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By Bart Bornhorst - Think about any man or woman in the Bible, that you consider to be a dedicated follower of God. Maybe you're thinking of David (A Man After God's Heart), or Abraham (Father of the Faithful), or maybe Naomi (Mother In-Law of Ruth). I could go on, but my point is that these faithful men and women of

Genesis 17:1-27 1. El-Shaddai – “Almighty God” (17:1) 2. Abraham – “Father of a Multitude” (17:2-14) 3. Sarah – “Princess” (17:15-18) 4. Isaac – “Laughter” (17:19-22) 5. Abraham's Secret – Immediate Obedience (17:23-27)

Discover the journey of George Abraham on Cyrus Says , a global changemaker who turned blindness into a catalyst for empowerment and inclusion. Blind since , George revolutionized opportunities for the visually impaired by introducing cricket for the blind in India and founding the World Blind Cricket Council, organizing the historic inaugural Blind Cricket World Cup. As the founder of Project Eyeway, George leads the charge in reshaping societal perceptions of blindness through advocacy, knowledge-sharing, and inclusion. His groundbreaking TV series Nazar Ya Nazariya and the podcast Eyeway Conversations amplify untold stories of visually impaired individuals thriving against all odds. His previous experience was in Advertising at Ogilvy & Mather. He studied at studied Mathematics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi UniversitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A new MP3 sermon from Calvary Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Grieving Wisely Subtitle: Abraham - Father of Faith Speaker: Phillip Yowell Broadcaster: Calvary Baptist Church Event: Sunday - PM Date: 8/25/2024 Bible: Genesis 23 Length: 32 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Calvary Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Grieving Wisely Subtitle: Abraham - Father of Faith Speaker: Phillip Yowell Broadcaster: Calvary Baptist Church Event: Sunday - PM Date: 8/25/2024 Bible: Genesis 23 Length: 32 min.

God loves faith, He promises to move mountains when He sees even a “Mustard seed” of faith in a person. The Bible tells the story of God doing everything He can to move us to a place of faith and trust. There is a whole chapter in Hebrews 11 that highlights the great exploits of faith taken by the main characters in the Bible. And yet, when we look at the lives of men like Abraham (“Father or faith”) Moses, Elijah, Sarah, David… we also see moments of great doubt, indecision and unbelief. In fact, there is not a person of faith that does not know what it means to doubt. To question the existence of God, His power, or His goodness.Moments of doubt can be threatening and disillusioning, and sadly man christians for reasons of fear and pride, will not acknowledge the possibility, or worse treat the questioner with derision. But that is never how God deals with honest doubters. He remembers our frames, and that we are but dust. He meets us in mercy, challenging our doubts, and moving us to faith. This week we took a look at the most famous doubter in history, Thomas, and see how Jesus dealt with his doubts and how he deals with ours. Join us for service online or in person every Sunday at 8am, 9:30am, 11am, & 12:30pm (PST).If you want to share how God is moving in your life through this ministry, please let us know at info@captivatesd.com!Decided To Follow Jesus? Sign up to receive a copy of our “I Have Decided” booklets - https://bit.ly/3RFzfCBGet plugged in!Next Steps - captivatesd.com/nextstepsVisit - captivatesd.com/visitCommunities - captivatesd.com/communitiesIf you would like to support Captivate financially you can give online through our website by clicking here captivatesd.com/giveNeed prayer? Please let us know! - https://bit.ly/3PANKVnFor more information about Captivate Church, visit captivatesd.com or follow us on our social media platforms below.Instagram - Instagram.com/captivatechurchsdFacebook - facebook.com/captivatesdWatch More Messages: youtube.com/@CaptivateChurch/videos

A new MP3 sermon from Calvary Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: A Test of a Lifetime Subtitle: Abraham - Father of Faith Speaker: Benjamin Coronado Broadcaster: Calvary Baptist Church Event: Sunday - PM Date: 8/4/2024 Bible: Genesis 22 Length: 37 min.

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A new MP3 sermon from Crossgar Free Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Abraham Father of the Faithful Subtitle: Heroes of the Faith Speaker: Rev. Gordon Dane Broadcaster: Crossgar Free Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday - PM Date: 5/5/2024 Bible: Genesis 12; Hebrews 11:8-18 Length: 46 min.

