Citizens of Heaven, Part 2 Last week, I began examining what it means to be a Citizen of Heaven. Today, I want to continue this teaching and how important understanding our new creation reality is as a follower of Jesus. Understanding our new identity affects our...

Citizens of Heaven, Part 1  Over the next couple of weeks, I want to examine our position as citizens of heaven and how this reality provides authority as believers.   I finished the series “God’s Faithfulness” last week. I used the lives of Abraham and Sarah to...

Abraham’s Faith and Obedience Pt. 4  Faith lives from the invisible toward the visible. Abraham discovered trust in God’s promises anchored in an unseen realm. (Heb. 11:8-12, 13-16)  Abraham believed God existed, believed He loved us unconditionally, and sought Him...

Abraham’s Faith and Obedience, Pt. 3  I’ve been in a series about God’s Faithfulness. I’ve been using the lives of Abraham and Sarah to demonstrate how loving, caring, and understanding God is toward us.   Know this: God is faithful, even when we are faithless! ...

Abraham’s Faith and Obedience, Pt. 2  Abraham is mentioned seventy-four times in the NT; he is second only to Moses.   Abraham is the only person in the Bible who is called a friend of God (James 2:23), perhaps the highest honor anyone can receive. Although he was not...

Abraham’s Faith and Obedience, Pt. 1  For the last four weeks, I have examined Abraham and Sarah's lives and faith in our series “God’s Faithfulness.”   In Genesis, we read that God promised Abraham’s descendants that all the families of the earth would be blessed....

God Will Provide  Continuing the series, “God’s Faithfulness,” today’s article, “God Will Provide,” develops from Genesis 22, where God instructs Abraham to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice.   Genesis 22 presents a pivotal moment in Abraham’s walk with God, during...

You Can’t Earn a Promise  I continue this week's study of Abraham and Sarah’s journey of faith. We pick up our story in Genesis 17 when God renews His covenant and promises to Abraham.   It’s been about 23 years since the Lord first spoke to Abraham in Genesis 12,...

You Are the God Who Sees  Godly patience is a character quality that sustains us—a virtue. However, many of us grow impatient when waiting upon God for a promise to be fulfilled. In the delay we can become discouraged if the season is long.   In the book of Proverbs,...

Your Mess is No Trouble for God  I will start a four-week series about Abram (Abraham) and Sarai (Sarah) today. This series is about God’s faithfulness to us, even when we make mistakes or struggle with faith in His promises. I’ll also underscore the importance of...