How Tradition Helps Us Read the Bible

Grace in a Broken Family: Jacob and Esau

Jacob and Esau’s story is filled with sibling rivalry, parental favoritism, deception, resentment, and years of separation. Yet their broken family is not beyond the reach of God’s grace. In this message from our Bible in a Year series, we discover that the hero of Genesis is not Jacob, Esau, Isaac, or Rebekah—it is the faithful God who works through imperfect people and brings reconciliation where vengeance was expected. Based on Genesis 25–33.

The God Who Sees, Hears, and Provides

Genesis 22 is one of the most difficult stories in Scripture. Why would God ask Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, the son he had waited so long to receive? By examining the larger biblical and cultural context, this sermon reveals a God who is radically different from the surrounding gods—a God who stops the sacrifice and provides the ram. When we feel abandoned, God sees us. When we cry out in pain, God hears us. And when circumstances make us question whether God can be trusted, God provides.

Walking by Faith Into the Unknown

In Genesis 12, God calls Abram to leave behind what is familiar and step into the unknown. Through Abraham’s story and a personal testimony of immigration, family, VBS, and God’s faithfulness, this sermon reminds us that God sees the bigger picture. Even through our weakness, fear, and uncertainty, God can use our obedience to bless others for generations.

When God Calls, Will You Go?

In Genesis 12, God calls Abram to leave behind the familiar and go to a place God would show him. Abram does not know the full plan, but he obeys. In this sermon from our Bible in a Year series, we explore how one act of faithful obedience became a blessing for generations and how God still calls us to go, serve, and trust Him today.

The Bible in a Year Begins: Reading with the Beginning and the End in Mind

As Christ Church begins a year-long journey through the entire Bible, this message explores the one story that unites all 66 books of Scripture. Starting with God's good creation in Genesis and ending with God's promise to make all things new in Revelation, we're invited to read the Bible—and our own lives—with hope, purpose, and anticipation.