Jill Partis
-
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…
-
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…
-
Hardness of Heart – What should we do about it?
What should we do about it? We have seen that even Christian believers can be dull of heart and blind to God’s purposes. So how can we soften our hearts and become spiritually more alert? We can see that, when His disciples were slow to comprehend what He was saying, Jesus asked them questions to…
-
Is Anything Too Hard For The Lord?
Genesis 18:1-15 It was the hottest time of the day and Abraham was sitting in the doorway of his tent where the air was slightly cooler. Suddenly he became aware of the presence of three “men” to whom he hastened to offer typical Bedouin hospitality. When the meal was ready Abraham took it out to…
-
Hardness of Heart – Why might it be a problem for us?
`Why might it be a problem for us? It would be easy for those of us who are Christian believers to think that hard-heartedness will not affect us. But the Bible makes it clear that it is not just those who are far from God who exhibit the symptoms of a hardened heart. It was…
-
God’s Outrageous Plan
Genesis 17:15-22 For many years God had been speaking to Abraham about the son He would give him and we know that Abraham had believed the promise. But it seems that, until this moment Abraham had not realised that the mother of this son would be his wife, Sarah and, when the Lord spelled it…
