{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Genesis 21:8-21: Releasing Ishmael, Receiving Isaac","description":"This Sunday\u2019s sermon covered Genesis 21:8\u201321, where Abraham is called to release Ishmael. The passage reminds us how easy it is to hold on to what is familiar\u2014even when it isn\u2019t what God has promised. Until we release what we\u2019ve built in our own strength, we won\u2019t fully walk in what God has promised. Letting go requires trust\u2014trust that even in the releasing, God is still at work. Obedience often looks like surrender. What we place in God\u2019s hands doesn\u2019t disappear\u2014it comes under His care. ","author_name":"Ovilla Road Baptist Church","author_url":"http:\/\/ovillaroad.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40597120\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/2872d7\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/200013450"}