Family Is How We Fight

Genesis 12:1-4

An episode of the Asbury Church podcast, hosted by Senior Pastor Andrew Forrest, titled "Family Is How We Fight" was published on September 25, 2022 and runs 37 minutes.

September 25, 2022 ·37m · Asbury Church

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Summary

When God begins to set him plan in motion that will rescue the entire world, he begins with one man and his family. Today we begin what I am calling Genesis Part 2, which recounts the history of the patriarchs of Israel: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is the story of the formation of the family that will carry on the covenantpromise--in fact, it's all about family; or, to put it another way, the main theme of Genesis Part 2 is:*Family is How We Fight.*But those five words are not just a good summary of one of the main themes of Genesis—or the whole Bible, for that matter—they are also our marching orders for our day and time, because those five words speak to the most acute need of our current cultural moment.Family is How We Fight.Let’s go.

Episode Description

When God begins to set him plan in motion that will rescue the entire world, he begins with one man and his family. Today we begin what I am calling Genesis Part 2, which recounts the history of the patriarchs of Israel: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is the story of the formation of the family that will carry on the covenant
promise--in fact, it's all about family; or, to put it another way, the main theme of Genesis Part 2 is:

*Family is How We Fight.*

But those five words are not just a good summary of one of the main themes of Genesis—or the whole Bible, for that matter—they are also our marching orders for our day and time, because those five words speak to the most acute need of our current cultural moment.

Family is How We Fight.

Let’s go.

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