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Sermons on Genesis
Sunday, February 18, 2024Black History MonthWomen Heart Month2024 Lenten SeasonFirst Sunday in Lent Scripture Readings 2/18/24 – Genesis 9:8–17, 1 Peter 3:18–22, Matthew 4:1–11 “It’s Testing Time”4 Then the Spirit led Jesus up into the wilderness so that the devil might tempt him. Matthew 4:1, Common English Bible
Show Some MercyA Canaanite woman from those territories came out and shouted, “Show me mercy, Son of David. My daughter is suffering terribly from demon possession.”(Matthew 15:22) Scripture Readings 8/20/23 – Genesis 45:1–15, Romans 11:1–2a, 29–32, Matthew 15:21–28
Scripture Readings 8/13/23 – Genesis 37:1–4, 12–28, Romans 10:5–15, Matthew 14:22–33
“Wrestling With God”24 But Jacob stayed apart by himself, and a man wrestled with him until dawn broke. 25 When the man saw that he couldn’t defeat Jacob, he grabbed Jacob’s thigh and tore a muscle in Jacob’s thigh as he wrestled with him. 26 The man said, “Let me go because the dawn is…
“Understandings About the Kingdom of Heaven” 51 ”Have you understood all these things?” Jesus asked. They said to him, “Yes.” 52 Then he said to them, ”Therefore, every legal expert who has been trained as a disciple for the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings old and new things…
Scripture Readings – 7/16/23 – Genesis 25:19–34, Romans 8:1–11, Matthew 13:1–9, 18–23 “Sowing Kingdom Seeds”“As for what was planted on good soil, this refers to those who hear and understand, and bear fruit and produce—in one case a yield of one hundred to one, in another case a yield of sixty to one, and in…
“Heard “IT” Through the Grapevine”But the Lord’s messenger called out to Abraham from heaven, “Abraham?Abraham?” Abraham said, “I’m here.”Genesis 22:11 (Common English Bible) Scripture Readings 7/2/23 – Genesis 22:1–14, Matthew 10:40–42,
Scripture Readings 6/25/23 – Genesis 21:8–21, Matthew 10:24–39, “If We Had Known Then What We Know Now”This upset Abraham terribly because the boy was his son. God said to Abraham, “Don’t be upset about the boy and your servant. Do everything Sarah tells you to do because your descendants will be traced through Isaac. But…
“Be There”20 So he got up and went to his father. “While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion. His father ran to him, hugged him, and kissed him. (Luke 15:20) Scripture Readings – Genesis 22:1–14, 2 Corinthians 6:11–18, Luke 15:11–20 Happy Father’s Day
Scripture Reading 5/14/23 – Genesis 2:20–23, Luke 21:27–35,