Are you wandering in a spiritual Egypt? - Nate Clarke - The Book of Genesis

"Our Failures and God’s Faithfulness"
Genesis 12:10-13:4
The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, God
Pastor Nate Clarke
May 4, 2025


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SERMON NOTES:
- Genesis 12:10 - 13:4
- Our failures and God’s faithfulness
- Test will often follow triumphs 
- Don’t think “how can I get out of this?” But rather, “how can I get through this with God?”
- James 1:2-4
- Egypt: the world. Spiritual bondage. Wrong alliance with God. Trusting Human Resources rather than God.
- Abram’s trials before going to Egypt:
    - His wife was barren (He was unsure of God’s promises)
    - Destination unknown (He felt directionless / not in control of his future)
    - He was isolated (He left his people)
    - He had loss (His father had passed)
    - Canaanites were in the land / He found no home
    - Famine in the land (Life was a daily struggle)
- Signs that you’ve spiritually wandered down to Egypt:
    - You’ve got from trusting God to scheming with man.
- Proverbs 3:5-6
    - You’ve gone from confidence in God to fear of man.
- Proverbs 29:25
- Galatians 1:10
- 2 Timothy 1:7 ESV
    - You’ve gone from serving others to being consumed with yourself
- Genesis 12:11-13
    - You’ve gone from bringing blessing to bringing judgement
- Genesis 12:17
- In Egypt, even the things you gain will cause you trouble
- Even when our faith is weak, our God is strong
- 2 Timothy 2:13
- Genesis 12:8
- Genesis 13:3-4
- Don’t abandon your alter
- If you find yourself in a spiritual Egypt, go back to the place of worship that you were before 
- Revelation 2:4-5 

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We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Richmond, VA.

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