Do not be hasty in your decision! TEXT: GENESIS 13:10-13 KEY TEXT: “And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.”…
When Abraham refused to say “no!” TEXT: Genesis 16:2-12 When Sarah got tired of waiting for the baby God promised them, she decided to ask Abraham to have her maid, Hagar so that the maid would have a child for Abraham. She had planned that she would take the child and keep him as her…
What are you rooted in? Ephesians 3:14-19 Key Text: “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,” Ephesians 3:17 In what a tree is rooted in matters to its growth and rate of production. A tree rooted in a dry land, though might show some level…
When Joseph said “No” Text: Genesis 39:7-20, Psalm 105:16-21 When Potiphar’s wife tried to make Joseph sin against God, he objected. Even though he respected her as the wife of his master, he feared God and was determined not to offend Him. When she grabbed him by the clothes, he left the clothes and ran…
When Sapphira refused to say no TEXT: Acts 5:1-10 The early Christians had a culture of sharing their belongings amongst themselves but Ananias wanted it shared differently. Everyone else seemed to know he also had land and maybe they were expecting that he would sell it and share it with others just as they had…
Power in unity TEXT: GENESIS 11:1-6 KEY TEXT: “And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.” GENESIS 11:6 To achieve any feat as a group, family etc. one…
Restoration by confession TEXT: JOB 33:27 – 30 KEY TEXT: “He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.” (JOB 33:28, KJV) God is a God of mercy. He is full of love and ever faithful to forgive and cleanse our sins. The Ancient of days has…
When Adam refused to say “No!” TEXT: Gen 3:6-12, 17-19 Saying ‘no’ becomes difficult to say sometimes when the person asking for your consent is a friend or someone you are too careful not to offend. It might interest you to know that sometimes after people sin, they try to get others to join them…
Dethrone Absalom! TEXT: 2 SAMUEL 19:9 – 10 KEY TEXT: “And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?” (2 SAMUEL 19:10, KJV) Is it not shocking to see men dethrone their loving king, and enthrone a cruel one? Is…
