Preaching – 2nd Sunday Lent (B)
Sunday liturgy prep videos, archived homilies, and ecumenical videos related to the readings
Sunday liturgy prep videos, archived homilies, and ecumenical videos related to the readings
In Genesis 22, God tests Abraham’s faith by asking him to sacrifice Isaac, his only son. To modern readers, this passage feels like a nightmare. Why would God ask Abraham to do that? And why would Abraham be willing to go through with it? Old Testament scholar Tremper Longman III explores this challenging passage in his online course on the book of Genesis. This video comes from his course.
Derek Devine talks about the story of Abraham sacrificing Isaac, and sharwa from his own life about what giving up his “Isaac”, his dreams and passion looked like. Following Jesus does not mean OUR dreams get to come true, and serving Jesus does not mean we get want WE want. Are we willing to give up the “Isaac” of our life and trust in Jesus?