ABRAHAM EMBRACED TESTING (3 OF 7)
by Tony Thomas
Scripture: Genesis 22:1-18
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Abraham Embraced Testing (3 of 7)
Series: Habits of the Faithful
Tony Thomas
Hebrews 11:10-17; Genesis 22:1-18
After seven seasons in Seattle, Alex Rodriguez was baseball's best player. His fielding percentage was .957, his batting average was .309, he averaged 30 home runs a season, and he was only 25 years-old.
Several teams entered into a bidding war to sign baseball's best, youngest, most charismatic player and the Texas Rangers shelled out $252 million for his services! That's just a little bit more than my salary, but I digress. In his three years with Texas, Rodriguez hit 156 home runs, but the Rangers were cellar-dwellers. They finally realized that they could finish last without paying Rodriguez $252 million!
So, George Steinbrenner decided to bring him to the Yankees. He moved from shortstop to third base, his fielding percentage was still .957, he hit more home runs during his twelve years in pinstripes than any other Yankees' player, but he had four miserable post seasons in a row!
It's difficult to withstand the pressure of testing! How would you like to be the President of the United States? To face life and death scenarios every day? To watch your approval ratings rise and fall? To read the negative editorial comments? The weight of the world would crush the average person!
Or think about the pressure of the parent/child relationship? That scenario pushes most parents beyond their limit: the frequent requests for money, the constant complaining, and the never-ending criticism seems too much to bear.
How do you handle yourself when you're tested? The answer to that question is our theme today because God wants us to succeed. And He's never more proud that when He puts us to the test, and we come out a winner.
We're in a summer series called Habits of the Faithful and it's based on Hebrews 11. We started with Abel and Abel loved God first. Last week we hovered over Noah, and Noah was the first Boy Scout because he prepared for ...
Series: Habits of the Faithful
Tony Thomas
Hebrews 11:10-17; Genesis 22:1-18
After seven seasons in Seattle, Alex Rodriguez was baseball's best player. His fielding percentage was .957, his batting average was .309, he averaged 30 home runs a season, and he was only 25 years-old.
Several teams entered into a bidding war to sign baseball's best, youngest, most charismatic player and the Texas Rangers shelled out $252 million for his services! That's just a little bit more than my salary, but I digress. In his three years with Texas, Rodriguez hit 156 home runs, but the Rangers were cellar-dwellers. They finally realized that they could finish last without paying Rodriguez $252 million!
So, George Steinbrenner decided to bring him to the Yankees. He moved from shortstop to third base, his fielding percentage was still .957, he hit more home runs during his twelve years in pinstripes than any other Yankees' player, but he had four miserable post seasons in a row!
It's difficult to withstand the pressure of testing! How would you like to be the President of the United States? To face life and death scenarios every day? To watch your approval ratings rise and fall? To read the negative editorial comments? The weight of the world would crush the average person!
Or think about the pressure of the parent/child relationship? That scenario pushes most parents beyond their limit: the frequent requests for money, the constant complaining, and the never-ending criticism seems too much to bear.
How do you handle yourself when you're tested? The answer to that question is our theme today because God wants us to succeed. And He's never more proud that when He puts us to the test, and we come out a winner.
We're in a summer series called Habits of the Faithful and it's based on Hebrews 11. We started with Abel and Abel loved God first. Last week we hovered over Noah, and Noah was the first Boy Scout because he prepared for ...
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