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A new MP3 sermon from Calvary Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Reassurance of Abram’s Faith Subtitle: Abraham - Father of Faith Speaker: Dr. Greg McLaughlin Broadcaster: Calvary Baptist Church Event: Sunday - PM Date: 3/24/2024 Bible: Genesis 15:1-6 Length: 39 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Calvary Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Reassurance of Abram’s Faith Subtitle: Abraham - Father of Faith Speaker: Dr. Greg McLaughlin Broadcaster: Calvary Baptist Church Event: Sunday - PM Date: 3/24/2024 Bible: Genesis 15:1-6 Length: 39 min.

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Abraham series. Sermon by Ian Mulreaney. Genesis 25:1-11.

June 18, 2023 -- "Father Abraham, Father God" -- Rev. Dr. Mike Middendorf, Bible Text: Romans 3:21 - 4:8: 21 Now, the way to receive God's approval has been made plain in a way other than the laws in the Scriptures. Moses' Teachings and the Prophets tell us this. 22 Everyone who believes has God's approval through faith in Jesus Christ. There is no difference between people. 23 Because all people have sinned, they have fallen short of God's glory. 24 They receive God's approval freely by an act of his kindness [a] through the price Christ Jesus paid to set us free ⌞from sin⌟. 25 God showed that Christ is the throne of mercy where God's approval is given through faith in Christ's blood. In his patience God waited to deal with sins committed in the past. 26 He waited so that he could display his approval at the present time. This shows that he is a God of justice, a God who approves of people who believe in Jesus. 27 So, do we have anything to brag about? Bragging has been eliminated. On what basis was it eliminated? On the basis of our own efforts? No, indeed! Rather, it is eliminated on the basis of faith. 28 We conclude that a person has God's approval by faith, not by his own efforts. 29 Is God only the God of the Jews? Isn't he also the God of people who are not Jewish? Certainly, he is, 30 since it is the same God who approves circumcised people by faith and uncircumcised people through this same faith. 31 Are we abolishing the laws in the Scriptures by this faith? That's unthinkable! Rather, we are supporting these laws. (4) What can we say that we have discovered about our ancestor Abraham? 2 If Abraham had God's approval because of something he did, he would have had a reason to brag. But he could not brag to God about it. 3 What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and that faith was regarded as the basis of Abraham's approval by God.” 4 When people work, their pay is not regarded as a gift but something they have earned. 5 However, when people don't work but believe God, the one who approves ungodly people, their faith is regarded as the basis of God's approval. 6 David says the same thing about those who are blessed: God approves of people without their earning it. David said, 7 “Blessed are those whose disobedience is forgiven and whose sins are pardoned. 8 Blessed is the person whom the Lord no longer considers sinful.” (GW) ⁠⁠⁠http://www.bethanylutheran.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.facebook.com/Bethany.Long.Beach⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/BethanyLutheranLongBeach

David Johnson looks at how the apostle Paul used the example of Abraham, “the father of us all,” to remind the Jews and gentiles of the early Church that we are all equally God's children. There is no room for artificial distinctions among God's people.This episode is a companion to the following Daily Bible Verse post: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/bible/blog/father-of-the-faithful/Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it's released!

Faith in God does not reach just to the probable or possible. We do that when exercising trust in one another: but with God, our faith reaches to the impossible. Today Dr. John teaches on the impossible wonder God performed for Abraham. Abraham believed that God would do what He promised. So when we trust God for more than the possible in our lives, we exercise faith like Abraham.Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

Very early in church history, believers had to recognize what the mark of Christianity was. As the gospel spread beyond the country and culture of israel, the church debated what the identification of God's promise was. Dr. John teaches that the mark of the gospel was faith. Faith was and is the sign of God's covenant.Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

It is one thing to change your own name out of preference. It is another thing to have someone else change our name. Now the change has meaning. God changed Abram's name to Abraham. Dr. John teaches us today that the new name was a reference point for Abraham. It would always remind him of God's promise. Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

