Abraham and Isaac: Where Loyalties are Tested (Pastor Cheryl Lavornia)

Time and time again, God shows that he is faithful. And because He is faithful, we are able to believe in the promises that He makes. But, it is important to remember that God's promises are always part of His covenant -- that He will be their God. In our story today from Genesis 22, God asks for Abraham's trust by commanding Abraham to sacrifice his promised son, Isaac. And as the story plays out, we come to learn that God was testing Abraham's loyalty to him (and, we come to learn that God is the one who provides for what he requires). In today's message, Pastor Cheryl encourages us to identify our own loyalties to try to understand where we may be placing our trust in something other than God.