Tag Archives: Genesis

Who is Melchizedek and why?

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So the writer of Hebrews is about to obsess over someone whose name is hard to pronounce and is otherwise a little obscure unless you are a Scripture nerd or are trying to prove a point. So to help us understand his point, we are going backwards to get the context of this important person to the writer’s teaching. And along the way, we should gain an appreciation for the unity of Scripture.

Genesis 14

Recorded for Sunday morning, May 10, 2026 by Brad D Harris

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How Firm a Foundation

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We are challenged to place our hope in the promises of God. But is that a reliable place to hope? The writer gives two good reasons to trust God with our hope and illustrates that with the story of Abraham.

Hebrews 6:13-20

Recorded for Sunday morning, May 3, 2026 by Brad D Harris

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What is God’s Rest?

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When the writer of Hebrews offered rest from God, what kind of rest does God offer? God rested from His work of creation on His sabbath – then commands His people to enjoy a rest the same way – trusting in His provision. God offered peace – trusting in His provision and protection. God offered salvation – trusting His provided atonement instead of trying to make our own.

Hebrews 4:1-11

Taught Sunday morning, March 1, 2026 by Brad D Harris

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God’s Light

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God created light and then created beings to show a physical light. His image bearers failed to live in His spiritual light. So He sent His Son to be spiritual Light and give spiritual light to those who believe in Him. They become His lights to show His Spiritual light in a dark world. And one day, God will once again combine the physical light and spiritual light to eradicate darkness once and for all from His creation.

Genesis 1, John 1, John 8, Matthew 5, and Revelation 21-22.

Taught Sunday morning, June 23, 2024 by Brad D Harris

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Ten Commands – Part 3

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The LORD spoke from the mountain these ten commands of His covenant with Israel but they have been taught much longer and wider than there. Jesus expounded them in His gospel of the kingdom (Sermon on the Mount). The apostles taught them and applied them to new Christians regardless of their ethnicity and culture. These are the timeless guidelines for honoring God by honoring His image in humanity.

Exodus 20:1-17
Seventh through Tenth Commands

Taught Sunday morning, June 9, 2024 by Brad D Harris

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Pioneers in Faith

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The LORD challenged Abraham and Sarah to trust Him enough to leave their home, their family, and their culture identity in order to let God start something new with them – a new home, a new family, and new cultural identity. And courageously, they followed the LORD based on His promise. We are given promises of the same vein in order to follow Christ into a new cultural identity, new family, and new home, superior to anything found on earth. Will we follow by faith?

Genesis 12:1-9 and Hebrews 11:8-16

Taught Sunday morning, June 11, 2023 by Brad D Harris

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Noah found grace

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Noah found grace

Noah sought God while living in a world that ignored God at best and defied God more often than not. And by his faith, Noah found grace in God’s sight. And God rewards those who seek Him. The LORD showed Noah the coming judgment and the plan for salvation from the condemnation. Noah by faith, trusted and obeyed the plan of God and rescued himself and his household from the judgment against sin.

Hebrews 11:6-7 and Genesis 6:8-9

Taught Sunday morning, June 4, 2023 by Brad D Harris

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Imputed Righteousness

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Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Lots of ways to translate that one word – imputed, reckoned, counted, credited, and accounted. But we don’t have righteousness without Christ, but by grace through faith in Jesus we can be credited His righteousness. And that makes all the difference.

Romans 4:1-8

Taught Sunday morning, March 5, 2023 by Brad D Harris

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Looking for a Star

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Balaam was a famous seer and influential man among the gods. But something out of his ordinary happened when he accepted the task of trying to curse the chosen people of the LORD. He could not curse but was forced to utter blessing. And he saw a future King who would change the world of the Gentiles. And wise men began watching for the sign of this coming King – the Star.

Numbers 24:15-19

Taught Sunday morning, November 20, 2022 by Brad D Harris

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Promise to Abraham

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We continue our series following just some of the many promises by God that build up the anticipation for the Messiah’s arrival in the incarnation that we know as Christmas.  And the covenant promises that the LORD made to Abram (later Abraham) are pivotal in that understanding.  The Messiah as a descendant of Abraham will bless all of the scattered families and tribes of the earth with the opportunity to know the LORD God and be reconciled to Him.

Genesis 11:27 – 12:7

Taught Sunday morning, November 13, 2022 by Brad D Harris

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