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Scripture: Genesis 31:22-55 I. God protects you by direct intervention. A. How did God directly intervene in Jacob’s life? God sent a dream into Laban’s head when Laban was hunting Jacob down (vs. 29). This dream made Laban afraid to harm Jacob. Laban feared tiny household gods that Rachel had stolen from him (vs. 19). But Jacob…
Scripture: Genesis 30:25–31:21 I. God blesses you to bless others. A. It is clear to both Laban and to Jacob that God has blessed Laban because of Jacob. Laban wants to keep Jacob on the farm (Genesis 30:27), “I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.” Laban was not rich…
Scripture: Genesis 29:31 30:24 I. God is faithful to give justice to you. A. These chapters tell the story of the birth of Jacob s first 12 children. Genesis 29:31, “ When the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren. barren.” Clearly, there is a connection between Leah being unloved…
Scripture: Genesis 29:1-30 I. God is at work in your happy times. A. There are no coincidences in God’s world. There are only the providences of God. And God in His providence had directed Jacob step by step to his family in Haran (vs. 1-6). Jacob was so overcome with emotion by seeing the beautiful Rachel and…
Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22 I. The grace of God surprises you. A. On his way to Haran (vs. 10), Jacob goes to a certain place in vs. 11 that appears to be the middle of nowhere. He falls asleep. But then God shows up in a dream. The same word is used three times in verses 12 and…
Scripture: Genesis 26:1-33 I. God gives promises to ordinary people. A. Genesis 26:1 says there was a famine in the land in the days of Isaac like the famine in the days of Isaac’s father Abraham that is recorded in Genesis 12. While Isaac was thinking about where to go to escape the famine, God appears to him and makes…
Scripture: Genesis 25:19-34 I. In trouble God answers prayer. A. Jacob’s parents, Isaac and Rebekah, are in trouble in Genesis 25. God Himself had given Isaac’s father Abraham a promise in Genesis 12:2 that from his family line would come a great nation. But Rebekah was barren (Gen. 25:21). So Isaac prayed for his wife (vs. 21) that she…
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:14-18 & Ephesians 2:4-10 I. Jesus was given new life at His resurrection. A. 2 Corinthians 5:14, “One has died for all, therefore all have died.” Jesus died for sin, and we Christians died to sin with Jesus. Jesus then died on the cross as our substitute. Jesus took death and hell for us so that we…
Scripture: Colossians 3:8-11 & 1 Corinthians 15:51-54 I. You reflect God’s image by remembering that you have taken off Adam. A. In Colossians 3:8-9 we see commands for the church to put away angry attitudes and the bad words that come with rage. If Jesus lives in you, your words will necessarily change. The commands of the New Testament are…
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:25 & 1 Peter 5:1-4 I. Jesus and you compassionately gather the strays. A. In 1 Peter 2:24 we read the Good News of the Gospel. Jesus died on the cross for our sins. Then in verse 25 we read about the title Peter had for Jesus: the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. Jesus leads you like…
