Jesus is Real Radio with Daniel Fusco

God knows your character. He’s always known it. In Genesis 16, He knew the character of Abram, Sarai, Hagar, and even Ishmael, an infant. None of us can claim knowledge like that. As Pastor Daniel will explain, the character of Ishmael permeates that of all his descendants. When God speaks to Abram, He makes Himself known as the Almighty, and we must remember that’s what He is to us.

In our lives, we make big messes…we involve others, we alter the course God has planned…but, we serve a forgiving Father. In today’s message, Pastor Daniel follows the course of events that led Sarai and Abram to the birth of Ishmael by their maidservant. Those events, however, were completely orchestrated by two people who thought they were helping God out…the Almighty of everything.

What do you do when God delays in answering you? It would be a typical human response to jump into action…to try and force things to play out how we want. But, the problem is not with God’s timing, it’s with ours. As we’ll hear in today’s teaching from Pastor Daniel, Abram experiences a delay from God…and his choice of whether or not to wait will affect what he hears from the Father.

God loves a cheerful giver. Even if you tithe, if you give…maybe in your heart you’d rather have stuff instead. That’s not a cheerful giver…it’s selfishness. As Pastor Daniel explains in part of this message from Genesis, when our actions don’t reflect our hearts there’s a disconnect. God gave His Son in love, and today we’ll hear how Abram makes a choice that reflected His heart towards God.

When you consider the broad view of your life, there is really very little that you control beyond the choices you make. In today’s teaching, Pastor Daniel follows Abram as he prepares to recover his nephew lot, who has been taken captive. Abram is just a man, but his total faith in God will dramatically affect what he is able to achieve. For us, with God, everything is brought under control.

It’s a hard thing, to own up to our mistakes. Our hearts want to make excuses for our transgressions against God, when what we should be doing is backtracking to the start of our relationship with Him. As we’ll hear in Pastor Daniel’s teaching today, when Abram recognizes his sin, he physically goes back to the place where God spoke with him. In repentance, he reconnected with his Father.

When God’s Word says something to you…you can come up with all kinds of excuses about why you can’t, why it wouldn’t work… As Pastor Daniel guides us through Abram’s life, we’ll hear how God takes seemingly impossible situations and creates nations from an imperfect person. Imagine what He can do through you. All you have to do is say yes, and obey.

When you’re in the midst of a deep valley, joy seems far away. God’s Word tells us that He protects us, but grief and hardship can be crushing. Today, Pastor Daniel explains how the Father’s intention for us goes far beyond just protection. He wants to fill us with His joy. So, even though we can count on life to take us through tough times, we can be comforted, knowing joy will come.

No matter the changing fads, political or social climate of the day, Jesus always intrigues people. He stands out. Jesus accomplished the work of His Father like no other, with everything He is. Pastor Daniel will explain why this man changed the world…and how His purpose persists, even in dark times.

The Spirit’s overflow guides us to the truth. That’s what Pastor Daniel will explore as he takes us through this teaching from the book of John. Through the Word, through His voice, we are convicted of our sin and guided through every day. He wants to change us, and we always have room to grow. It’s the greatest gift, to be ushered into life eternal by the Almighty God.