Unconditional Election: Jacob I loved, Esau I hated
In Romans 9, Paul wrestles with a painful question: If the Gospel is so powerful and God’s love in Christ is so secure, why have most of the Jewish people
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Faith Alone Part 12 (The Risen Bridegroom)
Abraham sends his trusted servant on a long journey to find a bride for his son Isaac. The servant prays at the well, meets Rebekah, adorns her with lavish gifts,
Continue readingFaith Alone Part 11 (Look Beyond The Grave)
Sarah dies, and for the first time Abraham must bury his wife in the land God promised him. The mother of the promised line is gone, and death has entered
Continue readingFaith Alone Part 10 (Believing in the Promise)
After years of waiting, God finally gives Abraham and Sarah their promised son Isaac. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, God commands Abraham to take his only son, the child through
Continue readingFaith Alone Part 9 (From Where Does Obedience Flow?)
After 25 years of waiting, God finally brings the promised child Isaac into the world, turning Sarah’s old laughter of unbelief into pure joy. Yet right in the middle of
Continue readingFaith Alone Part 8 (Why Do We Keep Sinning?)
In this eighth sermon of the “Faith Alone” series, we examine Genesis 20: Abraham repeats his fearful lie about Sarah being his sister to King Abimelech, endangering the covenant promise
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In this continuation of the “Faith Alone” series, we examine Genesis 19:23-38: God’s certain, visible, overwhelming judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah, raining down sulfur and fire, destroying everything and leaving
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In this seventh sermon of the “Faith Alone” series, we examine Genesis 19:1-22: Lot’s compromised life in Sodom, where he holds a position of authority at the city gate yet
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In this sixth sermon of the “Faith Alone” series, we examine Genesis 18: the Lord appears to Abraham in human form with two angels, receiving worshipful hospitality in the desert.
Continue readingFaith Alone Part 5 (The Difference Between)
In this fifth sermon of the “Faith Alone” series, we examine Genesis 17. God takes the sovereign initiative in reaffirming His covenant with Abram (now Abraham), renaming him “father of
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