Foundations Church Williamsburg
Foundations Church exists to Know Christ and Make Him Known by being an authentic Community of faith that demonstrates Compassion for the lost and Conviction for God’s Word. Planted in 2018 by Michael and Bonni Hines Foundations Church reflects their heart to raise up leaders who can hear the voice of God, minister to the broken and teach the Bible faithfully. Michael and Bonni spent much of the past 17 years serving the ministry of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem teaching pastors and ministering in churches both in Israel, the US and around the world. They have four Jerusalem-born teenagers and live in Williamsburg, VA.
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Episodes
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Having tricked his brother Esau and deceived his father, Jacob - the youngest of Isaac's twin sons - receives the coveted 'blessing' of the firstborn. It's a decision that forces him to flee for his life to escape his brother's fury. But after two decades in exile God finally calls Jacob home. Genesis 32 opens with the news that Esau is coming to meet Jacob with an army of 400 men. But Jacob's battle was never with Esau - it has always been with someone else...
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
The God of Abraham is revealed by his call to go, to leave, to believe. But the God of Isaac is the God who calls us to stay, to wait, to trust. Isaac is the son of promise, the son of submission and the son of sacrifice. And his life points to that of Jesus who, like Isaac, willingly laid down his will, laid aside his rights and offered up his life as a 'living sacrifice' (Rom. 12:1)...
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Genesis 12 marks the turning point of biblical history. The Lord finds a man, one solitary man, who is willing to leave behind everything he knows to pursue a God he cannot see. This is why Abraham is called the 'Father of Faith' because he answers the call to go, the call to multiply and the call to covenant...
Sunday Oct 27, 2019
Sunday Oct 27, 2019
After the flood comes a time when the people of the world found themselves in one place, with one language and one purpose - to "make a name" for themselves. This is the founding of Babylon - a city that throughout scripture becomes synonymous with the pride of man's heart - a pride that God punishes by confusing the languages of man. And yet, after the resurrection we see another glimpse of the people of God, in one place, with one purpose experiencing the powerful impartation of the "gift" of other tongues in Acts 2. In this message Pastor Michael explains that you can't understand the Day of Pentecost without first getting to grips with Genesis 11...
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Man's descent into depravity cannot go unchecked forever. As Genesis 6 opens, God looks down and sees the wickedness not just of man's actions, but of the "thoughts of his heart" and determines to judge the earth. But in the midst of the total destruction brought by the Flood, God provides a way of deliverance for Noah and his family, and makes a covenant with him which points to a greater deliverance to come...
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
Throughout history, no matter how dark the days on earth, God has always preserved for Himself a righteous remnant - those willing to honor and serve Him irrespective of the cost. Such is the line of Seth in Genesis 5 - when despite the expansion of wickedness men "began to call on the name of the Lord" - men like Seth, Enoch and Noah...
Sunday Oct 06, 2019
Sunday Oct 06, 2019
In 1871 Charles Darwin penned the celebrated sequel to his infamous work on evolution entitled, 'The Descent of Man' - an apt title for the unfolding narrative of Genesis 3-4 as sin takes root in the heart of Adam and Eve and produces destruction in the lives of all that follow after them. From the first moment that our forebears ate of the forbidden tree, they heard the voice of God, hid from the presence of God, and began to hate those made in the image of God...
Sunday Sep 29, 2019
Sunday Sep 29, 2019
Rosh Hashana - the Jewish New Year Festival celebrates the birthday of the world, the day that God "rested from all the work of creating that he had done." In recognition of festival, Pastor Michael continues our journey through Genesis 2 - as the focus turns to man - male and female - created in the image of God - to rest, to work and to experience intimacy...
Sunday Sep 22, 2019
Sunday Sep 22, 2019
"In the beginning..." The Creation narrative of Genesis does not start with the stars, the sun, the moon or the planets - but with light. "In Him was life," John says in the opening of his gospel "and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it." As Pastor Michael takes us through the first chapter of Genesis - we see these words of John come alive: There is light; there is life and there is relationship...
Sunday Sep 15, 2019
Sunday Sep 15, 2019
"In the beginning..." We typically think of the Creation account in Genesis 1:1 as the start of the human journey. But there is something before the 'beginning' - a starting point located in eternity past as described by the Apostle John in the opening statement of his Gospel: "In the beginning was the Word..." Pastor Michael opens our Genesis Journey with an overview of biblical history - a history defined not by Creation, but by the "one who upholds the universe by the Word of His Power" (Hebrews 1:3)