November 2024

The God who sees you

Genesis 16

 

Not following God’s ways gets messy

 

But God still sees Hagar in her mess …

… and will bless faithful connection with his chosen one

 

This is even truer for us in Jesus

 

 (preacher: Andreas Mayer)

Have you had enough?

1 Kings 19

 

A very quick recap of 1 Kings 18  

– Yahweh is God, anyone else is a pretender 

What does Yahweh say to a prophet who’s had enough?

  – Remember who I am (v11-12)

– And get back to work (v15-17)

– And remember that you’re not alone (v18) 

Ministry is hard (2 Cor 4:7-12), but let’s keep going

 

(Preacher: Lawrence Claire)

The Beginning and God’s Sovereignty

Genesis 37:2-50:26

(Reading 37:2-20 and 50:15-20)

 

 

“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives” Genesis 50:20 (NIV)

 

The story of Joseph teaches us about God:

 

• God’s sovereignty over everything

• God’s faithfulness to His word

• and God’s mercy

 

The story of Joseph helps us understand the Gospel of Jesus

 

And the Gospel of Jesus gives us a decision to make!

(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

The Beginning and God’s Choice  

Genesis 25:19-37:1

(Reading 27:1-33)

 

The account of Abraham’s son Isaac…

• .. is a selective account which shows God fulfilling his promises to Abraham

• .. and shows the way God chooses, despite human sinfulness

The account of Abraham’s son Isaac teaches us to trust in God’s mercy and to keep living for Him

(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)