Jill Partis
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Refining Fire
Genesis 22:1-19 There is so much symbolism in this passage, which foreshadows God’s sacrifice of His beloved Son on that same mountain. However, in our context of Abraham’s faith journey, we will focus on what this event meant for him. Verse 1 tells us clearly that God’s instruction to Abraham to take his son and
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The Promise Fulfilled
Genesis 21:1-7 At last, some 25 years after the Lord had promised him a son, Abraham was able to hold his child in his arms. The miraculous had happened. The thing that seemed too impossible to be true had taken place. God had done what He had said He would. Abraham and Sarah named the
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It is Finished!
John 19:16-30 John tells us that Jesus’ last words on the cross were, “IT IS FINISHED!” (v.30). As the other gospels make clear, this was not the whimper of a dying man but a loud, triumphant shout (Matthew 27:50, Mark 15:37, Luke 23:46). The Greek word is tetelestai, a word that was stamped on receipts
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The King is Come
Matthew 21:1-11 Next Sunday is Palm Sunday, the day when we remember the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. This event was a clear declaration by Jesus that He was the Messiah. Rather than entering the city on foot, as he usually did, He rode a young donkey in fulfilment of the prophecy in Zechariah
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Abraham’s Mess, God’s Grace
Genesis 20:1-18 In this chapter we find the sorry tale of Abraham falling into exactly the same sin as he did before. Although he had now been walking with God for many years and should have known better, his relocation to the region of Gerar made him fearful. So, just as he had done in
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The Power of Prayer
Genesis 18:16-33 God now tells Abraham what is in His heart in regard to the city of Sodom, and its neighbouring city of Gomorrah. Sodom was the place where Abraham’s nephew Lot had settled and he could not have chosen a more godless place in which to live. The sins of its people were blatant
