with Christ, then baptism is important because it signifies that God’s blessings come through our connection to Jesus. Baptism is also a sign that now God’s Law is written in our hearts through the Holy Spirit.

In this message, we see Abraham is able to demonstrate faith that God will fulfill His promises because Abraham believes in the character of God. God covenants Himself to Abraham so that Abraham will know that he will indeed inherit the land. This foreshadows the way in which God will covenant Himself any who believe in Him, through the sacrifice of the cross. We are reminded to think of ways in which God has blessed us in the past to help us trust Him in the situation we are facing now.

In this message, we see Abraham is able to demonstrate faith that God will fulfill His promises because Abraham believes in the character of God. God covenants Himself to Abraham so that Abraham will know that he will indeed inherit the land. This foreshadows the way in which God will covenant Himself any who believe in Him, through the sacrifice of the cross. We are reminded to think of ways in which God has blessed us in the past to help us trust Him in the situation we are facing now.

At the beginning of a new year we pause to celebrate that God is a God of new beginnings. May you be encouraged to embrace what he’s starting in your life this year and approach it with faith.

In this message we look at Abraham’s greatest desire and how God meets him in that longing and blesses him beyond his expectation.

In this message, we look at Abraham’s meeting with Melchizedek. This meeting can be considered one of the first worship services in Scripture. What we learn from this encounter is how God prepares us in worship for the tasks for the rest of the week. God pauses the busyness of life, meets with us, prepares us for the coming days, and provides the blessing of allowing us to give back to God.

In this message we look at Abraham’s greatest desire and how God meets him in that longing and blesses him beyond his expectation.

In this message, we discuss three decisions faced by Abraham and Lot. As Abraham is faced with these decisions, we see that he knows that he will be blessed regardless of what decision he makes. With this knowledge Abraham is willing to allow Lot to decide what land he will call home, knowing he can trust God to bless any outcome. We also talk about how in Christ we have all things and how that can shape the way we make decisions today.

As we shift our focus to the next major section in the book of Genesis, we see how God will bless humanity through the life of one human and his household. The initial story of the call of Abram to go where God is sending him, is a story where God calls, blesses, and then as the final step gives an opportunity for Abram to obey. We see how God’s love for us is great and trustworthy solely because of Him, and not our actions or behavior.