Sermons on Abraham Was Tested:

Father Abraham Series

Contributed by John Dobbs on Sep 20, 2024

The amazing faith of Abraham is going to lead us in the right path as we seek to be rescued and recovered by grace. Let’s get ready to go to the school of faith by seeing how the Father of Faith gets it right! Seven Reminders of the Power of Faith!

Recovered By Grace: FATHER ABRAHAM    Romans 4 Introduction Genesis 12:1-4 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Abraham And Sarah Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Oct 17, 2024

Abram’s hands were not clean. Sarai’s hands were not clean. Hagar’s hands were not clean. This situation was never a part of God’s plan. It was the result of distrust. Period. Full stop. And yet…… God did not abandon the plan. He was committed to these people in spite of themselves.

October 19, 2024 Last week we concluded with God promising, again, to make Abram a great nation and then ratifying the covenant by walking through the carcasses – taking upon himself the consequences of a failed covenant. Which brings us to Genesis 16. It had been 10 years since God first ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:1-16

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Abraham's Promise SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 24, 2023

Is anything too hard for God?

Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. As we gather together in this sacred space, bathed in the soft morning light, we are reminded of the warmth and comfort of our Heavenly Father's love. We are here to share in fellowship, to lift our voices in praise, and to seek wisdom from the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:14

Topics: Believe The Impossible

Abraham's Promise SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 24, 2023

Is anything too hard for God?

Good morning, dear family in Christ. As we gather together on this beautiful day that the Lord has made, let's take a moment to prepare our hearts and minds for what we are about to receive. We are here to immerse ourselves in the Word of God, to allow it to wash over us, to cleanse us, to renew ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:14

Topics: Believe The Impossible

Gideon's Test

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 3, 2015

Gideon's Test

Judges 6:11-24 & Ch.7 Gideon's Test 1. THE PLACE. 11 And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat ...read more

Denomination: Holiness

The Test Of Obedience Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Jan 18, 2012

True obedience to God means that we obey Immediately, obey Completely, obey Joyfully and obey Continually.

THE TEST OF OBEDIENCE Arabian horses go through rigorous training in the deserts of the Middle East. The trainers require absolute obedience from the horses, and test them to see if they are completely trained. The final test is almost beyond the endurance of any living thing. The trainers force ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:1-4

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Tests That Triumph

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Feb 2, 2008

Sometimes we just need to accept trials as mysterious and even surprising at times! Mysterious because of the nature of the trial and surprising because of what we get out of it.

Sometimes we just need to accept trials as mysterious and even surprising at times! Mysterious because of the nature of the trial and surprising because of what we get out of it. 4 words describe Joseph’s life… Dismay, Dungeons, Dreams & Destiny! Victim mentality vs. Victorious ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 40:23

Denomination: Baptist

How To Live An Exceptional Life!

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on May 8, 2022

This message is based on Genesis 22 and looks at God's testing of Abraham and his obedience; Abraham is called the "man of faith" in the NT

Title: How to live an exceptional life Text: Gen 22:1-18 Introduction: You may have heard of the passing of Guy Lafleur (April 2022) ... an ordinary person in every way – with one exception...He was an exceptional hockey player... 5 Stanley cups 3 Art Ross trophy’s (scoring title) 2 Hart ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-18, Hebrews 11:17-19, Galatians 3:1-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Passing The Test Series

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Mar 4, 2017

A single brush with temptation may lead to an act or decision that ruins families, devastates churches and incapacitates our fellowship with God. Prove yourself faithful in the midst of temptation.

One sagging electrical line near Cleveland, Ohio, connected with a tree branch at 3:32 p.m. on August 14, 2003, beginning a chain of events that led to the largest blackout in American history. According to a comprehensive study, the failure of this single transmission line caused a utility ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Other

The Mirror Test Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Nov 7, 2012

It's easy to judge others but can you honestly evaluate yourself?

Show the video “A Servant’s Heart.” Did you find her annoying? I did. And often those we are trying to share the Gospel with find us annoying also, often because of our approach. Last week I taught on Romans 1: 18-32. We discovered what an evil people the Romans had become. We ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:1-24

Denomination: Foursquare

Test Of The Tongue Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 29, 2021

Paul's absolute principle is, "No one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says, 'Jesus be cursed.'" No matter how gifted a man is, and no matter how marvelous are the wonders he performs, he is clearly a fake if he curses Jesus.

Before he became president of the United States Abraham Lincoln was a captain in the army. He was drilling his men one day during the Black Hawk War. As he marched along with his men he came to a fence with a gap in it. He wanted his men to go through that gap, but for the life of him he could ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-3

Abraham & Isaac: A Picture Of Faith In Action Series

Contributed by Matthew Grise on Oct 23, 2009

Genesis 22:1-19. The familiar story of the (almost) sacrifice of Isaac and what it means for today.

LESSONS FROM THE LIVES OF THE PATRIARCHS GENESIS PART 2 – POSTDILUVIAN/PATRIARCHAL HISTORY ABRAHAM & ISAAC: A PICTURE OF FAITH IN ACTION GENESIS 22:1-19 INTRODUCTION - As we begin our short look at Isaac today you will notice that this portion of Scripture is really just as much about Abraham ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

A Temptation Or A Test?

Contributed by Victor Yap on Feb 5, 2017

Devil

A TEMPTATION OR A TEST? (LUKE 4:1-13) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_en Grammar Bible (English) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Bah Tatabahasa Alkitab (Indonesian) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Esp Biblia de Gramática (Spanish) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Tag Gramatika Bibliya (Filipino) https://bible.ryl.hk ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Test Of A Stranger Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on May 24, 2021

Watch Joseph’s strategy here. Joseph is alternating the sun and the frost in order to break the brothers open to God. When things alternate between really hot and really cold, it breaks things. It breaks the ground.

We’ve called Joseph’s life a roller-coaster… … where his dips included two years of languishing in prison and eleven years of slavery. And we meet him in today’s story, he’s been promoted over the world empire, Egypt, and second only to Pharaoh inside the world’s most important nation of the time. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Taken To The Limit Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Mar 12, 2016

God would take Abraham to the limit of obedience when He asked for Isaac as a sacrifice

Native hunters in the jungles of Africa have a clever way of trapping monkeys. They slice a coconut in two, hollow it out, and in one half of the shell cut a hole just big enough for a monkey’s hand to pass through. Then they place an orange in the other coconut half before fastening ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-17

Denomination: Foursquare