Sun, 21 April 2013
Count the Stars "How Underdogs Overcome" Genesis 32:22-32 The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children,1 and crossed the ford of the fJabbok.23 He took them and sent them across the stream, and everything else that he had. 24 And Jacob was left alone. And ga man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. 25 When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob's hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. 26 Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, h“I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27 And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.”28 Then he said, i“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,2for jyou have striven with God and kwith men, and have prevailed.”29 Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, l“Why is it that you ask my name?” And there he blessed him. 30 So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel,3 saying, “For mI have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.” 31 The sun rose upon him as he passed nPenuel, limping because of his hip. 32 Therefore to this day the people of Israel do not eat the sinew of the thigh that is on the hip socket, because he touched the socket of Jacob's hip on the sinew of the thigh. 1. Overcomers are broken a. He is trapped b. He is truthful 2. Overcomers are believers a. That He is mighty b. That He is merciful 3. Overcomers are blessed a. With a new name b. With a new nature |
Sun, 21 April 2013
Count the Stars "How Underdogs Overcome" Genesis 32:22-32 The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children,1 and crossed the ford of the fJabbok.23 He took them and sent them across the stream, and everything else that he had. 24 And Jacob was left alone. And ga man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. 25 When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob's hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. 26 Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, h“I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27 And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.”28 Then he said, i“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,2for jyou have striven with God and kwith men, and have prevailed.”29 Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, l“Why is it that you ask my name?” And there he blessed him. 30 So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel,3 saying, “For mI have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.” 31 The sun rose upon him as he passed nPenuel, limping because of his hip. 32 Therefore to this day the people of Israel do not eat the sinew of the thigh that is on the hip socket, because he touched the socket of Jacob's hip on the sinew of the thigh. 1. Overcomers are broken a. He is trapped b. He is truthful 2. Overcomers are believers a. That He is mighty b. That He is merciful 3. Overcomers are blessed a. With a new name b. With a new nature |
Sun, 14 April 2013
Count the Stars "Frito Pies and Collector Coins" Genesis 25:21-34 1. A big treasure a. It was priceless b. It was potential 2. A blinding temptation a. The wrong moment b. The wrong mindset c. The wrong motivation 3. A bad trade a. What he gave b. What he gained |
Sun, 7 April 2013
Count the Stars "A Match Made in Heaven" Genesis 24:1-28m and 49-67 1. A Fathers Commission a. His goal b. His guidelines 2. A Servant's Cooperation a. His plan b. His prayer c. His patience d. His praise 3. A Couple's Choice a. Her consent b. His comfort |
Sun, 7 April 2013
Count the Stars "A Match Made in Heaven" Genesis 24:1-28m and 49-67 1. A Fathers Commission a. His goal b. His guidelines 2. A Servant's Cooperation a. His plan b. His prayer c. His patience d. His praise 3. A Couple's Choice a. Her consent b. His comfort
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Sun, 31 March 2013
Count the Stars "Miracle in the Morgue" Genesis 22:1-18 KEY Verse Then Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there to worship; then we'll come back to you: (Gen. 22:5) 1. The power of faith a. There was an order b. There was obedience c. There asa an outcome 2. The price of forgiveness a. There was provision b. There was a prophecy 3. The promise of fruit a. Offspring will be many b. Offspring will be mighty |
Sun, 31 March 2013
Count the Stars "Miracle in the Morgue" Genesis 22:1-18 KEY Verse Then Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there to worship; then we'll come back to you: (Gen. 22:5) 1. The power of faith a. There was an order b. There was obedience c. There asa an outcome 2. The price of forgiveness a. There was provision b. There was a prophecy 3. The promise of fruit a. Offspring will be many b. Offspring will be mighty |
Sun, 24 March 2013
Count the Stars "A Lot Like Lot" 1. Our setting a. It is perverse b. It is pervasive 2. Our sin a. It encroaches b. It enslaves c. It erodes 3. Our salvation |
Sun, 24 March 2013
Count the Stars "A Lot Like Lot" 1. Our setting a. It is perverse b. It is pervasive 2. Our sin a. It encroaches b. It enslaves c. It erodes 3. Our salvation
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Sun, 17 March 2013
Count the Stars "Ane he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness" Genesis 15:6 1. God is our shield a. He is our protector b. He is our provider 2. God is our salvation a. Our redeemer must come b. Our righteousnesss must be credited 3. God is our sacrifice a. The picture of our covenant b. The price of our covenant |
Sun, 17 March 2013
Count the Stars "Ane he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness" Genesis 15:6 1. God is our shield a. He is our protector b. He is our provider 2. God is our salvation a. Our redeemer must come b. Our righteousnesss must be credited 3. God is our sacrifice a. The picture of our covenant b. The price of our covenant |
Sun, 10 March 2013
"There are some calls that we don't want to take. And with caller ID we don't have to! But, there is a call that each of us receives that we need to take. It is a call from God to leave the familiar and comfortable and go to a place of blessing that is known only to Him!" Count the Stars “Take the Call” Genesis 12:1-9 Key verses: Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing” (Gen. 12:1-2, ESV). 1. Requirements of us a. Make an exit b. Make an entrance 2. Rewards for us a. Receive blessings b. Relay blessings 3. Reverence from us a. Worship should be habitual b. Worship should be heartfelt |
Sun, 10 March 2013
"There are some calls that we don't want to take. And with caller ID we don't have to! But, there is a call that each of us receives that we need to take. It is a call from God to leave the familiar and comfortable and go to a place of blessing that is known only to Him!" Count the Stars “Take the Call” Genesis 12:1-9 Key verses: Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing” (Gen. 12:1-2, ESV). 1. Requirements of us a. Make an exit b. Make an entrance 2. Rewards for us a. Receive blessings b. Relay blessings 3. Reverence from us a. Worship should be habitual b. Worship should be heartfelt |