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September 21, 2008

God’s Inconvenient Leisure

Speaker: Pastor Joe Ricchuiti
Series: Genesis, God's Inconvenient Leisure
Passage: Genesis 21:1-21

Bible Text: Genesis 21:1-21 | Preacher: Pastor Joe Ricchuiti | Series: Genesis, God’s Inconvenient Leisure

1.  Five truths from Genesis 21:1,2 (A.W. Pink, Gleanings in Genesis)

-God is in no hurry in working out His plans

-Nothing can hinder or thwart God’s working out His plan

-God is faithful to perform what He as promised (no matter how impossible it seems to us)

-Faith is tried and tested (“A faith that is incapable of enduring trial is no faith at all.”)

-God has set a time for the accomplishing of His will and the fulfilling of His Word.

2.  If you’re going through a desert time in your life (what some describe as a time of “waiting, hoping, longing”):

-take time to grow near to God, grow in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus

-give yourself to service

-keep up your daily responsibilities

-don’t withdraw, give up, or get locked in self-pity

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Topics: Genesis, God's Inconvenient Leisure
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Our church is an independent, non-denominational congregation focused on equipping believers to accomplish all God has for each individual. We emphasize growing to maturity through regular, relevant study of God’s Word, meaningful corporate worship, and fellowship. Del Rio Bible Church was established in 1997 by a … Read More »

Joe Ricchuiti Senior Pastor & Elder Pastor Joe Ricchuiti graduated in 1982 from Dallas Theological Seminary. He holds a Master's Degree in Theology. He's been pastor of Del Rio Bible Church since its inception. Joe and … Learn More »

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