As the story of his life nears its end in Genesis, Jacob’s family challenges seem to multiple. In Genesis 35, Jacob is betrayed by his eldest son, Reuben, and he…
Created & Called: Genesis 34 – Jacob’s Family Troubles
Jeff Noble
Created & Called: Genesis 34 – Jacob, The Passive Father
The story of Jacob’s daughter, Dinah in Genesis 34 is a story about a sensitive and yet very important issue that affects our world today: sexual assault. On Father’s Day…
Created & Called: Genesis 32 – Maimed and Named
As Jacob prepares to face his brother Esau for the first time in 20 years, he is afraid for his life. Jacob goes before God in prayer; he is fearful…
Created & Called: Genesis 28, 29 – Jacob’s Waiting
In Genesis 28 and 29 Jacob finds himself on the run and alone after deceiving his father and stealing his brother’s birthright. In this sermon, Jeff looks at how Jacob…
Created & Called: Genesis 27- Doubly Duped
This sermon examines Jacob and Esau, and the ways that Jacob deceived his father to take Esau’s blessing. In Jacob’s “performance act” and through Esau’s desperation we see that God…
Created & Called: Genesis 26- Dig Another Well
This sermon looks at Isaac and the ways that God blessed him in a famine because of God’s character in keeping his covenant with Abraham. From Isaac we see that…
Easter Sunday: Luke 24- Nothing is Impossible Now
Through looking at Peter’s failures as he tries desperately to love Jesus but denies him three times, we learn that the cross was for the purpose of restoring us and…
Good Friday: Peter’s Bad Friday
Good Friday was not good for the disciples, particularly Peter. For him, it was the culmination of weeks of frustration and failure. Would there be any recovery from being called…
Palm Sunday: Matthew 21- Who He Is, What He Does
This sermon examines Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem as people praised him and welcomed him with the waving of palm branches. Diving deeper, we learn that we can stand in the…