Over the centuries God’s people have made close, intimate binding relationships with those who reject our faith and worldview, bringing great pain to themselves. We see this mistake when we compare Jacob and his twin Esau…
Transforming Ordinary People into Extraordinary Followers of Christ
Sermons on Genesis (Page 3)
God is the source of all blessing. Sometimes that blessing provokes jealousy in others and they may seek to take what we have. If that happens, how will you respond? Will you fight fire with fire? Will you cling to what you have, fearing that others may take it away? Or will you trust God…
Too often we find ourselves acting just like our parents. Growing up we vowed we would imitate our parents in the things we thought they did well and improve upon what we didn’t like. But oftentimes, under duress, we find ourselves doing or saying things we vowed to ourselves we would never do…
TaLKING POINTS / WALKING POINTS View the sermon summary or dig deeper into the message during the sermon, in your personal Bible study, or with your family or Community Group in application-driven discussion. Choose the blessing of God over those fleeting things this world offers. Application / Challenge TAKE ONE STEP Each week, write down…
Jacob was a fascinating man with a messy life. God made promises to him. All Jacob had to do was to receive them by faith. But he could never quite bring himself to fully trust God. He was a schemer, a conniver, a rascal. But despite his struggles to trust God, God delivered on his promises. This is his story….
TaLKING POINTS / WALKING POINTS View the sermon summary or dig deeper into the message during the sermon, in your personal Bible study, or with your family or Community Group in application-driven discussion. TAKE ONE STEP Each week, write down one doable concrete step of obedience, small or large, that you will put into practice…
Sunday we look at the first Messianic prophecy. It hints of a human redeemer who will give Satan a mortal wound while sustaining what amounts to a wounded heel. As future revelation unfolded, this prophecy became clearer. This redeemer was born on the first Christmas–his name is Jesus!
Can you imagine arguing with Jesus? In Sunday’s message, Jesus tells a parable condemning the Jews for rejecting both God’s prophets and now his only Son, opening the church to both Jews and Gentiles. In an attempt to put Jesus in his place, the Sadducees try to undermine his authority and popularity by asking him a series of tricky questions—the fail.
TaLKING POINTS / WALKING POINTS View the sermon summary or dig deeper into the message during the sermon, in your personal Bible study, or with your family or Community Group in application-driven discussion. TAKE ONE STEP Each week, write down one doable concrete step of obedience, small or large, that you will put into practice…
TaLKING POINTS / WALKING POINTS View the sermon summary or dig deeper into the message during the sermon, in your personal Bible study, or with your family or Community Group in application-driven discussion. TAKE ONE STEP Each week, write down one doable concrete step of obedience, small or large, that you will put into practice…