Blessed to be a Blessing
Looking at the Whole Bible Through a Pinhole
Summer Sermon Series
July 19 – August 30
The Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville
Sometimes the smallest opening reveals the largest reality. A pinhole in a wall, a crack in a door, the tiny aperture of a telescope—through it you can suddenly glimpse an immense landscape.
Genesis 12:1–3 is like that in the Bible. Just three verses. Yet through this small opening we glimpse the whole story of Scripture: God calling a people, blessing them, and sending them so that all the families of the earth might be blessed.
Over the course of this seven-week sermon series, we will return again and again to this same text. Each week it will be paired with another passage from elsewhere in Scripture, helping us see more of the vast landscape of God’s story through this single opening. Along the way you will hear from a variety of voices—many of the preachers connected with PCOL—each exploring a different facet of this remarkable promise and helping us see its meaning for our lives today.
July 19 | Rev. Kyle Anderson | Genesis 12:1-3, Mark 1:16-20
Before the Blessing
What if the disruptions we fear are sometimes the very places where God is opening a new future?
July 26 | Will Abbott | Psalm 121, Hebrews 11:8-22
What is faith?
What is the difference between belief and faith?
August 2 | Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Vamos | Genesis 15, Romans 4, Luke 1
The Possible Possible
Do you believe in miracles?
August 9 | Rev. Janet Macgregor-Williams | Psalm 1, Genesis 12:1-3
Laying a Foundation
God has laid a foundation of blessings.
August 16 | Rev. Kyle Anderson | Genesis 12:1-3, Matthew 5:13-16
For the Sake of the World
What if God’s blessing was never meant to stop with us?
August 23 | Rev. Jean Belony | Isaiah 49, Acts 2, Revelation 7
God’s blessing is not a destination; it is a mission.
August 30 | Rev. Janet Macgregor-Williams | Genesis 12:1-3, Acts 20:32-25
Blessed to Be a Blessing
What will we build upon the foundation that God has laid?
