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Genesis 27:1-40

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... to produce bountifully and by making those who were blessed strong and able to withstand any foe. The blessing thus bonded together the patriarchs and God. It also instilled confidence, encouraging the one blessed to walk with God as his ... word that she had received during her pregnancy (25:23). 27:14–17 Jacob carried out his mother’s instructions expeditiously. While the food cooked, Rebekah took Esau’s best clothes . . . and put them on Jacob to make him smell like Esau, a man of the field. Next she ...

2. Jacob Meets Esau

Genesis 33:1-20

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... . Jacob countered by pressing him to accept this gift. “Accept” carries the idea that the gift be received for the purpose it was given. Jacob added that for him seeing Esau’s face was like seeing the face of God. This statement shows that Jacob ... to go with Jacob. Esau yielded to Jacob’s pressure and accepted the gifts. In this act Esau humbled himself, for he honored Jacob’s desire and relinquished any claims he had against Jacob. This gift sealed a bond between them, a bond that had not existed ...

3. Vetted

Luke 3:21-38, Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of Seth, or the son of Adam. He IS the Son of God, the awaited Messiah, who will carry out God’s plan of redemption and follow it all the way to the end. And because He ... it, well… well it means that his new owner should know his real name. It'll help you bond with him. Who knows, maybe you'll even notice a change in his demeanor if he’s ... son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son ...

4. Another Great Love Story

Genesis 29:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... bonded as well. For when Jacob dies as an old man, he is buried not beside Rachel, but beside Leah. Love the second time around is not a betrayal of that first love. It simply signifies a change of life situation. Love and marriage. Principle and character. These are people we can all relate to. And in the shadows is a loving God who is working out His plan for creation. For God had made a promise to Jacob's grandfather that he would father a great people. God's dreams for His people were carried through ...

5. Jacob Loved, Esau Hated

Malachi 1:1-5

Understanding Series

Pamela J. Scalise

... married unwisely (Gen. 27:46), Esau became wealthy and powerful in his own land of Edom (Gen. 32:3–8; 33), and he never carried out his vow to kill Jacob for cheating him out the blessing due to him as the firstborn (Gen. 27:41; 33). Meanwhile, beloved, chosen Jacob was living as a dependent in the household of his father-in-law, far from the land he had been promised. While Jacob’s descendants lived and were enslaved in Egypt, Esau’s descendants were chiefs in the land of Edom (Gen. 36:1–30; Deut ...

6. Restoration of Israel

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Understanding Series

Tremper Longman III

... the promise given to Abraham (Gen. 12:1–3) and maintained by the other patriarchs, Isaac and Jacob. 30:4–11 A second oracle initially reverts to lament and judgment but then turns at ... with the language of the removal of the yoke from their necks and the bonds presumably on their limbs. Their forced service to a foreign power will give ... are the children of Rachel for whom she weeps. They are no more because they are now carried off into exile. There is a tradition that Rachel’s tomb is in this region in ...

7. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Paul, that devout Pharisee of the Pharisees, who broke the bonds of Jewish legalism that threatened to strangle early Christianity. There ... Isaacs. They are not well known. They could not be; there are too many of them. They help to carry chairs; they clean up the tables; they fry the chicken; they will even sing in a choir if there ... ? Then let him out so he can go to work. "I am the God of Isaac." Or is it Jacob in there? Saint and sinner at the same time? You are not alone. Is there a shrewd business sense ...

8. Seder Service: The Passover Haggadah

Bulletin Aid

Robert L. Linder and Rabbi Sol Ester

... the service. The Seder brings families together and strengthens the bonds of Jewish family solidarity.) After the door has been ... like lambs? L: Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord at the presence of the God of Jacob, R: who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water. Participants raise ... Among the awaited guests is the prophet Elijah who, according to tradition, never died, but was carried up to heaven. The life of no other character in Jewish history is so surrounded with ...

