Why ideas matter.
Why ideas matter.
God promises a son. Bible Reading: Genesis 17:15-27 Isaac’s Birth Promised 15 And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. 16 I will bless her, and moreover, I will give…
God makes a covenant with Abraham. Bible Reading: Genesis 17:1-14 Abraham and the Covenant of Circumcision 17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, 2 that I may make…
Sarai and Hagar Bible Reading: Genesis 16 16 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar. 2 And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to…
Last week, we saw how God called Abraham and made seven promises to him. Make him into a great nation. (God gave him a heritage. The Jews are all descendants of Abraham as are the Arabs.) Bless him. (God provided…
Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness. Bible Reading: Romans 4:1-12 Abraham Justified by Faith 4 What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to…
Abram gives a tenth to Melchizedek. Bible Reading: Genesis 14:17-24 Abram Blessed by Melchizedek 17 After his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the…
Abram rescues Lot. Bible Reading: Genesis 14:1-16 14 In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, 2 these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah,…
Abram and Lot separate. Bible Reading: Genesis 13 13 So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb. 2 Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in…
Bible Reading: Genesis 12:10-20 Abram and Sarai in Egypt 10 Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land. 11 When he was about to enter Egypt, he…
God makes a promise to Abram Bible Reading: Genesis 12:1-9 The Call of Abram 12 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a…