Bestowing a name upon an infant is an act of promise. It becomes their identity we trust they will grow in to. We want "Faith" to become faithful or "Hunter" to explore the fullness of life. Dr. John teaches today on the Names of God revealed to Abraham. The names are promises, not of what God will become, but of who God is.Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

We rarely have trouble with God's grace. In fact, it is our hope and prayer. God's grace only becomes a problem when it extends to people we think don't deserve it. Today Dr. John teaches on the favour of God towards Hagar and Ishmael. We expect the blessing of God upon Sarah and Isaac, but God's favour flows beyond our expectations. Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

All human actions have consequences. We assume that we can predict and control what those will be. But any action outside of the will of God produces effects beyond our control and our wishes. Sin reaps judgement and death.Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

We are to abandon any confidence in our presumed abilities. Each day we renew our commitment to trust in the promise and power of God. In the tension between Ishmael and Isaac, between what we can do and what God promises - trust the Words of God. Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

Coming to God is an exchange of what we could never do, for what He has done. He did it all and we are invited to believe. And so we learn to surrender to Christ by faith, trusting in His power and His power alone.Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

The most high God gives to Abram an image he will never forget. It is an emblem of assurance on which to found his faith. God signs a contract that He will keep His word.Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

Can God be trusted? If you are a Christian, you feel obligated to answer "Yes." But don't ask the question intellectually. Examine the practical, experiential faith of the heart in your daily routine. Are you trusting God moment by moment? He is worthy of our faith. Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

It's been suggested that we learn who we truly are by losing. But winning will also reveal our default nature. Dr. John teaches today about Abraham's response after a victorius battle. He honours Melchizadek but refuses to honour the King of Sodom. Listen and understand the difference.Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

Doing what is right is especially challenging when we think we might benefit by doing what is wrong. Today Dr. John teaches that when Lot was captured in battle, it wouldn't be the worst thing for Abraham's flocks and pastures. Pressed between what is right or what is beneficial, what would Abraham do?  Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

We are built so that our forward motion follows our eyes. A motorcylist knows that if they turn their heads, the bike will eventually follow. Today, Dr. John reminds us that if we are to make forward motion in our pilgrimage, we need to lift our eyes higher - not simply to see the bigger picture, but to see God.Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

Self defence is more than a physical response. We also defend our reputations, time, possessions and perceived rights. If any of these are infringed upon, we fight for our rights. Dr. John holds Abraham before us as a peacemaker. Abraham trusted in God's protection and provision. What about you? Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

Throughout our spiritual journey, we often weave around obstacles of our own making. Abraham is on a pilgrimage to the land of promise - but he gets sidetracked in Egypt. Today Dr. John teaches that our lack of faith in God's promises leads to problems we try to fix on our own. We don't need man-made solutions to man-made problems. We need the grace of God. Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

Abraham was a pilgrim looking for a city whose founder and maker is God. So we, like our father in the faith, are sojourners on this earth. We can trust the leading of God to take us all the way home to dwell with our Lord foreverAbraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

It's been quoted that, "no man is a fool who gives up what he cannot hold, to gain what he cannot lose." In the promises that come to us in Christ, we have lost nothing and gained everything.Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

Abraham is a story of belief in God - but it is a sacrificial faith. The gospel is free, but invites us to consider the cost. So like Abraham, let us count on God and His promises as more precious than any thing of this world.Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

Genesis is more than the beginning of time and space. It holds the beginning of faith's story, as exemplified by Abraham. The story of Abraham is at the front of the Scriptures and sets the stage for the entire Bible.Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

Abraham is spoken of as the "father of faith." He does not generate faith but is a template for all of us. Therefore, one can never fully understand Abraham without seeing him not only encountering the gospel, but encountering Jesus Himself. Abraham: Father of All Who Believe: The faith of Abraham is the basis for our faith today. To study Abraham is to study the life of faith. James refers to Abraham as “God's friend”, a title used of no one else in Scripture. In this four – week series, Dr. Neufeld unpacks the significance of Abraham's life of faith and its importance in laying a foundation for God's people to follow.

