Noah brings a new beginning, but humanity quickly falls back into its old ways by building a tall tower. This tower demonstrates both the folly and the danger of human ambition. Human ambition is filled with folly because no one can build a tower to the heavens. But human ambition is also filled with danger because it cannot compete with God’s perfect commands.
Babel
Week 5
July 10, 2022 • Pastor Daniel Ondov • Genesis 11:1–9
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Two Dreamers
September 4, 2022 • Pastor Daniel Ondov • Genesis 40:1–8, Isaiah 40:31
After being thrown into a cistern, Joseph eventually winds up in prison in Egypt. But even in prison, Joseph seeks to serve God by helping others. During our worst times, do we seek to help others, or are we only focused on ourselves?
Joseph
August 28, 2022 • Pastor Chad Ott • Genesis 37:17–24
Every family is broken. Just ask Joseph. His brothers hate him so much that they throw him into a cistern and almost leave him for dead. When our families are filled with brokenness and acrimony, we must seek reconciliation and forgiveness.
Wrestling with God
August 21, 2022 • Pastor Daniel Ondov • Genesis 32:22–28
As Jacob is running from his brother, he wrestles with God in the middle of the night. Have you ever felt like you were wrestling with God? Counterintuitively, our greatest struggles with God can lead to great growth in our strength and in our faith.