It’s important to grasp the contemporary issues within this chapter because Jacob’s decisions on the road of life are just like ours! We’ve seen a man engage in family drama, pressure, strife, manipulating. The very actions, attitudes, & emotions we wrestle with. Commentators say that Jacob is a great picture of just being human! I think he’s a perfect display because his encounter with God leads to change! I believe the same thing happens in our lives too. God patiently transforms us thru the trials of life as we look to Him for help.
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Genesis 28
November 1, 2023 • Pastor Jeff Cramer • Genesis 28
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The Time is at Hand
May 29, 2024 • Pastor Jeff Cramer
Tonight we conclude the final three-chapters in Genesis by looking at the truths woven into these chapters. When we live out biblical truths, church doctrines should impact our nations values. When we neglect or reject the truths of God, each person conducts their lives with a subjective right & wrong. As followers of Jesus we’re to instill faith into our children. Genesis closes with the death of two key patriarchs. The father of the 12-tribes, Jacob, and Joseph who carried the promises of God forward.
By Faith We Live
May 22, 2024 • Pastor Jeff Cramer
Jacob’s family (Israel) is on the move & headed to Egypt. This first chapter communicates to us the family-line of Israel which came out of Jacob and thru his four wives. Chapters 29, 30, 35, and 46 explain these details. Jacob is a man who wrestled with fear most of his adult life and is on the move again at 130-years old. Now, he’s is forced to leave home again because of the devastation of the ongoing famine. He’s to remember that God is with him!
Healing Happens In Phases
May 15, 2024 • Pastor Jeff Cramer
The story line is tapering down in Genesis, but healing is still needed in the family among the Patriarchs before the next sequence of history surfaces. Famine is happening, Josephs brothers come to Egypt for food & return home. But Simeon is held in prison until the youngest brother Benjamin is brought back. Their father, Jacob, still back at home is mad at his sons.