All Nations Presbyterian Church: Morning Sermon Series

On Sunday morning, we looked at Genesis 16 together. Abram and Sarai had been waiting ten years for the promised son, yet they still remained childless. Instead of continuing to trust God, they tried to make God's promises happen by marrying Abram to Hagar the maidservant. This went spectacularly wrong. All the main players in this account were deeply sinful, and it led to conflict and difficulty for generations. We thought through...

On Sunday morning, we looked at the covenant God made with Abram in Genesis 15. God confirmed the promises he had made to Abram with an unusual ceremony. While Abram slept, God symbolically walked between the halves of animals laid out. This showed the importance of the promises, and it also underlined that the promises were only dependent on God's actions, not Abram's actions. God then filled out his promises, giving more informat...

On Sunday morning, we looked at Genesis 14 together, with Abram rescuing Lot in a battle against much more powerful kings. Lot was swept up in a battle much bigger than himself, and he was in that situation due to his own choices. Yet he was rescued due to his relationship with Abram, who carried out a most unlikely victory. This reminds us of our situation before God, being in an impossible situation due to our sin, and only being...

On Sunday morning, we looked at Genesis 13 together. Abram and Lot found themselves in conflict because of their large number of flocks and herds. Instead of enforcing his position as senior family member, Abram trusted God and allowed Lot to select whatever land he wanted to move to. Lot chose what was the most fertile section, but it also included the evil city of Sodom who would be his next-door neighbour. God then reaffirmed hi...

We looked at Ephesians 2 in our combined 30th anniversary service on Sunday morning. This passage described our 'before' and 'after' states. Before we came to know Jesus, we were outsiders, with no hope for eternity. After Jesus saved us, we are insiders, citizens, belonging and with future hope. This has all kinds of implications for us, with one being the church. All in the church are equally important to God. All of us are invol...

On Sunday morning, we looked at the second half of Genesis 12. Abram and Sarai went to Egypt to find refuge from a famine in the land. While there, Abram lied to try to save himself, only to find the situation out of his control anyway. Despite his sin, God rescued Abram and Sarai, even enriching them and bringing them back to the promised land. This reinforced to us what God is like, showing us a pattern we see repeatedly in the B...

On Sunday morning, we looked at the golden passage at the start of Genesis 12. God called Abram to the land, giving him such incredible promises for the future. And Abram obeyed, despite being 75 years old and not having any children. This passage showed us God's grace in calling someone out of the worship of other gods to be his special person; Abram didn't deserve any of this. And it also revealed what obedience looks like, trust...

Last Sunday morning, we heard from Habakkuk 2:1-4 together. We especially saw that to deal with the agony of unanswered prayer, we need to learn how to wait. Although we like to get everything we want right away in our modern world, often prayer requires us to wait in faith for God to act, because God’s timing is different from ours. Habakkuk’s prayers were not answered until 15 years and 60 years after he prayed. In fa...

On Sunday morning, we looked at Genesis 11, which starts with the account of the Tower of Babel. This is a story of the human condition and shines a light into what we are all like. Instead of dispersing across the world and honouring God, we saw this group of people gathering together and building their own reputation. They were seeking their own security and belonging in themselves instead of in God. God frustrated their efforts,...