Jesus: The Shadows Substance - Message 24 - Jesus and Our Ancestors - Part 4 - Hebrews 11:17-22. How could Abraham take God at His Word to the point that he was willing to kill his own son - the fulfillment of God's promise after a lifetime of waiting? Is this faith, or madness? Isaac was given with this promise, "In Isaac your seed shall be called." This means that the great nation that was promised to come from Abraham, the nation through which the whole world would be blessed, this nation would come through the line of Isaac. So every promise tied to the covenant God made with Abraham hinged on the birth, life, and descendants of Isaac, the promised son. His faith was such that while he was walking to the mountain, building the altar, and even preparing to thrust the knife into Isaac's body as he lay bound helpless before him, Abraham trusted that God was able!
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Phillip was called to new life in Christ at age 9, called to preach at age 14, and ordained to the gospel ministry at age 20. He graduated from The Criswell College (Dallas, Texas) in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Studies with a major in Evangelism. He...
