This is the first message in a new series that we're calling "Standing on the Promises." In today's message, Pastor Dave talks about how we live in the flow of God's blessings every day.

After twenty-five years of waiting, the time for the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham and Sarah had come. Their experience teaches us a lot about God's promises and how He works to fulfill them in our lives.

Abram went 13 years without hearing from God after the fiasco that led to the birth of Ishmael. When God spoke, however, it was to remind him that He had been working all along, and His plan would be fulfilled.

After waiting for ten years for God's promise to come to fruition, Abram and Sarai embark on a plan to pursue God's promise outside of God's plan. The result was disastrous and echoes throughout history even to this day. When we're waiting on God, we can't give in to the temptation to run ahead of Him.