Reading I Gn 1:1—2:2 In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters. Then God said, "Let there be light,"" and there was light. God saw how good the light was. God then separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." Thus evening came, and morning followed—the first day. Then God said, "Let there be a dome in the middle of the waters, to separate one body of water from the other." And so it happened: God made the dome, and it separated the water above the dome from the water below it. God called the dome "the sky." Evening came, and morning followed—the second day. Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered into a single basin, so that the dry land may appear." And so it happened: the water under the sky was gathered into its basin, and the dry land appeared. God called the dry land "the earth, " and the basin of the water he called "the sea." God saw how good it was. Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth vegetation: every kind of plant that bears seed and every kind of fruit tree on earth that bears fruit with its seed in it." And so it happened: the earth brought forth every kind of plant that bears seed and every kind of fruit tree on earth that bears fruit with its seed in it. God saw how good it was. Evening came, and morning followed—the third day. Then God said: "Let there be lights in the dome of the sky, to separate day from night. Let them mark the fixed times, the days and the years, and serve as luminaries in the dome of the sky, to shed light upon the earth." And so it happened: God made the two great lights, the greater one to govern the day, and the lesser one to govern the night; and he made the stars. God set them in the dome of the sky, to shed light upon the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw how good it was. Evening came, and morning followed—the fourth day. Then God said, "Let the water teem with an abundance of living creatures, and on the earth let birds fly beneath the dome of the sky." And so it happened: God created the great sea monsters and all kinds of swimming creatures with which the water teems, and all kinds of winged birds. God saw how good it was, and God blessed them, saying, "Be fertile, multiply, and fill the water of the seas; and let the birds multiply on the earth." Evening came, and morning followed—the fifth day. Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth all kinds of living creatures: cattle, creeping things, and wild animals of all kinds." And so it happened: God made all kinds of wild animals, all kinds of cattle, and all kinds of creeping things of the earth. God saw how good it was. Then God said: "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and the cattle, and over all the wild animals and all the creatures that crawl on the ground." God created man in his image; in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. God blessed them, saying: "Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and all the living things that move on the earth." God also said: "See, I give you every seed-bearing plant all over the earth and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit on it to be your food; and to all the animals of the land, all the birds of the air, and all the living creatures that crawl on the ground, I give all the green plants for food." And so it happened. God looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good. Evening came, and morning followed—the sixth day. Thus the heavens and the earth and all their array were completed. Since on the seventh day God was finished with the work he had been doing, he rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken.Reading II Gn 22:1-18 God put Abraham to the test. He called to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am," he replied. Then God said: "Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you." Early the next morning Abraham saddled his donkey, took with him his son Isaac and two of his servants as well, and with the wood that he had cut for the holocaust, set out for the place of which God had told him. On the third day Abraham got sight of the place from afar. Then he said to his servants: "Both of you stay here with the donkey, while the boy and I go on over yonder. We will worship and then come back to you." Thereupon Abraham took the wood for the holocaust and laid it on his son Isaac's shoulders, while he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two walked on together, Isaac spoke to his father Abraham: "Father!" Isaac said. "Yes, son," he replied. Isaac continued, "Here are the fire and the wood, but where is the sheep for the holocaust?" "Son," Abraham answered, "God himself will provide the sheep for the holocaust." Then the two continued going forward. When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. Next he tied up his son Isaac, and put him on top of the wood on the altar. Then he reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son. But the LORD's messenger called to him from heaven, "Abraham, Abraham!" "Here I am!" he answered. "Do not lay your hand on the boy," said the messenger. "Do not do the least thing to him. I know now how devoted you are to God, since you did not withhold from me your own beloved son." As Abraham looked about, he spied a ram caught by its horns in the thicket. So he went and took the ram and offered it up as a holocaust in place of his son. Abraham named the site Yahweh-yireh; hence people now say, "On the mountain the LORD will see." Again the LORD's messenger called to Abraham from heaven and said: "I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you acted as you did in not withholding from me your beloved son, I will bless you abundantly and make your descendants as countless as the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore; your descendants shall take possession of the gates of their enemies, and in your descendants all the nations of the earth shall find blessing-- all this because you obeyed my command."Reading III Ex 14:15—15:1 The LORD said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to go forward. And you, lift up your staff and, with hand outstretched over the sea, split the sea in two, that the Israelites may pass through it on dry land. But I will make the Egyptians so obstinate that they will go in after them. Then I will receive glory through Pharaoh and all his army, his chariots and charioteers. The Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I receive glory through Pharaoh and his chariots and charioteers." The angel of God, who had been leading Israel's camp, now moved and went around behind them. The column of cloud also, leaving the front, took up its place behind them, so that it came between the camp of the Egyptians and that of Israel. But the cloud now became dark, and thus the night passed without the rival camps coming any closer together all night long. Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the LORD swept the sea with a strong east wind throughout the night and so turned it into dry land. When the water was thus divided, the Israelites marched into the midst of the sea on dry land, with the water like a wall to their right and to their left. The Egyptians followed in pursuit; all Pharaoh's horses and chariots and charioteers went after them right into the midst of the sea. In the night watch just before dawn the LORD cast through the column of the fiery cloud upon the Egyptian force a glance that threw it into a panic; and he so clogged their chariot wheels that they could hardly drive. With that the Egyptians sounded the retreat before Israel, because the LORD was fighting for them against the Egyptians. Then the LORD told Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the water may flow back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and their charioteers." So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at dawn the sea flowed back to its normal depth. The Egyptians were fleeing head on toward the sea, when the LORD hurled them into its midst. As the water flowed back, it covered the chariots and the charioteers of Pharaoh's whole army which had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not a single one of them escaped. But the Israelites had marched on dry land through the midst of the sea, with the water like a wall to their right and to their left. Thus the LORD saved Israel on that day from the power of the Egyptians. When Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the seashore and beheld the great power that the LORD had shown against the Egyptians, they feared the LORD and believed in him and in his servant Moses. Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: I will sing to the LORD, for he is gloriously triumphant; horse and chariot he has cast into the sea.Reading IV Is 54:5-14 The One who has become your husband is your Maker; his name is the LORD of hosts; your redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, called God of all the earth. The LORD calls you back, like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, a wife married in youth and then cast off, says your God. For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great tenderness I will take you back. In an outburst of wrath, for a moment I hid my face from you; but with enduring love I take pity on you, says the LORD, your redeemer. This is for me like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah should never again deluge the earth; so I have sworn not to be angry with you, or to rebuke you. Though the mountains leave their place and the hills be shaken, my love shall never leave you nor my covenant of peace be shaken, says the LORD, who has mercy on you. O afflicted one, storm-battered and unconsoled, I lay your pavements in carnelians, and your foundations in sapphires; I will make your battlements of rubies, your gates of carbuncles, and all your walls of precious stones. All your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children. In justice shall you be established, far from the fear of oppression, where destruction cannot come near you.Reading V Is 55:1-11 Thus says the LORD: All you who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come, receive grain and eat; come, without paying and without cost, drink wine and milk! Why spend your money for what is not bread, your wages for what fails to satisfy? Heed me, and you shall eat well, you shall delight in rich fare. Come to me heedfully, listen, that you may have life. I will renew with you the everlasting covenant, the benefits assured to David. As I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander of nations, so shall you summon a nation you knew not, and nations that knew you not shall run to you, because of the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, who has glorified you. Seek the LORD while he may be found, call him while he is near. Let the scoundrel forsake his way, and the wicked man his thoughts; let him turn to the LORD for mercy; to our God, who is generous in forgiving. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the LORD. As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways above your ways and my thoughts above your thoughts. For just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; my word shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it.Reading VI Bar 3:9-15, 32--4:4 Hear, O Israel, the commandments of life: listen, and know prudence! How is it, Israel, that you are in the land of your foes, grown old in a foreign land, defiled with the dead, accounted with those destined for the netherworld? You have forsaken the fountain of wisdom! Had you walked in the way of God, you would have dwelt in enduring peace. Learn where prudence is, where strength, where understanding; that you may know also where are length of days, and life, where light of the eyes, and peace. Who has found the place of wisdom, who has entered into her treasuries? The One who knows all things knows her; he has probed her by his knowledge-- The One who established the earth for all time, and filled it with four-footed beasts; he who dismisses the light, and it departs, calls it, and it obeys him trembling; before whom the stars at their posts shine and rejoice; when he calls them, they answer, "Here we are!" shining with joy for their Maker. Such is our God; no other is to be compared to him: he has traced out the whole way of understanding, and has given her to Jacob, his servant, to Israel, his beloved son. Since then she has appeared on earth, and moved among people. She is the book of the precepts of God, the law that endures forever; all who cling to her will live, but those will die who forsake her. Turn, O Jacob, and receive her: walk by her light toward splendor. Give not your glory to another, your privileges to an alien race. Blessed are we, O Israel; for what pleases God is known to us!Reading VII Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28 The word of the LORD came to me, saying: Son of man, when the house of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it by their conduct and deeds. Therefore I poured out my fury upon them because of the blood that they poured out on the ground, and because they defiled it with idols. I scattered them among the nations, dispersing them over foreign lands; according to their conduct and deeds I judged them. But when they came among the nations wherever they came, they served to profane my holy name, because it was said of them: "These are the people of the LORD, yet they had to leave their land." So I have relented because of my holy name which the house of Israel profaned among the nations where they came. Therefore say to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord GOD: Not for your sakes do I act, house of Israel, but for the sake of my holy name, which you profaned among the nations to which you came. I will prove the holiness of my great name, profaned among the nations, in whose midst you have profaned it. Thus the nations shall know that I am the LORD, says the Lord GOD, when in their sight I prove my holiness through you. For I will take you away from among the nations, gather you from all the foreign lands, and bring you back to your own land. I will sprinkle clean water upon you to cleanse you from all your impurities, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. I will give you a new heart and place a new spirit within you, taking from your bodies your stony hearts and giving you natural hearts. I will put my spirit within you and make you live by my statutes, careful to observe my decrees. You shall live in the land I gave your fathers; you shall be my people, and I will be your God.Epistle Rom 6:3-11 Brothers and sisters: Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life. For if we have grown into union with him through a death like his, we shall also be united with him in the resurrection. We know that our old self was crucified with him, so that our sinful body might be done away with, that we might no longer be in slavery to sin. For a dead person has been absolved from sin. If, then, we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him. We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over him. As to his death, he died to sin once and for all; as to his life, he lives for God. Consequently, you too must think of yourselves as being dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus.Gospel Mt 28:1-10 After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. His appearance was like lightning and his clothing was white as snow. The guards were shaken with fear of him and became like dead men. Then the angel said to the women in reply, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him.' Behold, I have told you.” Then they went away quickly from the tomb, fearful yet overjoyed, and ran to announce this to his disciples. And behold, Jesus met them on their way and greeted them. They approached, embraced his feet, and did him homage. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

