Pastor’s Blog
Backseat Faith: Luke 18:1-8
It’s natural to get discouraged. We live in a culture that practically demands that we be happy. Like, what’s wrong with you if you aren’t? See all those pictures of your friends that show how happy they are? Now, snap out of it!
Tell the Truth: John 9:17
You may feel some anxiety from time to time when you encounter people who don’t believe in Jesus Christ. Even if you yourself follow Jesus Christ, if you believe the Bible’s good news about him, that he died to take the responsibility and guilt of your sins so that you could be exonerated before God—if you believe in Jesus for that, you still might get anxious when others do not.
Test Answers: Genesis 22:1, 8, 14
In my high school, all the teachers always “reviewed” for the test the day before we took the test. That practice really lightened my testing anxiety. I felt confident as I studied and as I took the test because the teachers had provided all the answers and formulae in advance.
In Genesis 22, Abraham (now over 100 years old) was being tested by God. At 100+ years, you’d think he wouldn’t need any more tests, but instead, he was to face his greatest test yet. God told him to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac, for whom he and his wife Sarah had waited for decades.