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Giving & Receiving in Disbelief – Sept. 19, 2021

September 25, 2021

Rachel brought the message this morning from Genesis 18:1-15, the story of Abraham and Sarah receiving word that she would bear a child even though she was in her nineties. The story follows the arc of many fairy tales, with a few key differences.

Isaac was a sheer gift in the midst of the messiness of their lives. Not because they had achieved perfection or done the right thing. Unlike in a fairy tale where the good are rewarded and the wicked are punished, we learn in this story that God has good gifts for all, worthy and unworthy alike.

Raleigh Mennonite Church
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Giving & Receiving in Disbelief - Sept. 19, 2021
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