En este sermón de Génesis 15, el pastor Mark continúa la historia de Abraham, predicando sobre la dicotomía de tener fe en Dios, así como también preguntas para Dios. Continúa con la buena noticia de que Dios tiene gracia y una relación de pacto para su pueblo, especialmente para aquellos que no siempre hacen las cosas bien.
En este sermón de Génesis 9, el pastor Mark enseña que la humanidad trae muerte y caos, pero Dios trae vida y pacto. La buena noticia es que, aunque los padres y los hijos terrenales fallen, Dios Padre y Dios Hijo nunca fallan.
If you’ve ever seen a broken family, then you know how intense and emotional conflict becomes when there are two warring and irreconcilable factions. Now imagine a married man who also has a girlfriend and children with her. Imagine that these women and children despise one another, fight often, and wish the other woman and her … Read more
Genesis 18:14 – Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.” In Genesis 18, three men appear to Abraham and since one is repeatedly called the Lord and Abraham worshiped Him, it was probably Jesus, before … Read more
Genesis 17:6 – I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you. In Genesis 17, we see God confirm His covenant with Abraham through the act of circumcision. After Abraham circumcised himself and his name was changed from Abram to Abraham, God then told Abraham that his … Read more
Genesis 17:4 – “Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.” Following God’s covenant with Abram in Genesis 15, and Abram’s sexual sin with Hagar in Genesis 16, God then institutes male circumcision with Abram as the sign of the covenant in Genesis 17. The reason why … Read more
Genesis 17:1-2 – When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly.” The theme of covenant is central to Genesis. Covenant is the word God uses to explain His … Read more
Genesis 16:13 – So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.” Yesterday we started looking at Genesis 16, as Abraham and Sarah tried to take things into their own hands, having Abraham sleep with a … Read more
Genesis 16:11-12 – “The angel of the LORD also said to her: ‘You are now with child and you will have a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard of your misery. He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against … Read more
Genesis 15:6 – “Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.” Genesis 15 is one of the most significant chapters in the Bible recounting God’s call of Abram. In this chapter, the vital themes of faith and covenant appear. When we want to repeat something, we create a prototype that serves as … Read more
Genesis 9:8-9 – Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, “Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you”… In Genesis 9, God’s covenant relationship with His people through Noah is often referred to as the Noahic Covenant. After the flood receded, the land appeared out of the … Read more
Genesis 9:12 – And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations”… Throughout the Old Testament, covenant love is referred to hundreds of times in various terms. Various English translations of the Bible refer to … Read more