Sermons on Genesis 16:1-17:27:

El Shaddai: The God Who Is More Than Enough

Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 18, 2014

God's not only Elohim (Creator) and Jehovah (God of Covenant Promises), He's also El Shaddai, the God whose power will violate nature/ His creation to fulfill those promises. That's how God revealed Himself to Abram.

EL SHADDAI: THE GOD WHO IS MORE THAN ENOUGH Gen. 17:1-8 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Dear God: "Please send a new baby for Mommy. The new baby you sent last week cries too much." Debbie, 7. 2. Dear God: "Who did you make smarter? Boys or girls? My sister and I want to know." Jimmy, 6. 3. Dear God: ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

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

A Name You Can Trust Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jul 17, 2017

This sermon explores the spiritual lessons from Genesis 17 as God reveals Himself as El Shaddai and changes Abram and Sarai's names.

Introduction: A. One day, a woman pregnant with twins got into a car accident and fell into a deep coma for 6 months. 1. When she awoke from the coma and saw that she was no longer pregnant and she frantically asked the doctor about her babies. 2. The doctor replied, “Ma’am your twins are fine, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1-27, Proverbs 18:10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Covenant With Abraham Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 21, 2017

Genesis 17:1-27 shows us that God Almighty established with Abraham and his seed an everlasting covenant with the stipulation that they receive the sign of membership in God's covenant family.

Scripture Two Sundays ago, I started a new series of sermons on “The Life of Abraham.” We are examining only selected incidents from Abraham’s life. Last time we examined God’s call to Abraham when he was still known as Abram and living in Ur of the Chaldeans. In obedience to God, Abram, at ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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

That They All Be One Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 31, 2017

Our witness must be positive–we hold fast to what we know is true, and treat those who don’t share those views with charity and patience.

Thursday of fifth week in Lent 2017 Joy of the Gospel Today we look at the person and commitment of Abraham, whom the Liturgy calls “our father in faith.” Genesis records the fundamental promise that the Jews–and Christians–hold dear. And it’s not the land of Canaan, or Palestine, over which ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:3-9

Denomination: Catholic

Tested By Patience Lesson 8 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 21, 2017

Why are we impatient with God?

A. WHY ARE WE IMPATIENT WITH GOD? 1. We think we know better. 2. We think time is running out. 3. Unbelief. 4. We lose sight of what God is doing. 5. __________________________________________ B. ABRAM RUNS AHEAD OF GOD “Ten years after Abram arrived in the Promised Land he still didn’t ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Tested By The Fruit Of The Flesh Lesson 9 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 22, 2017

What is the fruit of the flesh?

A. WHAT IS THE FRUIT OF THE FLESH? 1. Avoid the lust of the flesh. “Love not the world . . . for all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, the pride of life” (1 John 2:15-16). 2. Flesh can mean the requirements of air, food, water, exercise, etc. 3. Flesh here ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Can We Reach Perfection In This Life?

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Apr 29, 2017

Heading for perfection in the Lord how to get there.

CAN WE REACH PERFECTION IN THIS LIFE? Genesis 17: 1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. Matthew 5: 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1

Denomination: Baptist

Core 52 Week 4 - Covenant Series

Contributed by Lanny Smith on Mar 2, 2020

What does it look like to be in covenant with God?

To hear the sermon please go to my podcast at: https://www.buzzsprout.com/697261/2610538 Covenant - Being a Part of God's Work Intro: • [VIDEO] Pixar movie Up intro scene. • Hits you right in the “feels.” • Where did we learn to love, commit like that? • Our first three weeks in Core 52 have ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:6-10, Genesis 17:1-7, Romans 4:3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Rescue Begins Series

Contributed by Greg Lindsey on Mar 7, 2020

A Journey Through the Larger Story of the 66 Books of the Bible

So hey there, good to see you and to have you with us as we continue on in this series that we doing called Route 66, a series that we are doing because we believe that just like a journey to the west on the actual road Route 66 led many to a better life, a journey through the larger story told in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:3-5, Genesis 12:1-3, Genesis 16:2-4, Exodus 14:10-22

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

The Christmas Blues

Contributed by Dennis King on Dec 19, 2019

During this holiday season minor problems seem to grow

Some people are strongly affected by the “Christmas Blues.” Minor problems seem to grow in magnitude during this season which should be devoted to 'glad tidings and joyfulness. It seems we've all have some problems from time to time. I'm not talking about trivial things like; what ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:11-12, James 1:14, Mark 14:34-36

Denomination: Baptist