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Genesis 20:1-23:20 When God Tests Some time later God tested Abraham … “Take your son, your only son, Isaac,whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as aburnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.”Genesis 22:1 Go Deep: I’m guessing this [...]
Genesis 16:21-19:38 God Of The Impossible Is anything too hard for the Lord?Genesis 18:14 Go Deep: It’s a rhetorical question, of course. Obviously, by definition, the words “God” and “impossible” are completely incongruent. That’s a no-brainer theologically. If we accept the fact that God exists, and believe that he is [...]
Do you have a dream for you life? Here’s the deal: Your dream doesn’t even come close to the fulfillment God has in mind for you. Abraham had dreams, but what God had in mind was far more expansive than this old man could have ever imagined. Abraham wanted a home; God had in mind a whole land—the land of promise. Abraham wanted a child; God had in mind a nation—and not just any old nation, it would be the people of God. Abraham wanted to make a name for himself; God had in mind to bless the entire earth through Abraham’s life. God’s vision was far bigger and better than Abraham could have ever dreamed. I suspect that’s true for you too!
Genesis 8:1-11:32 What’s So Bad About Babel? Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reachesto the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and notbe scattered over the face of the whole earth.”~Genesis 11:4 (NLT) Go Deep: You might read [...]
Genesis 4:1-7:24 Anger Mismanagement—The Classic Case Study The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do whatis right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouchingat your door; it desires to have you, [...]
Read Genesis 1:1-4:26 God Did It! “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”Genesis 1:1 Go Deep: How did we get here? That really is the big question, isn’t it? Secularist and non-theistic scientists would hypothesize positions such as the big bang and evolutionary theories to explain our [...]
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