Message from Steve Holt on 02/05/2023

Genesis 37-50 tells the great story of Joseph (yep, the one with the multicolored coat!) This story is so rich with twists and turns, theological depth, and practical life takeaways that I wanted to tell it to you today and invite you to go deeper the first chance you get. Check it out! LINKS/RESOURCES: - Link to the beginning of this story in Genesis 37: https://my.bible.com/bible/2017/GEN.37.RSV-CI - Very interesting comparison chart between the Joseph in Genesis and Jesus put together by “Jews for Jesus” and available in PDF form here: https://staging.jewsforjesus.org/files/pdf/other/a-comparison-between-joseph-and-jesus.pdf - Steve Ray's outstanding documentary Abraham: Father of Faith and Works from his Footprints of God series - https://www.steveraysstore.com/AbrahamMovie ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you'll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

Questions Covered: 15:33 – I've heard people say that Abraham knew that he wouldn't have to actually sacrifice his son because he said, “wait here, we'll be back”. What do you think about this? 29:23 – What happened with Abraham's other son? 41:20 – Did Abraham know God to be a trinity, or did he know God to just be one person, the Father? 45:48 – Follow up on the conversion earlier – Do you typically call the elder generation “brethren”? 50:54 – Did Abraham have/receive the Holy Spirit? …

September 18, 2022 | Genesis 12:1-20 | The Call of Abraham | Father Abraham | Dale Williams

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