One of the greatest tests of faith in the Scriptures is recorded in the story of Abraham and Isaac in Genesis 22. God had commanded Abraham to sacrifice his only son Isaac. The great challenge for Abraham of course, was not only that this was his son whom he loved (Gen 22:2), but he was also the very son who the Lord had promised to Abraham in his old age. Isaac would have represented to Abraham the culmination of a life’s hope, as well as the clear answer to the promises of God. Ultimately all those who would be saved, from the Old Testament saint to the New Testament saint to those saved today, would come through the line of Abraham; as it was through Abraham’s descendants came the promised Messiah, Jesus Christ.

We all have a few people we can say had an incredible impact on our life, and on our faith in the Lord. If you were able to get nineteenth century preachers together such as Spurgeon, Darby, Hudson Taylor, and George Muller, and ask them to tell who influenced them the greatest, they would all point to the same man

Now and then you read a book that you sense will help form your worldview and chart a course forward in ministry. This is one of those books for me. I came across this book almost by happenstance

Unfortunately the message from this Sunday, July 9th will not be available on audio.

Tickets are now on sale for the Keith & Kristyn Getty Concert coming up on September 29, 2017 at Peoples Church.

KEITH & KRISTYN GETTY Concert Tickets will go on sale May 16, 2017.