Sermons from September 2026

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…