Bethel Church of Houston

Often an unusual clarity comes with impending death. Whether it's "life passing before your eyes" or a fresh urgency about things that matter, it should indeed be the case that, at that time for sure, we clearly recognize the core issues of life. So it was with Jacob - Israel - but we need not wait that long!

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Jacob's long life is nearly over; yet in these waning, final days we catch sharpened glimpses of God's gracious working in the swindler turned godly patriarch. And always note: his God is our God!

Study #4

Bio:

Dr. Alan Pue is President of The Barnabas Group, a ministry that specializes in providing strategic planning and resource development assistance to churches, Christian schools and colleges. He has earned an M. Ed. from Florida Atlantic University and an Ed. D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Delaware.

Dr. Pue has been involved in Christian schooling most of his life. He is a 1967 graduate of Dade Christian School, served for several years as a Christian school teacher, guidance counselor and coach, and then as headmaster at Pike Creek Christian School in Newark, Delaware where he ministered for 15 years. During his last 10 years there he also served as senior pastor of the Pike Creek Valley Baptist Church.

In 1996, Alan accepted a call to serve as Senior Vice President and Provost of The Master's College in Santa Clarita, California. During the five years of his leadership the college experienced four consecutive years of record enrollment and was recognized for the first time by US News and World Report as a top-tier regional liberal arts college.

In his current capacity as President of The Barnabas Group, Dr. Pue travels extensively throughout North America speaking at Christian school conferences and working with ministry leaders in the areas of strategic planning, governance, and marketing. He has served on the President's Council of the Christian Stewardship Association, as a visiting faculty member at the Meyer Institute for Steward Leadership, is the author of over two dozen published articles and is currently working on a book about ministry planning.

He has been happily married to his wife, Linda, for 35 years; has two married children, both graduates of Christian schools, and three beautiful granddaughters.

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Israel's clans move to Egypt must have been traumatic and intimidating. Yet God's providence had guided each and every step. They found themselves (again!) a remnant. There are lessons here for us, for we too are "citizens of another country".

Study #2

How long we have to wait for God's promises to come to full fruition? Often longer than we expect! One things for sure: God is not subject to our Outlook or iCal. So how are we to live, as we wait? And for what promises are we waiting?

Background data on the epistle of 1 John.