When God Weans Your Faith
January 3, 2021 Speaker: Mahlon Smith Series: The Biblical Life of Faith
Passage: Genesis 13:5–18
Morning series: The Biblical Life of Faith
Message: “When God weans your faith”
Genesis 13:5-18
Sermon summary: Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines weaning as: “to free from a source of dependence, also, to free from a usual, unwholesome habit or interest.” In this message we will explore the pattern of weaning God’s takes believers through and why such a process is important for the Biblical life of faith.
- The general Biblical pattern for weaning the believer’s faith.
*Isolation, Desperation, Conflict
Genesis 32:24 2 Kings 19:14-19 Matt. 12:8-20
Exodus 24:15 Deut. 8:16-17 2 Cor. 12:9-10
1 Kings 19:9-21
- Applying the Biblical pattern of weaning to your life of faith.
*Conflict to test faith in God. Genesis 13:5-9
*Desperation to work dependency upon God. Genesis 13:10-13
*Isolation from distractions to hear God. Genesis 13:14-18
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