“True Reconciliation” – Genesis 32 – 33   Pentecost 10 – August 13, 2017   Introduction: Family Discord Because sin is so pervasive, it’s doubtful that even one family has avoided family discord. No matter how hard the parents have tried, no matter how loving they have been in raising their children, no matter how […]

“Analyze This!” – Genesis 27-28   Pentecost 9 – August 6, 2017   Introduction: A Perfect Family? In the 1950’s, this is what the perfect family looked like: a working, well-dressed dad, who comes home for dinner with his family every night; a stay-at-home mom who cooks pot roast and potatoes and gravy for her […]

“Strange But True” – Genesis 22 Pentecost 8 – July 30, 2017     Introduction Today we are drawing the Bible’s story of Abraham to a close. We heard a couple of Sundays ago, in Genesis 12, that God called Abraham from Ur of the Chaldeans to a new land – the land of Canaan […]

“An Impossible Promise… Come True” – Genesis 15 Pentecost 7 – July 23, 2017   Introduction As we continue in our series of messages on the essential Old Testament Bible stories, we’re in the middle of three messages that focus on one of the really important characters in the Book of Genesis. We were introduced […]

“Blessed… to be a Blessing” – Genesis 12 Pentecost 6 – July 16, 2017     Introduction Just over a month ago, we started dealing with the 50 Essential Bible stories from the Old Testament, and we’ve gotten through the first 11 chapters of Genesis. The first story documented both the cosmic and the personal […]