It’s Not Supposed to Be That Way
Christian Community Presbyterian Church Bowie, Maryland August 16, 2026 It’s Not Supposed to Be That Way Matthew 15:21-28 Video may be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UHXwxKetuU It’s a story of promise and hope. You know it, but let me recount a few details. In Haran, the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. … [A]nd in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed” (Genesis 12:1-3). When Abram lamented the lack of an heir, the word of the Lord came to him: “Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them. So shall your descendants be” (Genesis 15:5). Abraham’s grandson, Jacob, had a dream in which God spoke to him saying, “I am the Lord , the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; … your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you sh...