Hagar & the God Who Sees | "It's Great After That"

About this episode

This episode explores the story of Hagar and how God sees and provides for those who feel marginalized.

276 | Encounter the God Who Truly Sees Ever felt like a background character in your own life, reduced to a role or pushed to the edges by someone else’s choices? This week, we’re looking at Hagar — the servant and foreigner who was treated like a shortcut but became the first person in the Bible to encounter the "Angel of the Lord". We explore how God calls us by name when others only see our status, and what it means that He "sees to provide" even in our driest wilderness seasons. From the meaning of Ishmael ("God hears") to the comfort of El Roi ("the God who sees"), we’re finding hope in the truth that God isn't just watching us — He’s looking after us.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ryan Joy, Bryan Schiele

Topics covered

• God's presence
• identity
• hope
• spirituality
• wilderness
• faith

Keywords

• Hagar
• God hears
• Angel of the Lord
• El Roi
• spiritual identity
• wilderness seasons
• hope

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