Sermons on Covenants
Abraham’s Sojourn
Gen 23:1-20 Abraham’s life is presented as a long journey of faith shaped by promise, failure, discovery, and growing intimacy with God. He receives promises of descendants and land, seeing the first fulfillment of offspring through Isaac while the ultimate fulfillment extends to all who share his faith. After Sarah’s death, Abraham identifies himself in the promised land as a foreigner and sojourner, illustrating that God’s people live in earthly realities while belonging to a greater homeland. Believers are portrayed…
Ishmael’s Exile
Genesis 21:1-34 Isaac is finally born after decades of waiting, demonstrating that God keeps promises despite human doubt and delay. Abraham faithfully obeys God by naming Isaac and circumcising him, marking commitment to the covenant. When Isaac is weaned, family conflict erupts as Sarah demands Hagar and Ishmael be sent away. Though distressed, Abraham trusts God’s instruction, believing God will still fulfill His promise to make Ishmael a nation. Hagar and Ishmael nearly die in the wilderness until God hears…
Abraham’s 2nd Lie
Gen 20:1-18 Abraham leaves the region near the destroyed cities and relocates to Gerar, outside the land previously promised to him. No divine instruction for this move is given. Fear again drives him to deception: he claims Sarah is his sister rather than his wife, repeating an earlier failure. As a result, Sarah is taken into the household of the local king, placing the covenant promise at risk since Sarah is essential to its fulfillment. God intervenes directly by confronting…
Sodom & Gommorah
Gen 18/19 Abraham receives three visitors and shows lavish hospitality. One announces that Sarah will bear a son within a year. Sarah, aware that childbirth is biologically impossible for her, laughs inwardly and then denies it when confronted. The moment underscores divine omniscience and introduces the central question: whether anything is beyond divine power. As the visitors proceed toward Sodom, Abraham learns that the city faces judgment because of extreme injustice and pervasive harm. He intercedes, arguing that justice should…
The Enduring Covenant
Genesis 17:1-27 The passage reflects on Genesis 17 as a pivotal reaffirmation of God’s covenant with Abraham after decades of waiting. Twenty-four years after the original call and thirteen years after Ishmael’s birth, God renews His promise in a way that removes all doubt that its fulfillment will be a divine act. By revealing Himself as El Shaddai, God Almighty, He emphasizes His power to accomplish what is humanly impossible, especially the birth of a son to an elderly, barren…
Abrahamic Covenant
Genesis 15: 1-21(Apologies – there was a problem with the sound. The transcription is below) Tonight, we are in Genesis chapter 15. During these studies in the book of Genesis, we are learning about the origin or the beginning of all things created. Like the origin of the universe, man, marriage, sin and the origin of redemption. When man fell, God immediately went to work, initiating his plan to create a pathway of redemption to mankind. God gave a promised…
Abram & Lot
Gen 13:1-18 After leaving Egypt—where deception led to danger, rebuke, and expulsion—Abram returns to the earlier place of worship between Bethel and Ai, seeking restored fellowship with God. Both he and Lot have acquired substantial wealth, and the land cannot sustain their combined herds, especially in the lingering aftermath of famine. Conflict grows between their herdsmen, prompting Abram to pursue peace by proposing a voluntary separation. Confident in God’s promise, he allows Lot to choose first. Lot selects the well-watered…
Aftter the Flood
Genesis 9:1-29 After the flood, God renews His covenant with humanity through Noah, restoring order and purpose to creation. Humanity is commanded to be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, echoing the original mandate given to Adam. Yet, the relationship between humans and animals changes—fear replaces harmony, and for the first time, meat is permitted for food, though the sanctity of blood must be respected as a symbol of life. Blood becomes central throughout Scripture, representing atonement, covenant, cleansing, and…
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