Parenting Through Problems – Genesis 16:1-16
In this Mother’s Day sermon, we delve into the story of Sarah, Hagar, and Abraham from Genesis 16:1-16. Sarah, unable to have children, persuades Abraham to conceive a child with her servant Hagar. When Hagar becomes pregnant, tensions rise, leading to conflict. An angel of the Lord intervenes, directing Hagar to return and submit to Sarah, demonstrating God’s care and involvement. This narrative offers lessons on humility, the pitfalls of pride, and trusting in God’s plan for our families.
Key Points:
Parent in Humility (Genesis 16:1-6):
Narrative: Sarah, feeling the weight of her inability to bear children, suggests that Abraham have a child with Hagar. When Hagar becomes pregnant, she looks down on Sarah, leading to conflict. Sarah then mistreats Hagar, who flees.
Lesson: Sarah’s pride and impatience led to poor decisions and conflict. Parenting with humility involves recognizing our limitations and trusting in God’s timing.
Recognize the Dangers of Pride:
Human Pride: Sarah’s desire to have a child led her to prioritize her own will over God’s. Her actions caused strife and suffering for herself and Hagar.
Application: Pride can lead us to make decisions based on cultural norms or personal desires, rather than seeking God’s guidance. It can also cause us to look down on others and blame them for our own shortcomings.
Take Responsibility in the Family:
Abraham’s Role: Abraham’s passive response to the conflict between Sarah and Hagar demonstrates a lack of leadership. He fails to address the situation directly, allowing tension to grow.
Application: Responsible parenting involves actively addressing issues and setting boundaries to maintain harmony and righteousness in the family.
Trust in God’s Guidance:
Hagar’s Return: The angel of the Lord tells Hagar to return and submit to Sarah, emphasizing humility and obedience. Despite the hardship, this was the path to peace and blessing.
Application: Sometimes, the right path involves difficult actions and humility. Trusting in God’s guidance, even when it’s hard, brings about His blessings.
Acknowledge God’s Presence and Care:
El Roi: Hagar names God “El Roi,” meaning “the God who sees me,” recognizing His awareness and care in her distress. God assures her of His plans for her and her son.
Application: God sees and cares about our struggles and is actively involved in our lives. We can trust in His presence and provision, even in challenging circumstances.
Conclusion:
This Mother’s Day, let’s commit to parenting with humility, taking responsibility, and trusting in God’s guidance. By recognizing the dangers of pride and embracing God’s active presence in our lives, we can nurture our families according to His will. Through humility and trust, we can find peace and blessing in our parenting journey.
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Silent Sacrifice: Unveiling the Prophetic Verses
Pastor Bill McMinn is joined by Steve Sargent, Pastor of the Hiawatha Church of God in Christ, to discuss Isaiah 53 and how it relates to the lent season.
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Maturity
Pastor Bill and Eric discuss maturity. It’s not about you, but about building others up. Be considerate and serve others.
Philippians 2:3-4 – 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
Romans 14:13-17 – Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister. 14 I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean. 15 If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died. 16 Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
Ephesians 4:12-17 – to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. 14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
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Honoring Mom’s
Pastor’s Adam Page and Bill McMinn discuss the importance of Mom’s as we celebrate Mother’s Day this Sunday.
If you are a mother and watching this – God bless you and thank you for all that you do!
Racism Part 2
Bill McMinn and Steve Sargent continue this 2 part series on the implications of racism in our culture today. We hope that you are inspired and hopeful as you listen to this topic from a Biblical perspective. God bless you and thank you for your support