9. Dim Visions And Blind Guides

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... will consider all the experiences of his or her life, both the good and the bad, and bond them together with love for God, then the sum total of that life, the grand design of ... salesman, or even a preacher who has a car phone must be more successful and carry more authority than one who doesn't have one. We look for the right "sign" ... wandering strangers. God phoned Samuel late at night in a dream. God placed a call to Jacob down a long ladder. God whispered to Elijah on Mount Horeb. We have AT&T, Sprint, MCI ...

10. Punishment for Israel

Hosea 9:1--10:15

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... conversation between the prophet and his God, much like the conversations (laments) that we find Jeremiah later carrying on with his Lord (cf. Jer. 11:18–23; 12:1–6; 15:15–21). Form ... her fair neck; but I will put Ephraim to the yoke, Judah must plow, Jacob must harrow for himself. (So too the RSV.) What is the picture implied? According ... Israel and Judah must plow and harrow (NIV: break up the ground) under God’s bond. That is, they must now be subjected to divine will, verse 11. Some have thought ...

11. Chapter II

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... renewal in the time of Joshua, the people who entered the bond personally promised to live by the terms it laid down. (See Exodus 24:3; Joshua 24:21, 24.) After Moses read to the people all that their bond with God entailed, the "people answered with one voice all ... me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been borne by me from your birth, carried from the womb; even to old age I am He, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear I will carry and will save." ...

12. Epiphany 2

Psalm 40:1-17, Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-34, John 1:35-42

Sermon Aid

Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... central role in this Second Sunday After Epiphany. The continuity of theme in the Gospels is also carried through in the Old Testament lessons, because Isaiah 49:1-7 is the second of the Servant Songs ... Bible (the Masoretic text). The text itself says something different: "to bring Jacob back to him, but Israel was not gathered in." Most commentators and ... Paul's brother, not because of any human bond, but because they have been united in Christ in a fraternal bond as children of God. This redefinition is ...

13. Building a New Team

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... world from the evil intruders. Chapters 26-36 are a character study of how Jacob becomes “Israel” (one who struggles with God) and thus bequeaths the nation with a name and ... again with wife, Sarai, to realize a biological heir, Abram and the younger Hagar bond to produce Ishmael. Three times God makes royal grants with Abram, and each time Abram ... become a horrible time of flagellation without mercy. While the theme of discipleship must carry us down a path of self-denial, it must not lose sight of grace ...

14. Israel's Unbelief

Romans 9:30--10:21

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... surprising thing about it. As God surprised Isaac by passing over Esau to bless Jacob (9:10–13), God now surprises the Jews by passing over them in order ... . The solemn tone continues in verse 2 with I can testify (Gk. martyrein), which bonds Paul to his Jewish kinsfolk. But there is also a measured distance between Paul ... 3:13–14; Heb. 8:13). Reference to the Greek only complicates the matter, for telos (NIV, end) carries at least four different meanings in the NT. The meaning of the phrase in 10:4 has ...

15. The Covenant of Circumcision

Genesis 17:1-27

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... 4–6. Thus Abram was to be the father of nations other than Israel. Genesis carries this theme through, particularly in the genealogies of Abraham’s children by Keturah (25:1 ... was known as “God of the fathers,” that is, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This meant that his people would introduce this God to other peoples on earth. The promise ... covenant. Circumcision was the sign of the covenant (v. 11). It symbolized the close bond between God and one of Abraham’s seed. The presence of this sign on ...

16. A Person Approved by Christ

John 1:43-51

Sermon

George Bass

... "who have felt the exhilaration of the creative process (and) ... have slipped the bonds of the known to venture far into the unexplored territory which lies beyond the ... Christians - Pascual and his wife, Maria - knocked at the door. Pascual was carrying their infant daughter who, it was apparent, was quite ill. The missionary ... Jesus, "You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!", must have remembered how Jacob awakened from his dream and said, "Truly, Yahweh is in this place and I never knew it! ... ...

17. Forgiveness and Reconciliation at Last!

Genesis 45:1-15

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... two area teenagers, ages sixteen and nineteen, who confessed to the crime. When the boys, let out of jail on bond, returned to apologize publicly to the congregation before serving their sentences, they were shocked to be received with love and ... unburdened by the burdens they are carrying.2 Ultimately, we come to the end of the marvelous story of Joseph and the return of shalom to his shattered family. The power of forgiveness reunites and preserves the family of Jacob. And from this family God will ...

