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December 7, 2025
The Promise To Abraham
Genesis 12 and Matthew 1:1–1

This week, Dr. David Eldridge continued the Advent series Promise Kept. The message focused on this point:

  • As Christians, we wait upon the Lord knowing that His promises will always be fulfilled in His time and His way.
  • You can trust God in the waiting because God has never failed to keep a promise—and He’s not about to start with you.

GOING DEEPER: 

  • Pastor David asked this question: What in the world does Abraham have to do with Advent? As we move from Genesis 12:1–3 to Matthew 1–2 and 17, we see that Bible isn’t just a random group of stories about random people, set in out of the way places and forgotten periods in time. The whole Bible is telling one great big story. How do you see Genesis 12 as part of the larger story that God was writing to get us to the first Advent of His Son, and our Savior, Jesus?
     
  • The Apostle Paul helps us connect the dots from the Old Testament to Jesus (Galatians 3:7–9). Paul wrote that when God promised His blessing to Abraham (Genesis 12), Abraham heard the Gospel preached to him. We must understand that the good news (or Gospel) of Christ’s first coming was always God’s plan to fulfill His promise to Abraham (Galatians 3:14). Paul revealed that those who possess the Holy Spirit through faith are counted as the offspring of Abraham. How do you feel about being a part of God’s blessing to all the nations, the church?
     
  • Abraham had to wait many years for God’s promise to be fulfilled, and we often have to wait as well. Pastor David shared that as we wait upon the Lord, we know that His promises will always be fulfilled in His time and in His way. If the God who orchestrated centuries of history to bring Jesus to Bethlehem can be trusted with that timetable, then surely He can be trusted with yours and mine. In what circumstances have you waited for the fulfillment of God’s promises? How can you change your schedule this week to make more time for meditation on God’s promises and faithfulness, and to praise Him for who He is?
     
  • Advent is a season of waiting, of longing, and of trusting that God moves according to His perfect timetable. The same God who was faithful to Abraham is faithful to you. You can trust God in the waiting because He has never failed to keep a promise. What are you waiting for in this season of your life (healing, direction, reconciliation, provision, clarity, or strength) to endure? While this season shouts “hurry up,” how can you take more time this week to hear Advent whisper, “slow down, trust, or wait with hope”? How can you trust Him even when you don’t know what He is up to?

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: 

  • To view past sermons, please click here.

The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24–26

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