Sermons on patriarchs:

The God Who Really Sees Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Abraham, Pt. 4

THE GOD WHO REALLY SEES (GENESIS 16:1-16) Are you suffering, weak, or troubled? At the lowest point of my ministry, I took a course co-taught by two professors who required all students, mainly pastors, to stay together in a retreat center for two weeks, and every night there was a designated time ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Room To Grow Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Abraham, Pt. 5

ROOM TO GROW (GENESIS 17:1-19) Twice Michelle Kwan failed to land the big prize at Winter Olympics Figure Skating Championship. In 1998 she was placed second and in 2002 she dropped to third. Each time she bravely congratulated the winner, evaluated her situation and announced her participation in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

All That Glitters Is Salt, Not Gold Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Abraham, Pt. 6

ALL THAT GLITTERS IS SALT, NOT GOLD (GENESIS 19:1-26) My good friend from Northern California while we were studying at the seminary was hopping mad when he heard people say that the 1989 earthquake was a sign of God’s displeasure at and judgment on San Francisco, also known as the homosexual ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:1-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Make Me A Blessing Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Abraham, Pt. 7

MAKE ME A BLESSING (GENESIS 20) Several years ago, USA Today published the results of a survey on how people feel about their neighbors and their relationship with them. The interview with 1,002 adults revealed that people consider their neighbors as valuable friends, and not as nameless, faceless ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 20:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God's Friend Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Abraham, Pt. 8

GOD’S FRIEND (GENESIS 22) At 3:00 a.m. one cold morning a missionary candidate walked into an office for a scheduled interview with the examiner of a mission board. He waited until 8 a.m. when the examiner arrived. The examiner said, “Let us begin. First, please spell baker.” “B-a-k-e-r,” the young ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Good Grief Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Abraham, Pt. 9

GOOD GRIEF (GENESIS 23) Charlie Brown of the popular Peanuts comic strip has a habit of blurting out two words whenever he is stuck, trapped or frustrated. His favorite expression is “Good grief!” Death or bereavement in the family is a hurting, devastating and overwhelming affair. Recovering ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 23:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Walk By Faith, Not By Sight Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Abraham, Pt. 10 (Final)

WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT (GENESIS 24:1-25:9) Walking by faith is not the most natural thing on earth. Like any exercise, exercising our faith is easier said than done. No one is ever quite ready - intellectually, emotionally or spiritually - for God’s ways, life’s lessons or unexpected turns. ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Privilege Has Its Membership Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Jacob, Pt. 1

JACOB: WRESTLING WITH GOD AND MAN Jacob was a clever and crafty, colorful and captivating, calculative and complex character. Jacob is not our model, neither are his methods and marriages. His motivation was indefensible, his mistakes were glaring and his misery dogged him. However, readers who ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:19-34

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Better Late Than Never Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Jacob, Pt. 3

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER (GENESIS 28:10-29:13) A Chinese fable tells of the owl’s flight to the east to escape its neighbors, who were increasingly tired and vocal of the bird’s incessant noise in the night. As it was packing, the owl met a pigeon, which asked: “Where are you going? Why are you in ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Jacob, Pt. 4 (Final)

WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER (GENESIS 29:15-30, 31:36-42) Charles Sykes, a senior fellow at the Wisconsin Policy Institute, a public policy think tank, didn’t like the way his fellow citizens whine, evade responsibility and point fingers. The infamous 1991 Los Angeles riot was a case in ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Possible Dream Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Joseph, Pt. 1

JOSEPH: GOD WILL MAKE A WAY Four individuals shaped and defined Israel’s rise as a nation and emergence into a force. Abraham was the spiritual giant who walked by faith, and not by sight. Isaac was the perfect gentleman who treated friends and neighbors fairly. Jacob was the consummate gladiator ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Someone To Watch Over Me Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Joseph, Pt. 2

SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (GENESIS 39) A biographer of Michelangelo told about the famous artist’s nagging problem with his work on a statue and his unconventional way of arriving at a solution to the problem. As he was working on a sculptor, the brilliant artist found that his own shadow on the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Can See Clearly Now

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Joseph, Pt. 3

I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW (GENESIS 41:1-41) Growing up, I had my fair share of “Why” and “Why not” questions. Why was I the overlooked youngest child, and not the popular middle or influential eldest child in the family? Why was I not better looking, better built or better off? Why did I have a flat ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:1-41

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Forgiveness Means Having To Say You're Sorry Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Joseph, Pt. 4 (Final)

FORGIVENESS MEANS HAVING TO SAY YOU’RE SORRY (GENESIS 42:21-22, 44:33-45:8, 50:15-21) The first time we experience clogging in our double-basin kitchen sink was a nightmare. The water would drain from the left basin and come up on the right basin. We tested the garbage disposal but it was working ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

1. Voyage D'abraham Series

Contributed by Patrick Berthalon on Dec 21, 2007

Il voyage vers un but qui va se réaliser par la foi

DIEU FAIT PASSER ABRAHAM Lecture : Genèse 12 :1 Introduction : L’appel d’Abraham et son voyage vers la terre promise sont d’une grande instruction pour le croyant. Chaque authentique chrétien a entendu l’appel de Dieu à quitter ce monde pour passer dans «un autre lieu». C’est donc un voyage ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1

Denomination: Assembly Of God