Jacob’s Pursuit

Jacob’s Pursuit

Jacob’s Pursuit Today, we begin a new sermon series, “Coming Home,” as we follow Jacob back to the Promised Land.  He has obviously added four wives and thirteen children to his camp as he heads back to Canaan, but getting free of Haran (and his past) is not as...
Jacob’s Flight

Jacob’s Flight

Jacob’s Flight Finally, Jacob begins to heed God’s call to return Canaan, but not before he has one final showdown with his angry uncle Genesis 31:1-24 Jacob's Flight by Greg Sykes | Genesis: Traveling Mercies...
Jacob’s Flight

Jacob’s Prosperity

Jacob’s Prosperity As we move further in Genesis 30, we realize that God is still blessing an unworthy Jacob, the inheritor of Abraham’s covenant, even as Jacob continues to struggle with Laban, his greedy, deceptive uncle. Genesis 30:25-43 Jacob's...
Jacob’s Flight

Jacob’s Children

Jacob’s Children Just in time for Mother’s Day, we consider Jacob’s four brides and the births of nine of their children.  There’s never a dull moment in this dysfunctional family. Genesis 30:1-24 Jacob's Children by Greg Sykes | Genesis:...
Jacob’s Flight

Jacob’s Brides

Jacob’s Brides In this week’s message from Genesis 29, we look at one of the most successful and most despicable deceptions in all of the Word of God, and the two young women caught in the middle of it. Genesis 28-31 Jacob's Brides by Greg Sykes |...
Jacob’s Flight

Jacob’s Relatives

Jacob’s Relatives Jacob’s first encounter with his extended family is providentially arranged and relatively encouraging.  At least on the surface.  And God leads him right to the love of his life, Rachel. Genesis 28-31 Jacob's Relatives by Greg Sykes...