SOUTHERN HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH
March 7, 2021
BATTLE TOWER, FORTRESS, OR RELIEF STATION?
Abraham: The Journey, part 9
Hess Hester, Lead Pastor
Weekly Sunday Morning Worship Service, 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
“Theophany” = an appearance or manifestation of God; foreshadow of the incarnation.
Genesis 18:10, Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.”
Genesis 18:16-17 NIV
Genesis 18:18-19 NIV
The greatest way to bless others is to influence them to live God’s way.
Gen. 18: 20-21; Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous 21 that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.”
“outcry” =in Hebrew,a loud cry that is the result of violent injustice and oppression.
God’s wrath is never impulsive; it’s always toward that which destroys what He loves.
Abraham could have responded to Sodom the same way Jonah responded to Ninevah.
Jonah 4:2-3;“I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity. 3 Now, Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
Abraham intercedes for the city; he pleads with God for their lives.
Genesis 18:22-26 NIV
Genesis 18:27-33 NIV
What kind of people and church are we going to be in relationship to the culture?
Gen. 18:21;“…I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.”
2 Peter 3:9b, The Lord is… patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
God delights in responding to our intercession for others by showing mercy!
God’s heart of mercy is most clearly seen in the sacrifice of His Son on the cross.
Romans 8:34 (LB), For he is the one who died for us and came back to life again for us and is sitting at the place of highest honor next to God, pleading for us there in heaven.
The Easter 28 Day Ten Minute Prayer Challenge:
- Pray for your family.
- Pray for your co-workers.
- Pray for your neighbors.
- Pray for who you’ll invite to Easter.
THANK YOU! Many of you have asked how to continue supporting our church during this time. Here are three ways to continue your giving:
1.On-line through CHURCH CENTER APP - Download the app, find our church name (with our green tree logo) and follow the prompts - once downloaded - us the giving tab at the bottom of the home screen.
2.Set up free on-line bill pay through your bank.
[questions to Al: 918-743-8897 (8:00 a.m – 2:00 p.m., M-F)]
3.US Mail (.55 cent stamp)
SHBC, 2218 E. 56th Place, 74105