Sermons on Bereshis 16:5:

Galatians 4 Identity Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 27, 2022

Do you know who you are in Jesus? Do you know your God given identity?

Sermon: Galatians 4 – Identity! Question: Do you know who you are in Jesus? Do you know your God given identity? Scripture: Galatians 4:1-31 (NIV) 1What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. 2He is subject to ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:1-31, Romans 8:15, Galatians 4:6, Genesis 21:1-21, Genesis 16:1-16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Forcing God’s Hand

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Feb 26, 2022

This message looks at the account of someone who was given a promise by God that he would receive a great blessing. But he, along with his wife, took matters into their own hands, and tried to get ahead of God, leading to strife.

In our message this morning we’re going to focus on how we need to have patience when following the Lord. Hebrews is a book of the Bible that frequently talks about following God in faith, and we read that those who are patient will be able to “inherit the promises” (Hebrews 6:12). In Hebrews ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-6, Genesis 16:1-5, Genesis 16:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

Hagar The Wonderful

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Dec 4, 2020

This sermon centered around Hagar is how the Lord deals with her during her time of pain and suffering. We examine how the Lord helped Hagar and how He is ready to help us with our times of pain and suffering.

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-15 Theme: Dealing with Pain/Suffering Title: Hagar the Wonderful INTRO: Grace and peace today from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! I want to talk to you today about pain and suffering. Pain and suffering that can result from our own sins and pain and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-15, Psalm 23:4, Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Nazarene

Learning To Wait On God Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jul 12, 2017

In this section from the story of Abraham, we see that he and Sarah got ahead of God and tried to force God to bring an heir through Hagar. There are a lot of important lessons for us to learn from this episode.

Introduction: A. One day there was a man who was taking it easy, lying on the grass, looking up at the clouds, and having a conversation with God 1. The man said, “God, how long is a million years to you?” a. God answered, “In my frame of reference, a million years is about a minute.” 2. The man ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lessons From Abraham's Life

Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Jul 14, 2017

The most distinguishing feature of Abraham's life was faith. His story is packed with lessons that are relevant in every time, all of them rooted in unshakable faith.

Note: I have developed a set of slides on PowerPoint 10. The cues for advancing slides and activating animations are included in the notes below. If anyone is interested in having the .pptx file I will send it to you by Email. Send your request to me at sam@srmccormick.net with the subject Lessons ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-5, Matthew 1:1, Genesis 13:18, Isaiah 41:8, James 2:23, Genesis 15:1-6, Genesis 16:1-15, Genesis 22:1-18, Hebrews 11:6-9, Galatians 3:8, Deuteronomy 7:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

It Takes Faith (Part Six) Series

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jul 24, 2017

As we continue through Hebrews 11 we come to the story of Abraham and Sarah having a child in their old age. It took faith to believe the unbelievable but we'll see that it wasn't easy.

IT TAKES FAITH (part six) Hebrews 11:11-12 As we continue through Hebrews 11 we come to the story of Abraham and Sarah having a child in their old age. It took faith to believe the unbelievable but we'll see that it wasn't easy. Today we'll see that although Abraham had great faith he didn't have ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:11-12, Genesis 15:1-8, Genesis 16:1-6, Genesis 17:15-19, Genesis 18:9-15, Genesis 21:1-7, Romans 4:19-22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Telling Haggar Goodbye

Contributed by J Richison on Aug 11, 2017

Parting ways with the things that pertain to our past.

“Goodbye, Haggar” Genesis 16: 1-6 Philippians 3:13-15 Genesis 21: 9-14 Galations 4: 22-31 Goodbye to a woman and a son that I love? In the text Father Abraham is dealing with trouble in the home, trouble in the camp, and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Has To Win Control Over All The Areas Of My Life Series

Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on Sep 25, 2020

I know that we do not give God that 100% control. So, I set out to find a Scriptural example of a man or a woman who did not give that control over to God to see what we can learn from that example.

Introduction Last week, we began a new series about the four big areas of our life that God must win. The first one we talked about was God must win our choices. At the end of the day, there ought to be more checks in God’s column on things that I chose to do God’s way rather than yielding to the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

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

God Sees Our Struggles And Has A Solution

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Apr 6, 2020

If you ever feel like life is out of your control, seems hopeless and you feel like no one can help, or even cares --- then look at the story of Hagar. Hagar teaches us that life is a struggle, yet God sees our struggles and offers a solution.

The book of Genesis tells about different people who heard directly from God. God spoke face to face with Adam and Eve in the Garden. He spoke to Noah and gave him instructions about building the Ark. Then you can see how God spoke with Abram and made a Covenant with him. This lesson, we are going ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-14

Denomination: Methodist

Running From A Mess, Finding A Master

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Apr 6, 2020

Is your life messy? Whatever the case, don’t give up because while you are running from a mess, you might just find a master; a God who sees you and knows you by name and has a plan for your future.

Ever feel overlooked, unnoticed, or invisible? I know, I have, too. As a student in grade school, I longed to make a difference. I wanted to be a high achiever, to earn rewards and get good grades. The bottom line: I wanted to be accepted, feel secure and make a significant difference. I believed ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-14

Denomination: Methodist

The God Who Sees Me

Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 26, 2017

Hagar was a woman who never thought God would take notice of her. She wasn't important or wealthy or full of faith. Her only claim to fame was that she ended up in the middle of a big, ugly, complicated, mess. Yet God knew who she was!

THE GOD WHO SEES ME Genesis 16:1-14 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Paul Dickson has written a book entitled, What’s In A Name? In that book he shares some of the most unusual names he’s come across. How would you like to have any of these for your name? Cletus Clodfelter, Rotten Earp, Jinglebells ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Life Of Abraham, Part 7: The Ishmael Project Series

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Feb 10, 2014

Do we need to help God out in the fulfillment of His promises to us by taking matters into our own hand?

The Life of Abram, Part 7: The Ishmael Project Genesis 16:1-15 Introduction In the last lesson, Abram asked the LORD for a pledge of his promise of the land. The answer he had gotten seems discouraging, especially for one whose worldview does not extend past this life. For someone with a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Unmasking Al Queda:biblical Propehcy Being Fulfilled

Contributed by Kayode Eleyinte on Aug 7, 2013

Not many christian understands that one of the bible prophecy is playing out in the Middle East and as regards the rise of radical Islamic terror groups. We are at the threshold of the fulfillment of age-long prophecy. We need to watch.

The al queda terror group has been around for quite some time.They had been a big threat to the lives and properties of many nation in Asia,both Central Asia and Middle East.Their murderous activities has leap over the borders of Asia into Europe,America and Africa.The fear of al queda has ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-23

Denomination: Apostolic

Grow Up

Contributed by Willem Hartley on Feb 6, 2013

God does not allow suffering and difficult situations to destroy us rather He uses it to help us Grow Up into the promises He has for us

Grow up Good morning church. Do you know the dumbest question someone could ask, and unfortunately the question mainly comes from christians. Are you ready? The dumbest question is : Why do bad things happen to good people? Taking the question at face value proves it stupidity.. First of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God