Sermons from February 2026
4 Senses
Gen 27:1-46 Though aging and nearly blind, Isaac believes he is near death and asks Esau to hunt and prepare his favorite meal so he can formally bestow the patriarchal blessing upon him. This blessing carries material prosperity, authority over others, and the covenant promise first given to Abraham. Rebekah overhears and intervenes. Years earlier she had been told that her younger son, Jacob, would rule over Esau. Convinced that Jacob is the rightful heir, she devises a plan to…
Well, Well, Well
Gen 26:1-33 Genesis 26 follows Isaac after Abraham’s death as another famine hits the land. God appears to Isaac for the first time and tells him not to go to Egypt, but to remain in the promised land. God then reaffirms the entire covenant previously given to Abraham: the land will belong to Isaac’s descendants, his offspring will multiply beyond counting, and through his line all nations will be blessed. Isaac receives this promise not because he has earned it,…
A Full Life, Not a Full Tent
Gen 25:1-34 Abraham’s story comes to a close in Genesis 25. After remarrying and having more children, he deliberately arranges his inheritance: Isaac receives everything as the son of promise, while the other sons receive gifts and are sent away. This is presented as both a spiritual picture—God giving all to His Son—and practical wisdom for preventing conflict by settling family matters before death. Abraham dies at 175 “full of years,” showing God’s faithfulness to His promises and portraying a…
Bride for Isaac
Gen 24:1-67 The text reflects on Genesis 24 as a carefully structured story about the search for a bride for Isaac, emphasizing both its narrative flow and its symbolic meaning. Abraham, near the end of a life marked by struggle and faith, can truthfully say that God has blessed him in everything. Trusting God’s promises, he commissions his chief servant to find a wife for Isaac from his own family rather than the surrounding culture, insisting that Isaac must not…
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