Introduction We've been thinking about the story of Abraham for several weeks. And last week, we spent our time on chapter 17 where God once again reminded Abraham of his promise to give him many descendants -- nations and kings would come from him -- and of his promise to give to Abraham and his … Continue reading Genesis 18 →

Introduction We've been thinking about the story of Abram for several weeks now. First of all, we saw in chapter 12 how God called Abram to leave his father's household and to go to the land the Lord was going to show him. And God promised to make him into a great nation. And he … Continue reading Genesis 17 →

Introduction So, we've been thinking about the story of Abram for several weeks now. First of all, we saw in chapter 12 how God called Abram to leave his father's household and to go to the land the Lord was going to show him. And God promised to make him into a great nation. And … Continue reading Genesis 16 →

Introduction This is now our fourth sermon about Abram. In the first one -- when we looked at verses 1 to 3 of Genesis 12 -- we saw that God called him to leave his father's household and to go to the land God was going to show him. And when he came to the … Continue reading Genesis 14 →

Introduction So far we've seen how, in the beginning, God created a world which was the ideal home for Adam and Eve and all their descendants to live in. The world was full of good things for them to enjoy; and the Garden of Eden, in particular, was filled with trees and plants which were … Continue reading Genesis 13 →

Introduction We spent our time last week thinking about the promises God made to Abram and especially his promise to make him into a great nation and his promise to give him and his descendants a land and his promise to bless all the peoples on earth through Abram. And do you remember that I … Continue reading Genesis 12(04–20) →

Introduction So far we've seen how, in the beginning, God created a world which was the ideal home for Adam and Eve and all their descendants to live in. The world was full of good things for them to enjoy and the Garden of Eden, in particular, was filled with trees and plants which were … Continue reading Genesis 12(01–03) →

Introduction The last time we were studying the book of Genesis on a Sunday evening, we were looking at the second half of Genesis 9 where we read about what Noah and his sons did after the flood. And do you remember how I was able to point out some similarities between what Adam did … Continue reading Genesis 10–11 →

Introduction The last time we were studying the book of Genesis, we were looking at chapters 8 and most of 9 and the conclusion of the story of Noah and the ark. And I suggested that if I were to give that last sermon a title, I would call it: The God who remembers and … Continue reading Genesis 09:18–29 →