Introduction

Context

Sermon in Sentence: Trust the Lord to keep all of his promises and bring you all the way home.

     1. Trust the Lord to Keep All of His Promises [Genesis 21:1–21]
          a. The Lord Keeps His Promises to the Just [Genesis 21:1–7]
               i. Promises Kept [Genesis 21:1–2, cf. Gen. 12, 15, 17, 18]
               ii. Father Abraham [Genesis 21:3–5, cf. Gen. 17:11–14, 19]
               iii. Laughing Out Loud [Genesis 21:6–7, cf. Gen 17:17, 18:12]
          b. The Lord Keeps His Promises Concerning the Unjust [Genesis 21:8–21]
               i. Household Division [Genesis 21:8–11, cf. Gal. 4:29; Gen. 16:12; Pro. 21:24; Psa. 1:1]
               ii. God’s Direction [Genesis 21:12–13, cf. Gen. 17:19; Gal. 4:21–31; Gen. 16:10, 17:20]
               iii. Hagar’s Departure [Genesis 21:14–21, cf. Gen. 16:18; Psa. 2:12; John 6:37]

     2. Trust the Lord to Bring you All the Way Home [Genesis 21:22–34]
          a. A Gentlemen’s Agreement [Genesis 21:22–24, cf. Gen. 20:14, 15; Eph. 4:22, 4:25]
          b. A Gentlemen’s Disagreement [Genesis 21:25–26]
          c. A Covenant Agreement [Genesis 21:27–32]
          d. A Covenant Foretaste [Genesis 21:33, cf. Gen. 12:7–8, 13:18; Heb. 11:13–16]

Conclusion