Read Genesis 17:1-27, Genesis 21:1-6 No doubt Abraham and Sarah truly celebrated the birth of their baby Isaac. After all, Sarah was 90 years old at the time! The amazing thing about Isaac’s birth, however, is that all that joy and celebration, all the fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham had only begun. Isaac was… Read More »

Read Genesis 16:1-16 When we look back at the stories, we read them as if they just happened one event after another, not realizing there are decades between chapters – decades where Abram was faithful and strong. While in Genesis 16, we see Abraham in one of a couple epic lapses of faith; don’t forget… Read More »

Read Genesis 12:1-9 When you look back across your life, what do you see? Most often, our memories are built around watershed moments when we did things that changed direction or path. All the smaller moments are more or less gathered around those “big” moments, aren’t they? The same thing happens in the life of… Read More »

Sometime in the first couple centuries of the 2nd millennium BCE, a prince or chieftain in a region called Ur of the Chaldees left his homeland and struck out south for the rich valleys of what is now called Palestine. His decision to move south changed the world. His name was Abram but we call… Read More »

During this teaching series we will be surveying the lives of the Patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. It probably seems a little strange to observe the Advent season by considering the lives of people who lived before Jesus, but Advent is really the mirror reflection of the anticipation for the coming Messiah that gave… Read More »