Episodes
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Our Sins They Are Many, His Mercy Is More (Genesis 38)
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
This text is another example in which we see how God loves to take what is meant for evil and use it to bring about good.
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Sibling Rivalry (Genesis 37:2-36)
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
On the surface, it’s a story of extreme sibling rivalry and the main characters are, of course, Joseph and his brothers. Below the surface, however, God is the main character and it's a story of His providence, our hope, and our Savior, the greater Joseph.
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Grace That is Greater Than All Our Sin (Genesis 35:16-37:1)
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
While their choices and their destinies and legacies were vastly different, God’s sovereign grace was put on display in both Jacob and Esau. God’s salvific grace was evident in Jacob’s life and God’s common grace was evident in Esau’s. And the ultimate lesson we learn is that God's grace is greater than all our sin.
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Spiritual Renewal (Genesis 35:1-15)
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
While our Heavenly Father may not prevent us from sinning or spare us from the consequences of our sin, He does intervene and rescue us, just as He did Jacob. Through His Word, He graciously calls us to repentance and reminds us of His promises.
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Four Wrongs Don’t Make a Right - Genesis 34
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
What happens when everyone ignores the Lord and does what is wrong? Genesis 34 tells us. Yet, through it all, the Lord of the covenant of grace remains faithful to His promises and works for His glory and the good of His people.
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
The Blessed Are Peacemakers - Genesis 33
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Genesis 33 depicts Jacob - the elect of God - seeking to make peace with his brother Esau because the Lord showed favor on him and forgave all his sins.
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Do Not Let Him Go (Genesis 32)
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
This is a story of how God uses the things we struggle with most to bring us to the point that we will cling to Christ alone and never let Him go. (There was a problem with the first download. It was only 8 minutes long. This is the full sermon is 32 minutes long).
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Do Not Let Him Go (Genesis 32)
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
This is a story of how God uses the things we struggle with most to bring us to the point that we will cling to Christ alone and never let Him go. (The original download was only 8 minutes long. The updated version is the full sermon and is 32 minutes long.)
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Prosperity, Protection, and Peace (Genesis 30:25-31:55)
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Jacob turns a corner as far as his character is concerned. But he is still a work in progress.
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
A Family’s Dysfunction (Genesis 29:31-30:24)
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
There is nothing our God cannot do and nothing He can't overcome.
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
A Love Story (Genesis 29)
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
This is a love story. But it’s not so much the love story of Jacob and Rachel as it is the love story of God and His people. This love story of Jacob and Rachel simply points us to the love story of Christ, the Better Jacob, and His Church.
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
God With You (Genesis 28:10-22)
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
God affirms His promises and thus His presence and covenant faithfulness with Jacob like He did with his father and grandfather before him.