In our next passage, Jacob foolishly moves his family to the Canaanite town of Shechem. After their sister Diana is violated, the brothers take matters into their own hands, bringing yet another threat to the well being of God’s people.
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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…
Whether it’s a minor squabble between your children, or a major tragedy such as a fatal shooting, there’s a need to bring justice to our world—but how? Christians care deeply about issues of injustice and oppression, but get confused about how to be involved.
SERMON SUMMARY Today we finish our series on the life of King David. As we have discovered, David was an incredible leader and valiant warrior and he had a real heart for God! But David came from a dysfunctional family, and some of that dysfunction followed him when he grew up and established his own…
Series Summary: While he never did anything that we would normally associate with Biblical greatness—he never performed a miracle, he never slew a giant; he never saw a burning bush. Nevertheless Joseph was a great man. In his life we see a unique and powerful portrait of character and grace. In reviewing his story we…