Author: Ginger Hertenstein Conley
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October 26, 2008 – Lesson Two in Lordship
Since studying Abram and Sarai’s story, I feel challenged to develop more faith. I want to embrace a vision of God as “God of the impossible.” It is time to allow God to fully be who He is. The call this week for Abram in Genesis 17 is a call to action as God instructed…
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October 19, 2008 – Lesson One In Lordship
What does lordship mean to you? Often we think if we simply submit to God that means God is Lord. Lordship, then, is action on our part. There is certainly truth in that, but lordship encompasses so much more. Saying God is Lord means understanding the power of God to bring life out of nothing…
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October 12, 2008 – “When In Doubt, Pray or When All Else Fails, Believe”
This week has been a week of worry for our nation as we have watched a wildly fluctuating stock market never really settle down. Worldwide economic anxiety is the order of the day, say the news reporters. What timing for this week’s message because Abram worries in Genesis 15:1-18. He worries about the truth of…
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October 5, 2008 – Honoring the Promise Maker
Abram is known as a man of great faith. Abram’s focus was more on worship of God than on what he received. Last week we saw the results of Abram’s trust in God when he generously gave his nephew, Lot, what he could have claimed for himself. God seemed to be training Abram about the…
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September 28, 2008 – Openhanded Lifestyle
When Abram answered the call of God, it did not mean an end to problems. No sooner than he arrived in the land of promise, he and his family had to leave because of a severe famine. Some might be tempted to say, well, the promise of God just did not work out in reality.…
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September 21, 2008 – “Come On, Let’s Go!”
The call of Abram in Genesis 12 is one of the most famous calls of the Bible. Because it is an important call, your study will be greatly enhanced by reading the story ahead of time to keep it in mind during the week. You can enrich your experience too by attending adult Sunday School,…
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September 14, 2008 – God Forms a Nation for Christ
This week begins our eleven week study of the story of Abraham. Abraham and Sarah are certainly famous in the Christian world as examples of exemplary faith. Paul speaks of them multiple times in the epistles, and so we need to sit up and take note. It will help you to read Genesis 11:27-32 to…
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September 7, 2008 – Faith for the Long Haul
When you were young, who influenced your faith? If you grew up in the church, perhaps it was a Sunday School teacher or a youth leader or a parent or grandparent. I can remember my grandmother singing along joyfully to Gospel music blaring in the kitchen as she prepared dinner. It
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August 24, 2008 – A Call to Freedom
Freedom is beloved to us. The promise of freedom has attracted millions of people to come here to America. Freedom documents are the foundation of our nation