Christ Church of Mt Airy Sermons

Like Esau, Rebekah, and Isaac, we can be unbelieving believers. God has shared with us His plans, and instead of living as if God's promises are true, at times we feel that His way is unfair. We react with anxiety and take matters into our own hands. Yet regardless of our lack of belief, God's promises are true and He will fulfill them all.

The sin and deception of Isaac, Jacob and family to substitute their scheme for the revealed plan of God to Bless the world through them, shows that despite our best or worst intentions, God remains sovereignly in control of the hope of the world at all times

Similar to his father, Isaac finds himself in a land of famine, and through the covenant with Abraham, God shows clearly that he is with Isaac and sovereign over all circumstances. We too will face famines of various kinds and through the covenant of Christ, God will be with us as well.

God demonstrated steadfast love for Abraham in his life, later years, and even after death through continued blessing to Abraham's sons Ishmael and Isaac. Matt encourages us to prioritize inquiring of God in our daily lives because we too are anchored in His steadfast love.

God proves His steadfast love to His people by ensuring the continuation of Abraham's line in providing Isaac a wife in a most miraculous way.

The deep grief Abraham experiences at the loss of his wife Sarah provides a personal example and an opportunity to explore a biblical perspective of grief and how God uses death to progress his plans for Abraham and us.

Abraham faces his greatest test, the specter of the loss of his promised and beloved Son Isaac by his own hand. Ultimately this isn’t just a test of Abraham’s faith but also a demonstration of God’s trustworthiness and sovereignty to secure his promises, which he did eternally through Jesus Christ.

God’s promises to Abraham appear to be threatened by Ishmael’s persecution of Isaac and Abimelech’s taking of a well. But the resolution to both stories demonstrate that the everlasting God keeps his covenant promise to set us free and to be with us in all that we do.