18. The Promise of Dreams

Genesis 37:1-11, Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... is a time to envision the freedom that comes with Jesus’ birth, the loosing of the bonds of sin and death, the enabling of us to fly and imagine or envision a different ... of a prophetic church in any age, are the dreams of God, realized through Jesus, and carried out in the world as the Church. You are the church. That means you are ... a gift upon you. In the scriptures, many had important prophetic dreams: Solomon, Joseph, Jacob, Daniel, Adam, Abraham, just to name a few. Some dreams were about things to ...

19. Truth and Consequences

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Jesus’ parable of the shrewd manager and the Jewish idea of “mitzvah,” carrying out God’s commandments to do good on behalf of others, which really is a way of “bonding” with both God and our neighbors in relationship. As the elite men ... primary symbol for God’s covenant, salvation, and promise is the crossing over of “chasms.” Whether the Red Sea, the Jordan, Jacob’s journey across the river to Esau, or his subsequent “ladder,” the ability to “cross over” has been made possible by ...

20. This House In Its Former Glory

Haggai 2:1-9

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... were cemented into the hillsides not long ago. Into these natural caves the Mogollon Indians carried mortar and stones to build walls, graineries, and fire pits. It's hard to ... that I am," and he goes on to say that he is the God of Abraham, of Isaac, of Jacob. We know God, and people, because of the history we share. Names don't mean as much as ... Ignatius wrote regarding this story, "Thence was destroyed all magic, and every bond vanished; evil's ignorance was abolished, the old kingdom perished, God being ...

21. Masks Off!

John 7:25-45 and 8:11-59

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... he is, and who he is not. One can almost imagine a spy movie, in which James Bond or Mission Impossible Agent Ethan Hunt is moving undercover and captured by an enemy faction. As they ... Because you are unable to hear what I say. You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there ... change. From the burning bush to the fire at Sinai to Jacob’s Ladder to Ezekiel’s chariot, the great “I AM” has ...

22. Redrawing The Landscape

Multiple Scriptures

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... the trash, still brand-new and unused. From that and several other legitimate experiences I carried certain memories into a road map for life for a long time - my parents were ... ." In baptism we are stamped as the property of God. This gives us a bond with one another that creates a manner of loving and being loved that turns ... . Your father is my father. Your God is my God." Later in the story the brothers' father, Jacob, died. The brothers were really fearful now: "Daddy's dead and he was the only thing that ...

23. The Sin and Doom of Godless Men

Jude 1:1-16

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... same word in Gk.), was a common name in biblical times. It was borne by: (1) the son of Jacob who became head of the tribe of Judah (Matt. 1:2–3); (2) one of the brothers of Jesus ( ... , Sibyline Oracles 4.43). The Greek translated chains by NIV is desmoi, bonds, that is, anything used for tying. In the healing of the deaf ... the NT. The Greek poet Moschus (Idylls 5.5) uses it to describe seaweed and other flotsam being carried along on the crest of a wave before being dumped on the shore. Shame is plural in the ...

24. Redemption

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... when God created all we needed in abundance and breathed life into all of creation, sealing our bond with our Creator. The Jewish people call it the time of “first fruits.” They were harvest festivals ... deal). It began with a promise, was instituted with a great deal of faith, and was carried out for the benefit of all people. Just as each 7 years, land would lie ... of promise. First fruits are celebrated many times in scripture, with Jacob, and Abram, but particularly with Noah (see Genesis 8). When Noah ...

25. On Being Mistaken For A Mannequin

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... . If we are not as vital in our witness as we might be, it is probably because our bonds of love are not as strong as they might be. The church at Pentecost had an intense fellowship. ... much praying. And it is sad. Where there is no prayer there is no power. Irvin Jacob Goodwin tells of spending the Christmas season, in 1944, in a place called Ankang in what ... 5) Here is the secret to extraordinary power. Prayer. No matter how much activity we carry on in the church, we will never be what God has called us to ...

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