Category: Teaching

[Today: Genesis 22] Would You Sacrifice Your Son? In Genesis 22 Abraham is called to the mount of God and commanded to offer up his son, his only son Isaac as a consecration offering to the Father. What would be your response in such a situation? Would you go to the altar and raise your […]

[Today: Genesis 21] At Long Last, a Son. In chapter 21 of Genesis we rejoice with Abraham and Sarah at the birth of the promised son. The boy is named Isaac, which means “laughter.” God’s covenant partners, Sarah and Abraham have witnessed the faithfulness of God in a radical, miraculous birth of a child in […]

[Today: Genesis 20] Abraham Deceives Abimelech. In chapter 20 of Genesis Abraham repeats the deception he perpetrated with Pharaoh in Egypt. He fears Abimelech and hides his marriage to Sarah with a lie. At the same time, God defends Abraham even in the midst of this moral failure. What are we to learn from this […]

[Today: Genesis 19] Lot Flees Sodom. In Gen. 19 we find that just as Abraham was visited by angels over the destruction of Sodom, so also Lot is visited by angels in the very city itself. The whole affair is very unfortunate leading to the death of Lot’s wife and the debauchery of his daughters […]

  [Today: Genesis 18] Abraham Discovers that with God – Everything is Negotiable. Have you ever negotiated with God? The Judeo-Christian concept of God is of an inflexible, distant being frowning down upon His subjects and carrying out His will. In our study today we will see that nothing could be further from the truth. […]

[Today: Genesis 17] A Name Change and a Renewed Covenant. After the affair that produced Ishmael time passes as Abram and Sarai continue to age. As this chapter opens we find Abram at 99 years old when the Father shows up to affirm regardless of natural circumstances, Abram will indeed have a son. [Gen 17:1-27 […]

[Today:] Genesis 16 – Do you have an Ishmael Situation in Your Life? When the pressure is on and you are desperate for a breakthrough it is common to come up with our own ideas. Abram and Sarai were aging into later years but hoping for a son, so much so they ignored God’s plan […]

[Today: Genesis 15] – In the previous chapter, God requires Abram to return the spoil of the battle on the plain to the king of Sodom. In the process, Abram paid a tenth to Melchizedek and kept nothing for himself. The curtain on Gen. 15 opens with Abram worried about money. Do you ever worry […]

  Today: Gen. 14: Four Hundred Men in Covenant with God Defeat Four Armies! In chapter 14 Abram comes to Lot’s rescue when the cities of the plain (including Sodom) are overthrown. In the aftermath of a great victory a man named Melchizedek meets Abram returning with the spoil of 10 cities. What happens next […]

Today: Gen. 13: Coming Out with Egypt’s Spoil. In this chapter Abraham is ejected from Egypt under the reproach of Pharoah but at the same time is greatly blessed in wealth and substance. What do you expect for yourselves when you make a mistake or commit and outright sin? God doesn’t look on these things […]