In Genesis 31 God continues to deal with Jacob, sanctifying him and teaching him to live by faith. The Lord calls Jacob to take his family out from Laban’s house and to be separate from him. We will consider the Lord’s call to “holiness” for us. As pilgrims in this world we are like Jacob and are…
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We will continue with the story of Jacob. Jacob is blessed by the Lord but needs to learn that these blessings are undeserved and freely given. They do not come by his cleverness and schemes but by God’s good pleasure. God is also sanctifying him through trials. We also need to rest in God’s sovereign…
We see how the Lord continues to work in the life of Jacob. Instead of a wonderful love story at the well, we see a continuing trial and ordeal. Jacob must learn to trust in the Lord. In this text, Leah begins to understand who the true bridegroom is. We will consider these three points…
We continue in the life of Jacob. Here the Lord begins to lead him in faith as a pilgrim like his father. We see that the Lord takes the initiative with his people. We must learn to rest in his promises and respond to him with faith. We will consider these four points: 1. Jacob’s…
We will consider Genesis 27 and how the blessing of Isaac (God’s covenantal, firstborn blessing) was given to Jacob instead of Esau. We will consider how this was through the deception of Rebekah and Jacob, yet it was the sovereign plan of God. We will consider how this passage calls us to repentance and faith…
We have a text that describes the life of Isaac in this world as a pilgrim. We have very little account of the years of his life. But in this text, we see his struggles and God’s blessing. We are reminded that his struggles were the same as his father Abraham. In fact, we see…
We come to a new section in the book of Genesis. This section is entitled “The Generations of Isaac” (25:19). In the sermon, we will be considering the doctrine of election as it is revealed in the story of Jacob and Esau. Election is intended to be an encouragement for believers. It is never intended…
We consider the threat that came to the promised seed during the days of Noah, remembering that there are only two groups of people in the world: the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman. The seed of the serpent almost swallowed up the seed of the woman. But God preserved it,…