Continuing the Easter series on the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, this message centers on Isaac in Genesis 26, where God forbids him from fleeing the famine to Egypt, showing how God hems in this improbable child of promise and calls us to cast our lot with him.
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Continuing the patriarchs series, this message turns to the matriarch Sarah in Genesis 15-17, examining her faithless attempt to secure an heir through Hagar and God's covenant renaming of her as the mother of nations.
Listen & readContinuing a series on the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, this message traces Abraham's story through Genesis 12-25 and Romans 4, showing how God persistently reminds Abraham of the promise that he would be heir of the world through faith rather than works.
Listen & readThe opening of a series on who God is as "the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob," beginning in Genesis 12 with God's call of Abraham, set against the backdrop of creation and humanity's fall.
Listen & readAn Easter Sunday sermon continuing Matthew's Passion account from chapter 27, moving through the torn temple curtain, Jesus' burial by Joseph of Arimathea, and the resurrection, emphasizing our need for a Savior and that Jesus' self-giving service works.
Listen & readA Palm Sunday / Sunday of the Passion sermon walking through Matthew 27:11 and following, from Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem to his silent trial before Pilate, the choice of Barabbas, and the events leading to the crucifixion.
Listen & readA Lenten sermon on Hebrews 9:11, tracing the Old Testament priesthood, tabernacle, and sacrificial system to show how Jesus serves as the perfect high priest who restores humanity's broken proximity to God.
Listen & readA Lenten sermon on Paul's letter to the Galatians, addressing whether followers of Jesus must keep Jewish law and ritual, and affirming that standing with God comes through Christ's rescue from peril rather than rule-keeping or behavior.
Listen & readA third-Sunday-of-Lent sermon drawing on Psalm 136 and Exodus 8, tracing the Exodus plagues and Red Sea deliverance to show how the God of Israel persistently breaks in to rescue his people from peril and oppression.
Listen & readA study of Matthew 15:21-28, where Jesus withdraws to Tyre and Sidon and a persistent Canaanite woman pleads for her demon-oppressed daughter, exploring faith, persistence, and how the heart rather than ceremonial rule-keeping defines holiness.
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