Is This World Your Home? | Torah | Genesis 21:22-34

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🗓️ 23 February 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. You've probably heard it before: "this world is not your home." But is that what the Bible really teaches? Does this statement encourage apathy toward our current world? In today's episode, Jensen shares three things you can learn from Abraham in Genesis 21:22-34. Listen to find out how to follow God while still participating in the world around you. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Passages: Genesis 21:22-34 Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life and the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.8	I'm Jensen Holt McNair.
0:12.1	Right now we're going through the first book of the Bible, Genesis.
0:15.0	Most people would say it doesn't take long after getting to know me to realize that I'm a homebody. I'm not a total recluse, I go places, but I really thrive at home.
0:27.1	My favorite sweatshirt proudly tells the world that I'm indoorsy. I prefer the comfort of my own home. If you ever have to cancel plans on me, don't
0:36.7	feel bad because honestly, I'm probably just as excited to stay home with a book or a movie
0:41.6	and a cozy blanket. I love my home. I love the feeling of being
0:46.6	at home, comfortable and safe. I know that there are fellow home bodies out there listening,
0:52.1	but I'm sure some of you
0:53.3	think I'm crazy. But overall though I think we all have a general desire for the
0:58.8	idea of having a home, metaphorical or not. We have cultural phrases like home is where the heart is. We have movies
1:06.3	about being home for Christmas. We lament the loss of a home, whether it's physical loss or the
1:11.6	loss of the feeling of home, maybe from dysfunction or the loss of family
1:16.1	members. In a lot of ways, whether you want to hunker down and spend your weekends in your home
1:21.0	or not, we're all looking for a place we feel safe and
1:24.3	secure, a place that feels familiar and comfortable, a home. Not a house, but a
1:29.9	place we feel at home. And as a Christian, I've heard a lot about this world not being our home.
1:37.4	Some people say not to get too comfortable here because this world's going to pass away,
1:42.0	be destroyed some day so we shouldn't get too comfortable.
1:45.4	Some Christians put up walls and shut out the world because they have their eyes set on a heavenly home.
1:51.2	They're determined to keep far away from the evil of this world and make sure that everyone
1:56.0	knows that this place isn't their home.
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