Sermons on Genesis 21:1-20:

Blinded By Emotion #4 Series

Contributed by J. Brad Campbell on Nov 6, 2006

Fourth sermon in the series "The Spirit of IShmael" dealing with people who are rulled by thier emotions.

Spirit of Ishmael Blinded by Emotion #4 Text: Gen 21:9-19 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking. 10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:9-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Keys To Christian Living Series

Contributed by Patrick Mead on Feb 20, 2006

Keys to living the Christian life

Keys to Christian Living Genesis 21:1-21 Introduction During World War I, one of our American Airmen took off from an airfield located in Kobar, Arabia. Little did the pilot know that while the plane was on the ground a large rat had crawled up and inside the cockpit. While in the air ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Voice Of A Battered Woman

Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Mar 1, 2010

This sermon encourages battered women everywhere to depend on God in the worst possible situation.

Gen. 21:14-19 14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. 15 And the water was spent in the bottle, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:14-19

Denomination: Baptist

A Time To Weep, A Time To Laugh Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 18, 2010

Abraham, Sarah, Ishael, and Hagar represent faith and promise, spirit versus flesh, and grace versus Law. Abraham shows faith by letting his son Ishmael go forever.

Some of you have had the pleasure and/or pain of participating in a step-family. On rare occasions this works out really well and goes smoothly, but most of the time it’s very hard and all the parents and children involved, have major adjustments to make both lifestyle wise and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:1-21

What About The Second Wife?

Contributed by Monty Newton on Jun 21, 2008

God is sensitive to the plight of the outcast... to those who are marginalized or living on the fringes. God sees, hears, and helps.

Title: What about the Second Wife? Text: Genesis 21:8-21 The Big Idea: God is sensitive to the plight of the outcast… God sees, hears, and helps. Introduction Let me begin by saying that this is a rather convoluted story. It is intricate and involved. To convolve something is to roll it ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:8-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Extreme Faithfulness Series

Contributed by Jonathan Twitchell on Dec 7, 2006

The story of Hagar and Ishmael provides a backdrop for a discussion of God’s faithfulness to His promises and to His people.

Text: Genesis 21:1-21 Date: Sunday, June 23, 2002 Author: Rev. Jonathan K. Twitchell You and I live in a society in which it is common for people to look for loopholes. Lawyers look for loopholes in the legal system for the benefit of their clients. Insurance companies specialize in pages of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:1-21

Denomination: Nazarene

God Delivers

Contributed by William Lock on Mar 4, 2009

When God makes a promise we can believe it.

GENESIS 21:1-21 The Birth of a Newborn God Finally Delivered (21:1-2) “Then the LORD took note of Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had promised. So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.” When God ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:1-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Every Mother's Child Matters

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 7, 2010

Sarah's me-ism blinded her to Ishmael's value; Abraham's comfort blinded him to how best to support Hagar and Ishmael; Hagar, like many of our mothers, had to trust God in the desert. We today must support the Hagars of this world.

The barren landscape seemed to dance before her eyes, as she looked toward a horizon littered with debris, strewn with the rubbish of thousands of careless people who had gone this way. Filthy and dirty as it was, though, it seemed to dance before her eyes, for the sun was high above and hot; the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:8-20

Denomination: Baptist

A Time To Weep, A Time To Laugh

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010

The Birth of Isaac. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Genesis chapter 21 verses 1-21. Ill: One stormy night an elderly couple entered the lobby of a small hotel and asked for a room: • The clerk said they were full; • And they would probably find so were all the hotels in town. “But I can’t send a fine ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:1-21

Denomination: Brethren

How To Survive As A Mother Series

Contributed by Ricky Nelms on Aug 2, 2010

This is the second sermon in the series of messages on "Survivor". This one talks about motherhood and was preached on Mother's Day.

SURVIVOR SERIES #3 – HOW TO SURVIVE AS A MOTHER Today, we are continuing with our sermon series entitled SURVIVOR And what we’ve been doing over the last several weeks, is talking about the fact that in light of… --the bad economy --lay offs --bail outs --these tough times ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:14-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

Part 1 - Genesis 21:1-7 - Laughing At God! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Aug 20, 2010

It seems Isaac was laughed at in one way or another all his life. Isaac means "laughter". What an appropriate name. A river of LAUGHTER runs through the entire story of the birth of Isaac.

Part 1 - Genesis 21:1-7 - LAUGHING AT GOD! As he was born my heart was bursting with JOY. I held my son Ben up to the Lord and dedicated him then and there. I was so grateful for the gift of a child. I remember driving home at the beginning of that day laughing and honking the horn so everyone ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Part 2 - Genesis 21:8-13 - The Last Laugh! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Aug 24, 2010

All of a sudden Ishmael isn’t smiling anymore. THE LAST LAUGH WAS ON HIM.

Part 2 - Genesis 21:8-13 - THE LAST LAUGH! It was a boring job packing books and I remember we would look for ways to have a bit of fun in the warehouse. When people found other work and left the warehouse they were BINNED! Usually it was TIM who organised a BINNING with everyone, and he would ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:8-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Part 3 - Genesis 21:14-21 - My Kingdom For A Gps! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Aug 27, 2010

DIVORCE is never pleasant, especially when children are involved, but Abraham doesn’t count on them getting lost. Most people don’t stop to think about the consequences of divorce or how much it will effect the next generations.

Part 3 - Genesis 21:14-21 - MY KINGDOM FOR A GPS! When we left to Pastor a Church in the Whitsundays we left our children, Ben and Rachel, behind in Sydney. Rachel was still in her late teens, but both of them were already involved in Hillsong Church and did not want to leave. We remember the pain ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:14-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Genesis 31 Series

Contributed by Tom Owen on Aug 6, 2009

verse-by-verse

Last week we saw the Lord protecting the integrity of the covenant by protecting Sarah from King Abimelech. (Remember how he had taken her to be one of his wives when she and Abraham entered his territory.) This week we’re going to see the Lord protect the covenant again by making sure there’s no ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

God's Providence: Whose Son Are You?

Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Oct 26, 2009

The story of Sarai, Hagar, and Abram is really a story about how people deal with issues of faith . . . especially when our faith is being tested by God’s providence.

God’s Providence: Whose Son are You? Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31 Genesis 16:1-4; 21:8-14 Yesterday, as I was reviewing the scriptures in Genesis, I noticed something that hadn’t struck me before. It’s a bit off the point, but I found it curiously funny. Let me review part of today’s reading ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:8-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed