A DIVINE ENCOUNTER (21 OF 54)
by Keith Krell
Scripture: Genesis 18:1-15
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A Divine Encounter (21 of 54)
Series: The Book of Beginnings
Keith Krell
Genesis 18:1-15
In a recent survey of a very large congregation in North America, the question was asked, ''What do you fear the most?'' The primary answer from the pew was a bit startling: ''intimacy with God.'' It's possible that many Christians might give this same response. Why is this?
Let me pose another question: What would happen if God came to Thurston County? What if He came to your front door? How would you feel? What would you do? What would you not do? When God visits, people's priorities are quickly laid bare. Lives change...for the better!
In Genesis 18:1-15, Abraham experiences intimacy with God and once again discovers that God is a loving and patient God that reaffirms His covenant. We will learn from Abraham and Sarah's reactions the proper way to react to God. First...
1. Respond to God's intimate care (18:1-8). Our passage begins with the following account: ''Now the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre [13:18; 14:13], while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day. When he lifted up his eyes and looked, behold, three men [18:10, 13, 16-17, 33; 19:1] were standing opposite him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth, and said, 'My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by''' (18:1-3). In chapter 17, the Lord had appeared to Abraham for the first time in thirteen years (17:1). Now, just a short time later, God appears again. The Lord is encouraging Abraham with His presence and friendship. The text says that the Lord (Yahweh) appeared to Abraham ''in the heat of the day.'' It was siesta time in the hot East and Abraham was resting at the door of his tent. Abraham did not see his three guests walking from a distance, they just appeared.
Many Bible students don't believe that Abraham recognized the identity of the three men. Personally, I be ...
Series: The Book of Beginnings
Keith Krell
Genesis 18:1-15
In a recent survey of a very large congregation in North America, the question was asked, ''What do you fear the most?'' The primary answer from the pew was a bit startling: ''intimacy with God.'' It's possible that many Christians might give this same response. Why is this?
Let me pose another question: What would happen if God came to Thurston County? What if He came to your front door? How would you feel? What would you do? What would you not do? When God visits, people's priorities are quickly laid bare. Lives change...for the better!
In Genesis 18:1-15, Abraham experiences intimacy with God and once again discovers that God is a loving and patient God that reaffirms His covenant. We will learn from Abraham and Sarah's reactions the proper way to react to God. First...
1. Respond to God's intimate care (18:1-8). Our passage begins with the following account: ''Now the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre [13:18; 14:13], while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day. When he lifted up his eyes and looked, behold, three men [18:10, 13, 16-17, 33; 19:1] were standing opposite him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth, and said, 'My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by''' (18:1-3). In chapter 17, the Lord had appeared to Abraham for the first time in thirteen years (17:1). Now, just a short time later, God appears again. The Lord is encouraging Abraham with His presence and friendship. The text says that the Lord (Yahweh) appeared to Abraham ''in the heat of the day.'' It was siesta time in the hot East and Abraham was resting at the door of his tent. Abraham did not see his three guests walking from a distance, they just appeared.
Many Bible students don't believe that Abraham recognized the identity of the three men. Personally, I be ...
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