Message: ” How Abram Grew a Spine” from Kevin Dibbley

This Sunday’s message was called "How Abram Grew a Spine". In Genesis 14, we have the outbreak of war for the first time in the Bible. In the middle of this melee of madness, we might have expected Abram to do his usually run for cover strategy. But, he doesn’t! Instead, the courage, determination, and conviction of Abram reveals a radically changed man. It’s amazing! What is the difference? As we will see in this passage, Abram has a bigger God than he used to have! The kings of earth have no power against the King of heaven! As you prepare to worship in person or online this Sunday, read the following quote from Stephen Altrogge and let’s pray that we would get a fresh vision of a great, good, and glorious God: “if we want our churches to thrive and our devotional lives to flourish, we absolutely must let God be God. We cannot settle for warm, fuzzy, "feel good movie of the year"; versions of God. We cannot settle for a God who exists only to meet our needs and make us happy. We cannot settle for a God who is boring and irrelevant. We cannot settle for a God of our own imagination. We must know the ferocious, untamable God. We must let God out of the boxes we have created. We must come face to face with God as he really is, with all his sharp edges and blazing glory and heart-rending beauty. We must encounter the God who makes mountains melt like wax and the angels cover their eyes and the rivers leap for joy. If we are going to love God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength, we must truly know God. We must know him as he truly is, not as we imagine him to be. We must come to grips with the God who has revealed himself in scripture.” ― Stephen Altrogge, Untamable God: Encountering the One Who Is Bigger, Better, and More Dangerous Than You Could Possibly Imagine

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From Series: "From Brokenness to BLESSING: A Journey into the Heart of God"

The life of Abraham is a fascinating one because, as we will see, Abraham’s journey was not so much a journey to the land of Canaan but actually a journey towards heaven (see Hebrews 11:16). His destination is not so much an earthly one but a spiritual one. It’s a journey of a fatherless and heirless man into the presence and promise of God. It’s a journey into the very heart of God. God takes a broken family and a broken man and shows him that He will make him into a Father of many nations who reflects the very heart of God the Father Himself. This is an invitation to all of you to bring your brokenness and join us in our study of the life of Abraham. May the story of Abraham’s journey from brokenness to blessing become the story of all who find the hope of God by faith as he did.