‘Encounters With God - Stories from the Old Testament, part 6 - Hagar’ by Liz Nixon - 10 July 2022

What difference does it make to believe we are seen and known by God? Liz Nixon looks at the story of Hagar, a character from near the beginning of the Bible who might be easy to overlook. While what she was made to do might seem difficult for us to process or accept, she was given special significance by God and her family line became important in the world. Could her encounter with God remind us about people we are overlooking in our lives? What can God do with us to address this?

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Podcast discussion

What difference does it make to be seen by God and carry certainty about this as well as a God-given purpose?

Liz Nixon and Bern Leckie discuss how this worked for Hagar, a female servant in the Old Testament whose life was far from ideal but who ended up with huge signficance.

How can we recognise God speaking and giving us purpose today? Can we be part of a body of people that seeks and affirms us in this? If so, what are we doing about it at Severn Vineyard?

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