2005-07-31 Character Issue - 5 - Sacrifice

Why does God test our faith if He already knows what's in our hearts? What does it mean to hold nothing back from God? This message examines Abraham's agonizing journey to Mount Moriah where God commanded him to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac, revealing how true faith refuses to withhold even our most precious treasures. Discover the striking parallels between Isaac carrying wood up the mountain and Jesus carrying His cross, between Abraham's declaration that "God will provide" and God's ultimate provision of His own Son as the Lamb. Learn why complete surrender—offering time, money, future, family, and dreams as a living sacrifice—is the pathway to discovering the abundant life Jesus promised.