RETURN TO BETHEL So Jacob told everyone in his household… We are now going to Bethel, where I will build an altar to the God who answered my prayers when I was in distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone. (Gen. 35:2-3 NLT) Bethel in greek means “House of God. Jacob returned…
HE HURRIED Then Jacob hurried on, finally arriving in the land of the east. (Genesis 29:1 NLT) Jacob hurried. There are moments where we must be patient and analyze our options instead of acting on them. There are other things that we should take more ACTION in and less rest. If we take too long…
I PREFER TO BUY. IT’S ABOUT HONOR ..to let me buy his cave at Machpelah, down at the end of his field. I will pay the full price in the presence of witnesses, so I will have a permanent burial place for my family.”. (Genesis 23:9 NLT) Abraham honors the memory of his wife Sarah…
THE TEACHER WANTS TO SEE YOU Then she returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her,.»“The Teacher is here and wants to see you.». (John 11:28 NLT) In this time of congregational Fasting and Prayer the Lord “wants to see me and wants to see you” more often. He is…
“DELAYED” FULFILLMENT, BUT CERTAIN The Lord KEPT his word and did for Sarah exactly what he had PROMISED… (Genesis 21:1 NLT) Year of fulfillment of the promises of God. Fulfillment of the prophetic words we have received. God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not…
RECOVER THE LOST Abram recovered all the goods that had been taken, and he brought back his nephew Lot with his possessions and all the women and other captives. (Genesis 14:16 NTV) Many times, in life, we feel that we’ve lost valuable things like close friendships, peace in the home, joy in life, maybe we’ve…
BLESSING MULTIPLIES “There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?” “Tell everyone to sit down,” Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.) Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and distributed…
Do you want to be healed? When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up;…
DO SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY So Noah did everything as the Lord commanded him. (Gen. 7:5 NLT) If there was anyone who could have made excuses for not doing something, it would have been Noah. God was asking him to do a project that seemed crazy or as if taken out of a sci-fi movie. In those days, it…
WHERE THERE IS NO ORDER, THERE IS CAOS Part 2 The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. (Gen 1:2 NASB) Where there is no order, there is chaos. This new year we need to…