Christ Church Bentonville

Faith Revived (Genesis 17)

The Abrahamic covenant, while it did have earthly, biological, national, and geographical aspects to it, pointed to a greater spiritual reality.  The Abrahamic covenant was a spiritual covenant promising spiritual blessings.

The Lord Sees and Hears (Genesis 16)

Sarai grew impatient with the Lord and was tired of waiting on the son He had promised her husband, and decided to take matters into her own hands.  But she wasn't the only one.  

And He Believed the Lord (Genesis 15)

When the circumstances of life collide with our faith, we have assurance that the promises are true.

A Tale of Two Kings (Genesis 14)

Despite 2/3 of the passage being used to describe conflicts between nations, the chapter isn’t actually about the conflicts.  The conflicts are simply the circumstances that the Lord used to put the spiritual battle that Abram experienced on display. 

Lessons Learned (Genesis 13)

Genesis 13 has a tendency to get lost in the midst of Chapters 12, 15, and 17 that play such an important theological role in redemptive history.  But the pericope is actually packed full of lessons to learn or practical wisdom and applicable truth that shouldn’t be overlooked.

Faith and Famine (Genesis12:10-13:4)

When we are more like Abram than we want to be, and we fail like he failed, there is hope for us, just as there was for him.

The Promise Continues (Genesis 11:10-12:9)

Father Abraham has many sons, many sons has father Abraham.  I am one of them, and so are all of those who are in Christ.  So let's just praise the Lord!

The Story of the Nations (Genesis 10:1-11:9)

This text tells us the nations should be important to us.  Though there are things that differentiate us and divide us, we are, in some respect, all family.  

Sins of the Father (Genesis 9:18-29)

This part of the Genesis narrative shows us the flood did not totally eliminate sin.  Noah and his family brought sin with them into the new or re-creation.

The Resurrection Matters (1 Peter 1:3-5)

We have a living hope because Christ has risen and we are united to Him by faith. (This sermon was given during our outdoor Easter worship service held at Blowing Springs Park.)

The Noahic Covenant (Genesis 8:20-9:17)

While the Noahic Covenant isn’t redemptive, it does undergird God’s plan of redemption in such a way that Covenant Theology as a whole suffers without it.  And that’s because Covenant Theology is incomplete without it. 

Noah and the Flood - Part 3 (Genesis 8)

God remembered Noah and He remembers those in Christ as well!  He is mindful of us and His mindfulness led and leads Him to act on our behalf.