Sermons by Rev. Lloyd Harter

What was Jacob stumbling over during his ten years living in the land of Canaan before he reunited with his Father Isaac? How are the assaults against his soul from the devil, the world, and my own sinful the same assaults being made against me today? We continue our study of the book of Genesis in Chapter 35.

The cause of Jacob’s son was just in seeking justice for the wrong done to their sister. Their cause was just; their actions were unjust. Their actions also only hurt themselves and the peace God has to give us when harm is done to us. We continue our journey through the book of Genesis today in Chapter 34.

What had happened in twenty years since Esau last saw Jacob? What did Jacob do to show his sincerity? Why is forgiveness essential to the Christian faith; what blessings does it have for me to forgive someone? We continue our study of the book of Genesis today in chapter 33.

What does it mean to wrestle with God? Why did God wrestle with Jacob? Why is it so dangerous to have the majority of our wrestlings be with the devil, the world, and our own sinful flesh? We continue our study of the book of Genesis today in Genesis 32:24-32

Jacob continues to show that he is growing in God’s grace. How does he show that today as he prepares to meet Esau? What is Jacob showing by hoping Esau will forgive him? What do we show when we are always ready to forgive? We continue our study of the book of Genesis today in chapter 32:1-23.

How did Jacob react when Laban came chasing after him? How have we seen Jacob‘s character growth? What can we learn from Jacob in how he reacted to Laban? How can we not resent our burdens and our daily cross and embrace the shaping they have on us with our relationship with our Savior Jesus? We continue our study of the book of Genesis in chapter 31, verses 25–55.

Why did Jacob separate from Laban? What was the spiritual life around Jacob that made him reevaluate whether this was a good place to raise his family? What is the spiritual life around us? How do we still engage and witness to the world around us while still separating from the world around us as Jesus regularly did? We learn from Jesus, and we learn today from Jacob’s example as well. We continue our study of the book of Genesis…

What is mysticism, and how did the Patriarch’s fall prey to this common Christian misunderstanding of how God works in our lives? How can we better Justin God after learning what mysticism is? We continue our journey of the book of Genesis today in chapter 30:25-43. 

Why were Leah and Rachel in such a bitter competition with each other? How did this ruin their perception of God’s blessings? How did this ruin their relationships with their family? How did this affect their relationship with God? We continue our study of the book of Genesis today in 30:1-24.

What makes Leah one of the most admirable people in the Bible? How did she overcome her adversity? What was her response to adversity? What can we learn from Leah’s beautiful faith and personality? We continue our study of the book of Genesis finishing chapter 29 today.