“..that the Christ might finally settle down and feel completely at home in your hearts through your faith”. (Kenneth Wuest)
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. (Proverb 27:1)
Jewell, Iowa
COMMITTED to train men and women
to have minds for the Lord Jesus,
hearts for the truth, and
hands that are skilled to the task.
to have minds for the Lord Jesus,
hearts for the truth, and
hands that are skilled to the task.
Sermons on Genesis (Page 4)
Revelation always brings responsibility. What does it mean to walk blameless before the Lord? It is a call for integrity. Abram is to walk before God and to live in the knowledge that the eyes of God are always upon Him. The word translated blameless simply means to be
“single-hearted, sincere, fully devoted to the Lord.”
This is the secret of blameless walk before God: WORSHIP GOD LIKE ABRAM DID. FALL ON YOUR FACE BEFORE HIM AND YIELD TO HIM IN EVERYTHING. Circumcision was not an option, it was an OBLIGATION. Circumcision is the sign, the mark of a person’s relationship to God. Ishmael represents the fleshly things we do for God and it pains us to give up our cherished dreams. Our responsibility is to give up our Ishmael. Ishmael did not get a new name, because he represents the flesh, and the flesh cannot be changed.
People think that Genesis is simply an ancient history book. Living by God’s promises means living by faith in the one who made the promises and believing the promises He made to us. From God’s viewpoint, this trial was a character forming event. When circumstances are negative, we are more concerned about the promises of God than the GLORY OF GOD. Abram and Sarah did not break any laws, but they did deviate from God’s Word and through it were unable to have peace and joy in their family. Our God is never caught by surprise when we forsake the Main Road. He is eventually showing up to bring us back where we belong, unto the Main Road.
Genesis 15:1-21 1. Faith does not ELIMINATE FEELINGS Genesis 15:1 Psalm 46:10 2. Darkness does not ELIMINATE LIGHT Genesis 15:2-6 1 Peter 5:7 Romans 8:14-17 Isaiah 53:12 2 Corinthians 5:21 3. Lack of Possession does not ELIMINATE OWNERSHIP Genesis 15:7-21 Hebrews 5:9 Hebrews 9:12-15 1 Peter 5:10
There can be no growth without challenge, and there can be no challenge without change. That’s the way God designed our ‘SCHOOL OF FAITH CURRICULUM’. If nothing ever changes, you don’t need to learn to LIVE BY GOD’S PROMISES. If life is predictable, there are no challenges to overcome. And if there are no challenges to overcome, you will not be able to LIVE BY FAITH. Abram lived by Faith in the promises of God and through such actions Abram glorified God. Lot became a friend of the world, and Lot conformed to the world. • God was about to discipline Lot by making him a prisoner of war. God loved Lot, but he did not like what Lot was doing. So, like a loving and caring Father, God had to bring correction into Lot’s life. “Abram lived by the blessing of the Lord, not the bribery of the world. “
Genesis 12:10 – 13:18 1 Peter 1:6-7 1. The problem of UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES Genesis 12:10 2. The Problem of POWERFUL PEOPLE Genesis 12:11-20 Proverbs 3:5-6 3. The Problem of EARTHLY GOODS Genesis 13:5-18 James 3:13-4:10 1 Corinthians 2:14-3:3 2 Peter 2:7-8 Ephesians 1:3