Sermons on Bereshis 15:4:

Shield Of God’s Word Series

Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on May 17, 2011

Abraham overcomes fear with the shield of God’s promises - so can we.

The more I study scripture, the more I discover that there are no great men and women of God in the Bible. There is only one hero and that is the Lord himself. Even the greatest man or woman fails in Scripture and any success they do have is not of themselves but is completely the work of God’s ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-21

Denomination: Lutheran

The Covenant With Abraham Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on May 18, 2011

Number 27 in our series on Genesis. In this sermon we examine more closely the covenant God made with Abraham.

The Covenant with Abraham (Genesis part 27) Text: Genesis 15:1 – 21 By: Ken McKinley Well, for the last few Sunday’s we’ve been talking about Abraham, and we’ve been looking at how he has grown in his faith and in his walk with the Lord. We’ve seen him act in faith ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

For Her Life He Died Series

Contributed by Mark Haines on Apr 18, 2011

Telling people God loves you seems tired and pointless. Most of our friends and neighbors act as though that's his job. I have to respect the doubters who say it's arrogant to believe a Supreme Being would care about us. They get it. The idea that God

Series Introduction & Review: We’ve been going to Jesus’ cross as we work our way to Easter Sunday’s celebration of his resurrection because it is the essence of our gospel message. His death is the central idea of our faith. So far, we’ve found that Jesus’ death on ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-18

Denomination: Wesleyan

Get Out Of That Tent And Into Your Dream Possibilities! Series

Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Jun 23, 2013

God wants you to use your imagination to solidify His promises to you and to bring glory to His Name.

After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? And Abram said, Behold, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Promises Promises Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Sep 17, 2016

The Lord promises great things to Abraham. Abraham believes and lives in hope.

Introduction Not all Bible passages are created equal. Some Bible verses are inconsequential, others are confusing. There are some verses in the Bible that are ignored and others that have transformed lives and changed the world. The New Revised Standard Version The Divine Shepherd The LORD is my ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

Redeemed From Poor Choices

Contributed by Curtis E. Nester on Sep 19, 2016

Abraham and Sarah became impatient and ran ahead of God. But God overcame their poor choices.

TITLE: Redeemed from Poor Choices TEXT: Genesis 15:1-6; 16:1-5; 17:18-19 INTRO: A man named Fred inherited a huge land grant. The will provided that he could choose land in either Chile or Brazil. He chose Brazil. If he had chosen Chile, he would have received his inheritance in land on which they ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Skip The Tune-Ups Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Oct 9, 2016

Even Abraham needed regular spiritual tune-ups. Look at how God provided them.

We were eight hours into a sixteen-hour drive when the “check engine” light blinked on. We had just driven through Great Falls, Montana at 11 at night and we had the most desolate part of the drive ahead of us—three and a half hours across the high plains of Montana before we ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Failure Not Final Sermon I: Failure Not Final With The Father Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Mar 11, 2020

Despite failures, sins, mistakes, errors of judgment - God can make something beautiful of our lives if we refocus our priorities and renew our trust in Him to help us make the most of the time we have left.

FAILURE IS NOT FINAL WITH THE FATHER An oft-referred-to phenomenon to make the point that “no one is perfect and all have failed enroute to their ultimate objective” is the major league baseball statistic relative to Babe Ruth’s ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-6, Genesis 16:1-5, Genesis 17:18-19

Blessed To Be A Blessing Series

Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Jul 6, 2019

God called Abraham into a covenant - but it wasn't for him, it was for the world. He was blessed to be a blessing - July 4 Sermon

The Abrahamic Covenant – the mideast The Abrahamic covenant is a part of the foundation of Judaism, the Muslim faith, and our own faith in Christianity. Within the Hebrew faith, of which Jesus was a part, the people believed that God had called them and set them aside as a unique people. They ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-4, Genesis 15:1-6, Genesis 21:1-7, Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Fear Frustration Faith

Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Aug 28, 2019

Fear. Frustration. Faith. We all have them and each is related. While faith can be the solution to fear and frustration, it can also be the source of fear and frustration. How can faith be both the solution and the source? That’s what the account of Abraham leads us to consider.

What are you afraid of? What is it that frustrates you? Maybe your fears come from the “what ifs” in life, what if this happens or that happens. Maybe they are the fears of what other people think of you or the fear of failure. Maybe it’s the fear of things from the past, things that you can’t ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

You Too Must Stand Ready Series

Contributed by William Baeta on Aug 30, 2019

“Therefore, you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect”. (Luke 12:40)

Introduction: Procrastination is a major problem in the world today. It is always putting off what needs to be done or hoping to do tomorrow what should have been done yesterday. Procrastination is waiting for the deadline and not taking advantage of the time before the deadline forgetting that ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-6, Hebrews 11:8-16, Luke 12:35-40

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God's Covenant With Abraham

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 9, 2018

God's promises don’t rest on your faith. They rest on his faithfulness. But how can you not have faith in One so faithful?

TODAY I WANT TO TALK WITH YOU about faithfulness—not yours, but God’s God is a promise-making God, but he is also a promise-keeping God. He is faithful in keeping his Word. Now, admittedly, it is sometimes hard to believe that. Our faith falters when it looks like God has forgotten what he ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Habrahan El Amigo De Dios

Contributed by Oscar Esquivel Arteaga on Apr 27, 2019

Evidentemente, Dios necesitaba un amigo, y encontró en Abraham aquella amistad que su corazón anhelaba. ¿Cuáles son los puntos esenciales de una verdadera amistad con Dios? Esta pregunta recibe respuesta observando cuáles son los requerimientos para una amistad terrenal.

La separación del mundo es aquí expuesta como una prueba infalible de que estamos entre los justificados, que tenemos una verdadera fe salvadora en Jesucristo. ¿No te ha atraído nunca esta frase, «amigo de Dios»? Evidentemente, Dios necesitaba un amigo, y ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-21

Lent 2: God Is Heavy: Carrying The Weight Of God

Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Mar 8, 2019

Second Sunday in Lent. This sermon focuses ar​oun​d the idea of God as s​hiel​d but God as heavy to carry as Lent requires reflection and repentence​.

“Carrying the Weight of God.” The Rev. Rian Adams Second Sunday of Lent, Year C The Genesis reading says God spoke to Abram and said, “I am your shield.” A shield has one job… the difference between life and death is how well a shield does that job. A shield's vocation is to protect the one ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-12

Denomination: Episcopal

Our Part In Salvation

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Mar 17, 2019

What is our part in being saved? Early in the Bible we discover we are saved by faith alone, through God's grace and not our own works. As Christians we live every day thankful for God's grace.

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 Our Part in Salvation [Please contact me at kerry.n.haynes@gmail.com for sermon outline in Word.] Sometimes I talk with people about what heaven will be like. Many are looking forward to it. They know it is their true home. They feel more like a foreigner in this world, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-12, Genesis 15:17-18, Hebrews 11:12, Romans 4:16-18, Galatians 3:6-9, Ephesians 2:8-9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist