by ahna | Nov 13, 2023 | Jacob
Genesis 32:22-32 Jacob wrestled and struggled during his life, first in the womb with Esau and later with God. His conniving was seeking something that only God can give, which God gives freely. God blesses Jacob, gives him a new identity, and through Jacob God’s...
by ahna | Nov 6, 2023 | Jacob
Genesis 28:10-22 At an insignificant place, Jacob encounters God directly in a dream. God promises to fulfill His covenantal promise to Abraham by working through Jacob, and, God promises to care for Jacob wherever he goes. Jacob is assured that he has God’s watchful...
by ahna | Oct 31, 2023 | Jacob
Genesis 25:29-34; 27:5-10 After humanity’s fall in the Garden of Eden, God chose to rescue humanity by focusing on one family to reach the world—the family that would come through Abraham. Through Abraham’s line will come Jesus—the Messiah King. Jacob, Abraham’s...
by ahna | Oct 23, 2023 | Jacob
Genesis 25:20-34 Genesis begins with humanity deciding to rebel against God through sin. God chooses to rescue and redeem fallen humanity by focusing on one family through whom He will bring hope and salvation—Abraham. Jacob, a grandson of Abraham, is part of that...
by ahna | Oct 16, 2023 | Stories
Luke 9:57-62 “To grow is to change.” The call of Jesus to follow Him demands change on our part. His call is more radical than we want it to be because the change He asks for takes control of our life out of our hands and completely into His hands. View the full...
