Despite the obvious temptation to write Hagar and Ishmael out of the Abraham narrative, God acted to sustain them and even to make out of Ishmael a great nation. In these ancient stories of faith, who was good and who is bad? Did God only bless those who belonged to the chosen people? These questions and more form the backbone of Jason Locke’s sermon from Genesis 21.
Archive for Genesis
Over half of the world’s population look to Abraham as the patriarch of their faith. What kind of a man was this from whom God established great nations, a multitude of people, and the global faiths of Judaism, Christianity & Islam? What can we learn from how God worked in Abraham’s life? Jason Locke points in these directions as he starts a new series on the great patriarchs from Genesis 12-50.
Abram left his home, his relatives and his father’s house in order to follow God. Yet he experienced doubt about God’s promise. Do you ever have a feeling of being alone or abandoned? Jason Locke begins a new series and discusses this dilemma.