Preached to Ekklesia Churches on Sunday September 13, 2026.

Genesis 22 reveals that Abraham’s obedience flowed from faith in the God who provides. The passage ultimately points to Jesus, the Lamb of God whose sacrifice and resurrection provide salvation and give believers confidence to walk in sacrificial obedience.

Teaching Points

Walking by Faith: Abraham trusted God and continued taking one obedient step after another, even when the outcome was unclear.

Obedience from Trust: True obedience is an act of worship flowing from faith in God’s goodness, not an attempt to earn his favor.

The Provision of God: God’s promise points to Jesus, whose death and resurrection provide forgiveness and victory over sin and death.

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Given to Ekklesia Churches on Sunday, September 6, 2026.

Genesis 21 shows how God remained faithful to Abraham and Sarah while helping them face the consequences of their past. Because Jesus saves by grace and continues shaping his people, we can trust him for peace in the present and hope for the future.

Teaching Points:

Peace in the present comes from confidence in the God who keeps his promises.

Freedom from the past requires trusting God with consequences and relationships we cannot repair ourselves.

Wisdom for the future means acting with courage and humility while resting in the provision of the Everlasting God.

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Delivered to Ekklesia Churches on Sunday, August 30, 2026.

Abraham’s return to an old sin reveals how easily fear can lead us away from faith and back toward self-dependence. Genesis 20 reminds us that we are completely dependent on God to save us, change us, and use us for his glory.

God faithfully saves despite human unfaithfulness.

God exposes our fear, dishonesty, and excuses so that we can repent and change.

God graciously uses imperfect people who depend upon him in humble faith.

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Preached to Ekklesia Churches on Sunday, August 23, 2026.

Genesis 19 shows how Lot’s divided allegiance compromised his witness, affected his family, and left him reluctant to obey even as God mercifully rescued him. His story warns against a divided heart while pointing to the grace and redemption found in Jesus.

Teaching Points:

Divided allegiance compromises our witness and makes faithful Christian living miserable.

Conditional surrender leaves the heart attached to the very things that lead toward death.

God’s mercy toward Lot and the future redemption of his family line point to salvation through Jesus rather than human faithfulness.

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Preached to Ekklesia Churches on Sunday, August 16th, 2026.

In Genesis 18, we see the importance of coming to God with humility, honesty, and faith, but ultimately, we can only draw near because God first came to us and made a way through Jesus.

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In this sermon delivered on Sunday, August 9th, 2026, we read Genesis 17 to see how the true people of God are identified by their faith and wholehearted devotion to Jesus.

God's command to "be blameless" is an invitation to faith and wholehearted allegiance, not a demand for unattainable perfection in our own strength.

The eternal promises made to Abraham regarding a multitude of nations and an everlasting kingdom are ultimately fulfilled in one specific offspring: Jesus Christ.

The people of God are defined not by an ethnic or geopolitical identity, but by their faith in Him and pursuit of His kingdom.

While circumcision was a physical reminder of covenant allegiance in the Old Testament, the work of Jesus on the cross finished the spiritual work it pointed to.

Baptism serves as the new physical sign of a spiritual rebirth, symbolizing a believer's complete death to sin and resurrection to new life in Christ.

True obedience often means letting go of our own plans for kingdom-building so we can wholeheartedly submit to the better plans of God

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Preached in August 2026, this message walks through Genesis 16 to challenge our tendency to rely on cultural shortcuts when waiting on God, calling us instead to trust the timing and provision of the God who sees our struggles.

The temptation to adopt cultural norms and human solutions over biblical truth when God's promises seem delayed.

How God meets the marginalized and afflicted right where they are in the wilderness, offering His unique plan and provision.

The call to fix our eyes on Jesus, the ultimate plan of God for our salvation, rather than attempting to manufacture our own joy.

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In this sermon we get to walk through Genesis 15, and examine how God deals with Abram's questions, and doubts, and fears about the future fulfillment of His promises!

Through His responses we learn that because God is perfectly faithful, His promises are perfectly trustworthy.

Other Insights:

- The promises of God are greater than (and able to handle) our questions

- The promises of God are greater than our doubts

- The promises of God are greater than our trials

- The promises of God find their greatest fulfillment in Jesus!

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This message explores how biblical faith is an ongoing condition of trusting God through poverty, abundance, and conflict, and was delivered to Ekklesia Churches on Sunday, July 19, 2026.

Putting your faith in Jesus is not just a one-time decision, but an ongoing condition of trusting Him in every circumstance.

In seasons of scarcity and anxiety, we must avoid leaning on our own understanding and instead cast our burdens on the Lord.

In seasons of abundance, genuine faith frees us to hold our wealth with an open hand and act with radical generosity.

We are able to face any worldly trial or conflict with unshakable peace when we anchor our hope solely in Jesus, our eternal King and High Priest.

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In this sermon delivered on July 12, 2026, Taylor explores Jesus' unexpected encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well, demonstrating that God sovereignly decides when and where He reveals Himself to weary, broken outcasts seeking living water.

An Unexpected Encounter: How Jesus bypasses cultural and religious barriers to deliberately meet a marginalized woman at high noon.

The Gift of Living Water: Understanding Christ's offer of true spiritual satisfaction that permanently quenches the thirst of a weary soul.

Leaving the Bucket Behind: Leaving our old lives and tools of self-protection behind to immediately share the transformative good news of Jesus with our communities.

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