The Black Sheep It’s time to look at the life and legacy of Jacob’s estranged brother, Esau. He is certainly much more than a footnote in the book of Genesis. His impact has long been felt among the Middle East and helped shape the future, both good and bad, of the...
Jacob’s Sorrows Today, as we conclude our “Coming Home” sermon series in Genesis, the difficulties of life and the inevitable for all of us: death. But he also begins to reap in his own family and offspring what his past sexual sin has sown. Genesis: 31-35...
Jacob’s Revival Today, as we continue our “Coming Home” sermon series in Genesis, we finally see Jacob fully obey God’s call for him to return to his ancestral home and to worship Jehovah God as his father, Isaac, and grandfather, Abraham, had. Genesis 35:1-15...
Jacob’s Daughter Today, as we continue our “Coming Home” sermon series in Genesis, we are confronted with perhaps the ugliest, most painful, most sinful episode in all of Jacob’s life (and, by the extension, his family). And the lessons for us in our current...
Jacob’s Brother Today, as we continue our “Coming Home” sermon series in Genesis, we see Jacob reluctantly restored to his older, angry brother, Esau, and we are reminded that God can and does change the hardest of hearts. Genesis 33:1-10 Jacob's Brother by...
Jacob’s Fears Today, as we continue our “Coming Home” sermon series in Genesis, we see the most crucial confrontation in Jacob’s life – his wrestling match with God as he prepares to face Esau and his father again. God is determined to change him from the...