Text: Genesis 25:21 NKJV Further Reading: Genesis 25:19-26 Now Isaac pleaded with the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived. Genesis 25:21 NKJV MESSAGE Barrenness is a state of unfruitfulness. When one seems to labour so hard and gets nothing to show for […]
Marital Principles: Parental Blessings
Text: Genesis 24:60 KJV Further Reading: Genesis 24:60-67 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them. Genesis 24:60 KJV MESSAGE Parents play a key role in the life of Children. Though […]
Marital Principles: Pay The Price
Text: Genesis 24:53 NKJV Further Reading: Genesis 24:22-59 And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things. Genesis 24:53 KJV MESSAGE Almost every culture has a concept of bride price. The Bible established […]
Marital Principles: God Will Choose For You
Text: Genesis 24:15-16 NKJV Further Reading: Genesis 24:15-21 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither […]
Marital Principles: Pray Before You Chose
Text: Genesis 24:12 NKJV Further Reading: Genesis 24:10-14 Then he said, “O Lord God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham. Genesis 24:12 NKJV MESSAGE The marital choice must be approached prayerfully because it has great consequences on your future. Two are better than one […]
Marital Principles: Purity
Text: Hebrews 13:4 NKJV Further Reading: 1 Corinthians 6:9-20 Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. Hebrews 13:4 NKJV MESSAGE Another principle we want to establish today is purity before and in marriage. We live in a world where it is permissible for young people to […]
Marital Principles: No Divorce
Text: Luke 16:18 NKJV Further Reading: Matthew 19:4-12 “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery Luke 16:18 NKJV MESSAGE Contrary to popular opinion, God’s word remains the anchor for the Christian marriage. Heaven and Earth may pass away but God’s word […]
Marital Principles: No Unequal Yoking
Text: Genesis 24:3 KJV Further Reading: Genesis 24:1-9 And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: Genesis 24:3 MESSAGE One of the reasons why […]
The Covenant Blessing Of Faith
Text: Genesis 22:17 KJV Further Reading: Genesis 22:12-24 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies. Genesis 22:17 MESSAGE God is indeed […]
Radical Faith
Text: Hebrews 11:17 KJV Further Reading: Genesis 22:8-11 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son. Hebrews 11:17 MESSAGE We have spoken about God’s testing of a man He would trust in our previous lesson. Today we want to look […]