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  • Three Symbols Of Spiritual Success

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Oct 14, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 11,151 views

    There are three things in the life of Isaac which are symbolic of the conditions for a believer who desires to have spiritual success.

    Intro: Isaac was the son of a famous father (Abraham) and the father of a famous son (Jacob, who was Israel). But being the son of Abraham and the father of Jacob was NOT the key to his spiritual success. Isaac himself lived a life of obedience and faith in God. Read Gen. 26:25. We find 3 things ...read more

  • Dig Another Well Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 21, 2010
    based on 24 ratings
     | 63,708 views

    When opposition comes, like Isaac, persevere by remembering the promises of God until even your enemies recognize God’s presence in your life. Or to put it more simply: trust God and dig another well.

    On Saturday, May 21, 1927, a New York evening paper contained an expert’s elaborate demonstration of the impossibility of flight across the Atlantic Ocean. The funny thing is, on the first page of that very same paper, was the headline flung across the top in gigantic letters: “LINDBERG HAS ...read more

  • Blessings So Big The Neighbors Notice Series

    Contributed by Thomas Black on Feb 2, 2005
    based on 44 ratings
     | 8,617 views

    God often works in our lives to separate us from the culture so that the people will seek him out in us.

    I’d like to give you a scenario. Say you’ve moved into an average neighborhood – neither a rich nor poor one and over time you begin to become quite wealthy. So one day you head out to the car lot and you bring home a new Volvo C70 (completely loaded), and it’s parked in the driveway when you go ...read more

  • Yielding Your Rights

    Contributed by Yuen Woh Voon on Feb 28, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,690 views

    This sermon encourages Christian not to quarrel with those who offend us but to yield up our rights, fully trusting the Lord to act on our behalf.

    YIELDING YOUR RIGHTS Genesis 26 Introduction 1. God allows “famines” in order to test our obedience to His word. 1 Now there was a famine in the land-- besides the earlier famine of Abraham’s time-- and Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines in Gerar.2 The LORD appeared to Isaac and ...read more

  • Opening The Wells Of God

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Mar 11, 2008
    based on 90 ratings
     | 38,466 views

    four wells that Isaac had to dig are the four stages in our walk with God. See how each well we dig is a step to the next level with God

    Intro: years ago we had a man in our church who had a business of drilling wells for people. Here are a few things I learned about well drilling. the deeper the well, the more it will cost you the deeper the well, the cooler the water the deeper the well, the greater the abundance the deeper ...read more

  • Magnetic Faith Series

    Contributed by Joel Smith on Nov 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,515 views

    Isaac reveals the ways of winsomeness.

    Last Sunday the congregation of Mount Hope Church in Lansing, Michigan received several unwelcome protesters into their 11:30 AM service. On cue members of a gay rights activists group called Back Bash began disrupting the service. They were attempting to protest the passing of California’s gay ...read more

  • Dig Thy Well

    Contributed by Rodney Burton on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 30 ratings
     | 20,883 views

    Isaac dug the wells of his father, but the journey was a challenge for him to find the place of God’s presence. How many of us give up or settle before we find the place of the pure water of life?

    Dig Thy Well Genesis 26:17-33  In OT times, to fill or cover wells was a declaration of war.  The pure water that once flowed was tainted and no longer available once the well was covered.  Isaac was in a place where he had to decide how far he was willing to ...read more

  • From Being A Bad Witness To Good Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Feb 23, 2009
     | 5,822 views

    What should we do when we make mistakes and can we become good witnesses for God again?

    We have all done it! We have all done something not good; then we say to ourselves, “Wow, I was really a poor testimony for God with that one.” Did anyone get hurt? Did you do anything about it? You know, this is actually a good sign when you realize you have done something wrong for God. This ...read more

  • Re-Digging The Wells

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 11, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,646 views

    As Christians, there are some things that God used in the generations before us and it's high time we dig afresh some of these wells and allow God to provide 'a well of springing water'.

    Opening illustration: Illustration of the well at our home in Muladha, Oman. • The water in our faucets was stinking • Found a dead cat in our well • The well needed to be covered and air tight • No contamination allowed from outside environment or sources • No space ...read more

  • Reclaiming Your Inheritance

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jun 20, 2015
    based on 10 ratings
     | 39,210 views

    Abraham left Isaac an inheritance, the Philistines robbed him of that inheritance. Isaac took the proper steps to reclaim what was rightfully his. There is a great lesson for us in this text as well.

    Reclaiming Your Inheritance Genesis 26:15-25 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ In 1940, after Paris fell under Nazi control, German troops began looting thousands of artworks from museums, galleries and personal collections ...read more

  • Deja' Vu Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Jan 23, 2018
     | 7,419 views

    Part 44 of our Genesis series. In this sermon we discuss Isaac and how God preserves him through the famine.

    Deja’ Vu (Genesis Part 44) Text: Genesis 26:1-17 By: Ken McKinley Well believe it or not, with this sermon, we have crossed the half-way point in our series on Genesis. We’ve done 25 chapters in 44 sermons… not too bad if do say so myself. And we’ve covered a lot of ground and a lot of ...read more

  • Faith For Success In Face Of Oppostion Lesson 3 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 24, 2017
     | 5,771 views

    What to do when you lose

    A. INTRODUCTION: GENESIS 26:17-34 Why the World Opposes Us • We convict them of their sin • We work by principles • Our success embarrasses them • Christians have done dumb things • Christians have sinned (Gen. 12:10-20; 20:1-18; 26:6-16) 1. Why was Isaac in the desert? “Abimelech said . . . ...read more

  • Dig The Wells Of Blessings Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Jan 15, 2017
     | 10,359 views

    Isaac revived the wells of his father Abraham, which brought waters, followed by peace with others. Initially he had to face the problems and hostility yet he was victorious because God was with him.

    DIG THE WELLS Gen 26:12-33 26:12-17 Blessings are gift from the Lord The life of Abraham and the life of Isaac are more or less same. There was famine, both went to foreign countries. Abraham lived in Egypt so Isaac wanted to go to Egypt but God denied permission to do So (Gen26:2-6). He stayed ...read more

  • Dig Another Well

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 2, 2019
     | 7,599 views

    WHEN TROUBLE COMES, SOMETIMES WE MUST MOVE ON AND DIG ANOTHER WELL

    Dig another well (PROBLEMS and TROUBLE) (Gen. 26:12-22) Illus: The Emperor And The Seed Long ago the emperor of a far away land was getting old and had no heir. He decided to pick a successor from the youth of the nation, but desired one that had wisdom and truth. He devised a plan to pick the ...read more

  • Rehoboth

    Contributed by Bola Folakemi Praise on May 18, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 13,777 views

    When Isaac was in the land of Philistine he was rich and flourishing, they became Jealous of him and the king (Abimelech) sent him away.

    17 So Isaac moved away from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar, where he settled. 18 Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and he gave them the same names his father had given them. 19 Isaac’s ...read more