This morning we celebrate the RESURRECTION of the LORD JESUS CHRIST. Every Lord’s Day morning we mark the VICTORY of Christ over death. But, we take this day and set it apart and focus upon this monumental event in Christian AND HUMAN...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Lord is making a rare and unusual visit amongst men. He came to Abraham to talk to him about His promise concerning his family, and now He is leaving the quiet blissfulness of Abraham’s camp for a far more sobering task. He is going to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Humanly speaking, Abram had it made. He had all the wealth he could ever need. He had the blessing of knowing the living God. He was promised that he and his posterity had a homeland for ever. He had the Word of God on it. But, as time passed,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The mention of God’s reward reminds Abram of something. It is obvious that this is something that has been on Abram’s mind and a burden on his heart. God told Abram when we first met him in Genesis 12:2 that He would make of him a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The King of Sodom, the wicked Mayor of that depraved city, comes out of the hole he was hiding in and approaches the victorious hero, Abram. But, before he could say a single word to Abram, under God’s directed providence, another king...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Abraham was not a warrior but when the need arose he arose to the need. He leaves the hills and herds of Mamre and becomes the hero of his nephew Lot and the cities of the plain.
Abram is experiencing a time of spiritual revival but now must deal with a situation where his relationship with his nephew Lot has become severely strained. At first reading we might not pick up on the spiritual significance of what is taking...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I thank God for the honest way the Holy Spirit records events. In the passage before us, God gives us the unvarnished truth concerning Abraham. If the Bible was the product of man it would try to cover over or leave out some things that cast a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We begin a series today dealing with one of the most notable men of the Bible. Abraham had his “issues” we might say; just like all men do. Early on in his walk with God he was prone to make decisions that got him in some bad...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This is a beautiful yet very convicting passage of Scripture. Can any one of us make the claim that we fulfill the lofty call of Christ’s words here? Jesus raises the concept of friendship to heavenly heights. We do indeed have a friend in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
