How often we forget that Abraham had two sons who were blessed. We know the story of God's promise to Abraham of the son of promise. Yet, growing old, Abraham and Sarah decided to take matters into their own hands rather than wait for God to send that son. As a result, Ishmael was born, …
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Part 2 – Understand the Past: What Lessons Can We Learn?
Week 2 of Understanding the Times Welcome back, fellow study friends! We just dived into week 2 of Understanding the Times, and this week's lesson is entitled Understanding the Past: What Lessons Can We Learn? If you missed yesterday's intro, check it out before moving forward here! Before the foundation of the world, God chose …
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Paul’s Heart for His People
Welcome back, study partners! This week's study focuses on the Jewish roots of our Christian faith, and we established a foundation out of Ephesians 1-3 yesterday, indicating that we had a need, God had a plan and the Jewish people were given a solution that they shared with us Gentiles! Praise God for that! But …
The Priestly Call
Ok, let's wrap it up today! This week we have studied God's love story. We know God called Abraham, a pagan Gentile, to become the father of the Jews...and the Gentiles! (See previous posts if that is confusing to you!) God's call upon Abraham was a 3-fold call: Birthing call Suffering call Priestly call Today, …