Jacob becoming rich at the expense of Laban encourages us, as it shows us the LORD keeps his promises This is not evident in the foreground story This comes out…
The Psalms help us flesh out the third petition, “Your will be done.” They do so by giving us words 1. To express delight in God’s will 2. To acknowledge…
The Psalms help us flesh out the petition, “Your kingdom come.” We learn how to pray for the coming of the kingdom with respect to 1. Our own lives 2. The…
“And behold, it was Leah!” Surprised by grace again! For, who expected that in light of events 1. On the first day 2. After one month 3. After seven years Reading: Genesis…
It is in the nature of being a Christian to make a personal profession and promise Our text, taken from Psalm 119, sums up 1. What is to be professed…
James threefold call to pray and one example of prayer impress on us the power of prayer We see this as we consider his 1. Three prayer scenarios 2. One prayer example…
The Psalms help us flesh out the confession element in the petition, “Hallowed be your name.” That our prayers may be enriched, we will consider Psalms that hallow God’s name…
We are amazed by grace, as in God’s appearance to Jacob at Bethel we see God’s unconditional and invincible grace We consider how we see 1. God’s unconditional grace 2.…
From the Psalms we learn how to flesh out the words, “Our Father in heaven.” We learn it in the way the Psalms 1. Express childlike reverence and trust 2. Confess…
We are comforted as we see God’s purpose of election accomplished through Jacob’s deception of Isaac We consider: 1. This is not an invitation to imitate deception 2. The comfort…
Jacob becoming rich at the expense of Laban encourages us, as it shows us the LORD keeps his promises This is not evident in the foreground story This comes out…
The Psalms help us flesh out the third petition, “Your will be done.” They do so by giving us words 1. To express delight in God’s will 2. To acknowledge…
The Psalms help us flesh out the petition, “Your kingdom come.” We learn how to pray for the coming of the kingdom with respect to 1. Our own lives 2. The…
“And behold, it was Leah!” Surprised by grace again! For, who expected that in light of events 1. On the first day 2. After one month 3. After seven years Reading: Genesis…
It is in the nature of being a Christian to make a personal profession and promise Our text, taken from Psalm 119, sums up 1. What is to be professed…
James threefold call to pray and one example of prayer impress on us the power of prayer We see this as we consider his 1. Three prayer scenarios 2. One prayer example…
The Psalms help us flesh out the confession element in the petition, “Hallowed be your name.” That our prayers may be enriched, we will consider Psalms that hallow God’s name…
We are amazed by grace, as in God’s appearance to Jacob at Bethel we see God’s unconditional and invincible grace We consider how we see 1. God’s unconditional grace 2.…
From the Psalms we learn how to flesh out the words, “Our Father in heaven.” We learn it in the way the Psalms 1. Express childlike reverence and trust 2. Confess…
We are comforted as we see God’s purpose of election accomplished through Jacob’s deception of Isaac We consider: 1. This is not an invitation to imitate deception 2. The comfort…