Leading and Supporting in Unity
Scripture Focus: Genesis 18:6 to 7; Ephesians 5:22 to 25 Abraham was a great leader in his home. When three strangers arrived he did not command a servant to prepare […]
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Scripture Focus: Genesis 18:6 to 7; Ephesians 5:22 to 25 Abraham was a great leader in his home. When three strangers arrived he did not command a servant to prepare […]
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Scripture Focus: Genesis 18:1 to 8; Hebrews 13:2 Abraham welcomed three visitors without hesitation. He ran to meet them bowed before them and treated them with the highest honor. He
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Scripture Focus: Genesis 18:1 to 8; James 4:10 Shortly after his life changing encounter with God in Genesis 17 Abraham displayed remarkable humility in Genesis 18. A man who had
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Scripture Focus: Genesis 17:9 to 11; Philippians 3:3 Circumcision was more than a physical act. It was a picture of cutting off confidence in the flesh. Abraham had lived with
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Scripture Focus: Genesis 17:9 to 11; James 2:17 Every covenant has two sides. There is God’s part and there is man’s part. God gave Abraham many promises. He assured him
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Scripture Focus: Genesis 17:3 to 5; Second Corinthians 5:17 After years of living with Ishmael the product of human effort God appeared again and Abraham fell facedown in worship. This
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Scripture Focus: Genesis 17:1; Isaiah 46:9-10 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, God appeared to him and declared, “I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless” (Genesis 17:1).
Scripture Focus: Genesis 17:1; Galatians 3:3Between Genesis 16 and 17:1, there were 13 years of silence. For over a decade, Abram livedwith Ishmael, a false sense of victory, a product
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Scripture Focus: Genesis 16:9; Hebrews 13:17Hagar fled from Sarai’s mistreatment, yet God told her to return and submit (Genesis 16:9). Thisseems difficult. Why would God send her back? However, submission
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Scripture Focus: Genesis 16:7-10; Psalm 34:18When Hagar fled into the wilderness, feeling abandoned and mistreated, the Angel of the Lordappeared to her (Genesis 16:7-10). This was not just any angel,
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