RoboPreacher

to being delivered for the first time A sermon on that time Abraham believed a whooper Did anyone have anything unusual happen this morning? For instance, did something surprising happen this morning? Or how about funny ? Did anyone have anything funny happen on your way here? Anyone? Well, shoot! I don’t have anything, either! It’s been a pretty humdrum morning for me. I was just asking because I was looking for a little comic relief . But I guess we’ve all had a relatively normal day so far. Haven’t we? They’re not all typical, though. Are they? No, the truth is, the uncommon is relatively common. Our lives are awash in a sea of change . And while that change can be welcome , just as often, it’s not . Those are the tough times. Aren’t they? It’s no laughing matter when change comes unplanned or unwelcomed . When that happens, our neat and tidy little lives are thrown on their heads . It puts our past into question and makes the future a threat . Now, I could give examples o...

 that you made me A sermon about a promise and a God who would do such a thing : You heard the scripture. The only thing you can say after hearing something like that is, what are we going to do with a God like this ? This God who won’t be practical. This God who seems to think promises are more important than power. This God who won’t play by our rules. This God we’re, frankly, not sure what to do with… In fact, before God is finished with Abram, the poor guy will have to change his name. So different does he become. Apparently, Abram wouldn’t recognize the man on the other side of it all. After God’s has had God’s way with him, Abram won’t do anymore. God’s work has changed him completely, from then on out he will be Abraham.  This is a God we’re not so sure about.  See, the problem for folks like us is, we have more in common with Abram, than we do with Abraham… In the scripture for today Abram is going about the business of everyday l...