Abraham – Apprentice 2 Jesus

Walking with God — Lot and Abraham

I have been walking my way through Genesis reflecting on the subject “walking with God.” I am enjoying my journey into the life of Abraham and have come to the place where Abraham has interceded for Sodom and now Lot has to get out. My brief thought it s this: Abraham developed a walk withContinue reading “Walking with God — Lot and Abraham”

Walking with God

My journey has me in the Pentateuch right now and I am doing a subset study I call “they walked with God” based on a sermon I had three years ago. I knew I was just scratching the surface, so I am back to it now. I am looking at Adam, Enoch, Noah, and Abraham.Continue reading “Walking with God”

The thing about the promises of God

Here is the “catch” with the promises of God. We still tend to equate “blessing” with “numbers.”

The walk of prayer

Genesis 18:17 Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?” May we be the kinds of people who walk so closely with God, he just doesn’t want to hide what he is about to do. May we be so close in our walk with God that he desires to revealContinue reading “The walk of prayer”

Goals are dreams with deadlines — um, no

It’s a very Western saying. We tend to not like dreamers. Dreamers don’t get anything done. They sit around and, well, dream. We can’t wait that long! We need a PLAN! Dreams in the Bible were different. For Abraham, he had a dream. If he had put a deadline on it, he would haveContinue reading “Goals are dreams with deadlines — um, no”

Anchor of our soul

We need the tie of generations in the faith because each generation can demonstration the depth of faith that is possible. We can observe that in the generations that came before. We can learn from them. When we demonstrate the depth of faith, a faith that cannot be shaken, and demonstrate the faithfulness of God, weContinue reading “Anchor of our soul”

Why the “generation of promise” may not be JUST 25 and under

I work part of the time in a college environment and we have a growing number of young adults in our church. I have three young adult sons. I can actually remember the “fire in my belly” coming out of college. (My memory isn’t completely gone.) So, it’s natural to hear about motivating the generationContinue reading “Why the “generation of promise” may not be JUST 25 and under”

Wait for It

I am a fan of the TV show “Psych.” One of the “Shawnisms” for awhile was when he said, “Wait for iiiiitttttt!!!” That is the life of Abraham. He has a promise. He will have a son. There will be a great nation. There will be myriads of descendant. They will possess the land. AndContinue reading “Wait for It”

Youth Camp Passion

Every time I read the story of Abraham I think of youth camp. Abraham had incredible experiences with God… then went out and did something really dumb. He would hear the covenant given by God, then go to Egypt and lie about his relationship with Sarah. He would hear the promise of God that heContinue reading “Youth Camp Passion”

Abraham Worshiped

I will be looking at Abraham and worship in a prayer series I am starting next Sunday. Abraham is all God. We never know exactly why God chose Abraham, which is the point of this being an act of grace and mercy in the story of redemption. Still, Abraham is incredibly responsive to the One who calledContinue reading “Abraham Worshiped”