Finish the Race Strongly

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Finish the Race Strongly

September 22, 2024 • Stu Fuhlendorf • Genesis 22:20–24

This genealogy is a line of demarcation that divides the main story of Abraham and serves as an appendix pointing to a life lived well. The special reference to Rebekah leads to the upcoming events for Abaham’s progeny, which will have both blessings and sufferings.

God Tests Because He Loves

September 15, 2024 • Stu Fuhlendorf • Genesis 22:1–19

In one of the most moving episodes in the Bible, God’s interaction with Abraham climaxes with an important divine oath of conditional promises that are unconditionally guaranteed as a result of Abraham’s preparedness to obey God and sacrifice his son. The foreshadowing of a loving father’s willingness to sacrifice his son points straight to Jesus.

A Promise to Remember

September 8, 2024 • Stu Fuhlendorf • Genesis 21:22–34

God’s everlasting promise continues to come to fruition as Abimelech attributes Abraham’s success to God alone…”God is with you in all that you do.” We find an expansion of the concept of covenants and treaties to prevent conflict between parties.

God is at Work in the Mess

August 25, 2024 • Stu Fuhlendorf • Genesis 20

We need to understand why Pharaoh took Sarah In Genesis 20 to lead to an understanding of Abimelech’s action conflicting with God’s promises. God promises that Sarah will bear Abraham as a son in this case, and God works through the conflict.