Teaching by Tag: Promises of God
Living Faith, Part 14: Let Your Yes Be Yes
It is God’s design for us that we would let our yes be yes, and our no be no, that we would be people who can be counted on.
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God’s Promises Are Greater Than My Perception
If we rely on our physical sight, we can only see a portion of what is going on around us, and we miss out on God’s might, power, and provision. We should doubt our perception before we doubt God’s promises.
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2 Peter: Growing in Grace and Knowledge, Part 1
In living the Christian life, we must remember how great is God’s grace toward us. We should be content in everything except for our spiritual growth. True knowledge is not purely theoretical but experiential, so we must practice the fundamentals.
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In the Beginning, Part 54: Joseph Is Revealed
We all contribute to the mess that exists in the world, but we can look back and see that everything is designed for our good and God’s glory. By seeing God as sovereign, it replaces bitterness with love, forgiveness, and grace.
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Prophecy: A Reason for Hope
Scripture is full of detailed prophecies that have been fulfilled throughout history, and others that remain to be fulfilled in the future. What would it look like if we truly embraced the joyful anticipation of the promises to come?
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 40: Appeasing Esau
Manipulation doesn’t relieve us of our problems; it just creates more problems. Our good deeds never erase our bad deeds.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 35: Divine Protection
Divine protection is no guarantee of a trouble-free life.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 34: Playing Chess with God
God writes His script by leveraging people who want to “play chess” with God, so playing chess with God is to checkmate yourself. There is a story being written behind the scenes in heaven that you cannot even begin to imagine.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 30: The Trajectory of Sin and the Trajectory of Blessing
God shows He is with us when we find water in the desert. Being in the presence of God and doing the will of God will bring the blessing of God.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 27: Looking Beyond the Promise
Temptation reveals the strength of our flesh. Testing reveals the strength of our faith.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 26: The Promised Son Is Born
Our view of eternity directs our life of uncertainty. If we keep an eternal perspective, we can join Abraham in “looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.”
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Three Precious Things
In His grace, God gives us precious faith, precious promises, and precious instructions. What is precious to your heart?
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 19: The Sign of the Covenant
Waiting on the Lord may tempt us to doubt His faithfulness. But if we dwell in God’s Word, we can rest certain in His promises.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 18: The God Who Sees
The Christian life is not based on feelings, it is based on the promises of God.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 16: God’s Covenant with Abraham
Religion is pride before the law, while Christianity is humility before the cross.
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