Abraham's faith was severely tested on numerous occasions. If you are a regenerate person it is very, very likely that your faith will be severely tested also. Sarai's advise to use h Hagar was a more or less culturally acceptable initiative, but culturally acceptable or not--it was a serious spiritual misstep. The train-wreck followed. In principle nothing has changed, God's people are still tempted to use various expedients to get desired results. True Christian people have relational train-wrecks, including divorces. They shouldn't but they do. But God! But God builds His work around our sins and missteps. Sins are never good. Steps of unbelief are never good--no matter how we rationalize them. And yet God makes all things work together for good--including our sins--if we will take the grace he is offering. So the message follows these three points: 1. God surprises us with revelations of Himself that match our present circumstances. 2. God surprises us with heart thrilling very personal dealings. God spoke very personally to Abraham He will do so with you too. 3. God blesses other people through your obedience consisting of faith. Abraham and Sarah received new names because they were new characters, transformed by God's gracious power. Are you believing God to give you all the grace and power he wants to give you or are you settling down with far less than God intends for you?
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Pastor Dave Nicholes came to know the Lord while he was in the US Navy. He went on to seek Christian training from Tennessee Temple University where he met his wife, Joy. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee Temple University, a master’s degree from Tennessee Temple...