God can work with our crookedness - Kyle Van Dyke - The Book of Genesis

"God's Intervention During Spiritual Regression"
Genesis 20:1-18
The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, God
Kyle Van Dyke
August 31, 2025


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SERMON NOTES:
God's Intervention During Spiritual Regression
- Genesis 20:1-18 (NIV)
- Verse 1 - Abraham's Departure
- Genesis 19:27-29 (NIV)
- Direction toward Egypt = symbolic of regression or spiritual drifting 
- Verse 2 - The Repeated Lie
- Genesis 18:14 (NIV)
- Verse 3-7 - Abimelek's Dream
- Verse 8-10 - Abimelek Confronts Abraham
- Verse 11-13 - Abraham's Excuses 
- How we excuse our own sin:
    1. Compare our righteousness to others
    2. Try to justify with half-truths
    3. Blame God or others for our own actions
- Verse 14-17 - Restoration
- Ephesians 2:4-5 (ESV)
- Titus 2:11-14 (NIV)
- 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 (NIV)
- The great paradox of God's intervention is he can write perfectly straight with the crooked and sinful lines of men.

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

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