Message Notes

May 17, 2026

Spring Cleaning

by Scott Ancarrow

Genesis 16, Genesis 21, Galatians 4:4-9

Genesis 16:1-2 

Principles for Dealing with "Hard to Read/Understand" Scriptures:

  • The Bible may record it; but it doesn't mean the Bible “endorses” it. 

  • The Bible is not mainly a book of human greatness, but of divine grace

Cultural Pressures & Self-Loathing 

Genesis 16:3-6a

Projection and & Self-loathing 

Genesis 16:7-13

El Roi — "the God who sees me"

How Being "Seen" changes how we "see" ourselves (and others)

Genesis 21:17-21 

Galatians 4:4-7

Additional Notes:

Foundry Counseling Referrals

The Lie You Don't Know You Believe - Jenny Allen 

Tame Your Thoughts - Max Lucado 

Bad Thoughts: - Judah Smith and Les Parrott 

Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself - Melody Beattie

Boundaries -Dr Henry Cloud

A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix - Edwin Friedman


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