Theme: Learning to surrender to God’s will and way for my life. In the last message in our series on the life of Jacob we looked at how Laban had lived a life of selfishness which had brought constant grief into his life. We left off following Jacob’s confrontation with Laban as Jacob continued on […]
When we left the account of Jacob’s life last time we had just looked at how God had prospered Jacob in spite of Laban’s attempts to rob him of his wages. This had cause Laban as attitude toward Jacob to change as he no longer saw Jacob as a means by which he could exploit […]
Text: Colossians 1:23-29 Theme: The glory of the Gospel of the indwelling Christ. Intro: As we round of Chapter 1 of the book of Colossians the Apostle Paul exhorts us to be faithful and stand confidently upon the truths of the Gospel message. Secondly, Paul instructs us in the riches of the Gospel of Jesus […]
We pick up in our text immediately following the birth of Joseph. In our last message on the life of Jacob we looked at how Jacob laboured for Laban for 14yrs for his two wives Leah and Rachel. This polygamous relationship resulted in a family feud that pitted Leah and Rachel against each other in […]
This week, we are continuing with our exposition of Colossians 1:12-22, picking up where we left off last week at Vs 17. I. Praise for Our Sustainer (Vs 17-19) Christ is before all things. He preceded all created things. To be “before all things” actually contains two ideas in the one thought. He is before […]
Jacob Labours for Laban Jacob’s experiences with Laban illustrate themes of deception, rivalry, and the complexities of love and service in a lost world. I. Jacob’s Wages Negotiated 29:15 – 24 Jacob negotiates his wages with Laban, requesting Rachel in exchange for seven years of labour. (Vs 15-18) Laban agrees, seeing profit in the arrangement, […]
Text: Colossians 1:12-22 Theme: The Preeminence of Christ in all things. Intro: Last week, we looked at verses 3-11 of Colossians chapter 1, as we considered Paul’s Prayer for the Colossians. We noted that Paul’s prayer was that the Colossians would go on in their faith and love toward one another and that they would […]
Last time we were studying the life of Jacob we looked at all the problems that had arisen in Jacob’s life due to the deceitfulness and selfishness of the family. Today we are going to see how God is able to catch Jacobs’s attention while he’s on the run from Esau and bring him to […]
~ Paul’s Prayer for the Colossians ~ Text: Colossians 1:3-11 Theme: Paul’s continual prayer was that the Colossians would go on in faith and love Intro: Last week, we looked at the introduction to the book of Colossians. We noted that, this book was written by the Apostle Paul, while imprisoned in Rome, to […]
Text: Genesis 25:19-34 & Genesis 27:1-46 Theme: The error of attempting to earn God’s blessing The life of Jacob began on difficult grounds. God had chosen Jacob to be the next of Abrahams sons to continue the line of the Messiah. Jacobs older brother Esau had been rejected by God because he despised spiritual things […]