Tag: sacrifice

May the Lord spare you an untested faith

May the Lord spare you an untested faith (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Genesis 22:1-14
June 29, 2014

Some time later God tested Abraham …

God tested Abraham?  Why?  Hasn’t he been tested enough already?

Asked to leave home, family, everything that was familiar, to go to a new land that God would show him …

Made a promise of many descendants, but waiting and waiting, waiting until he was a very old man before Isaac, the son of the promise, was born …

Already having to give up one son, already losing Ishmael …

Why test Abraham again?… Continue reading ...

You don’t know what you are asking for

You don’t know what you are asking for (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Mark 10:32-45
October 18, 2015

Trust in the promise …

When you don’t, you need security fences, safety nets, back-up plans, reinforcements.

When you don’t, you need to build walls. high and thick, and you need to keep a close eye on your enemies and carefully screen your friends.… Continue reading ...

Ordinary servants

Ordinary servants (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Luke 17:5-10
October 2, 2016

I want you to focus your minds.  I want you to put aside all distractions.  I want you to summon all your strength, all your willpower, all your determination.  I want you to pour your heart and soul into this, and I want you to strive … to be ordinary!… Continue reading ...