Life’s struggles are common to all. In this portion of Jacob’s life he suffers three tragedies in short order: the death of his beloved nanny Deborah, the tragic and unexpected death of his beloved wife Rachel, and finally the death of his father Isaac. Jacob’s dysfunctional family set aside their differences and gave Isaac a proper burial.
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. APPLICATION / CHALLENGE TAKE ONE STEP Each week, write down one doable concrete step of obedience, small or large, that you will…
SERMON SUMMARY As we continue our series on the Hard Sayings of Jesus, we come across a saying so hard that it caused many of Jesus’ followers to walk away. The passage is John 6:53-55, 66 in which Jesus speaks of his followers “eating the flesh of the Son of Man and drinking his blood.”…
Our vision is to transform ordinary people into extraordinary followers of Jesus Christ; we do this by building relationships (Matthew 22:27, 39). God wants us to love our neighbors in the same way and with the same commitment with which we love ourselves, and to participate in God’s plan to reconcile a lost humanity to Himself. God…
