God covenants with Abraham, but He also calls Abraham to obey. God calls Abraham to bear the sign of circumcision, that he might live by faith in the hope of the Promised One to come. The Promised One comes, bringing with Him a circumcision made without hands, that His faithful might live obediently by the sign of His New Covenant (baptism), while waiting with hope for His return.

God makes incredible, unbelievable promises to Abram and Sarai, but they can't wait to see how good God's promises can be and take matters into their own hands. Both of them make mistakes. What is God speaking to us in this ancient story? More than than you might think!

Abram learns what it means to live by faith. God makes promises to Abram and he believes God, or does he? There's little doubt there, and you hear it in his response. We all have doubts. We pray that this sermon on Genesis 15 will encourage you and bring you closer to God as you grow in faith in the midst of your own doubt.

Abraham, is learning very quickly that his new God would not tolerate his old ways of worshiping the moon god. He used to pay tribute to the moon god but in this passage we see Abraham now gives to the LORD because he wants everyone to know that he no longer worships the moon god, he worships the Most High. When we give sacrificially we remind ourselves where our true allegiance is. Who do you worship? You can find out if you look at your bank statement.

Abraham, enters Egypt to save his family. But he is so afraid for his life that he gives his wife to the Pharaoh! The wife who was to bear a son that God promised would bless all the nations! Not the stereotypical picture of father Abraham. But we have fear too. What can we learn from this man of faith about our own fear?

Abraham, as the first disciple, worships by building an altar. But there's more going on here than piling up stones. Abraham worships the Lord by waging war on the gods of the land he arrived in. How should this shape our own worship? Come along with us on this journey know the Lord and follow him.

In Genesis 11/12 we find the world in the throws of sin and chaos. And at this point, God does something different than He had done before. He calls a family into discipleship. God decides to fix the world through the holiness of a family. God is calling you into a new life! Will you answer that call?