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Your identity and your value cannot be determined by the achievements in your life – and thankfully, neither your identity nor your value is defined by your past mistakes. Leah, Rachel, and these other moms are struggling with that very issue. If they only knew then what you know now: that your identity is in Christ, thus your value and worth are determined by Him and what He declares concerning you.

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The Bible mentions 4 moms to Jacob’s children. You know, although the Bible, and the Old Testament specifically, records occurrences of polygamy, the Bible never condones nor promotes the practice. In fact, in every instance, multiple spouses is a recipe for disaster. In Jacob’s case, it makes for a highly competitive and highly dysfunctional family. And each woman is trying to find her identity through that mess.

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After the disciples were convinced that Jesus had indeed risen from the dead, they may have forgotten about those times that He told them He was going away and both what and how they were to keep on going. His ascension was an abrupt reminder that He really was going away and would thus send the Holy Spirit. His ascension brought their duty to the Great Commission to the forefront.

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Luke’s Gospel ends with the Great Commission and the Ascension of Christ into Heaven; his next Book, the Acts of the Apostles, begins with the Great Commission and the Ascension of Christ into Heaven. It is a “hinge event” that connects the teachings of the Gospels with the disciples living out what Jesus had taught them even though He is gone from their presence. So, now, while we await His return, we find ourselves still trying to fulfill the Great Commission.

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Jacob was the swindler who got swindled. He thought he’d worked those 7 years for Rachel, the woman he fell in love with at first sight. Yet he was tricked into marrying Leah. In this one passage, and for chapters that follow, you find a man who is both happy in his marriage and unhappy in his marriage. And from such a unique perspective, we can learn lessons for our homes today.

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The story of Jacob’s life never seems to follow a straight line. Many of the twists and turns are of his own making – he is the usurper after all. And when it comes to his marriage, his love relationship with the beautiful Rachel, it’s just as up and down. From the moment he lays eyes on her, he is smitten, but he won’t get to be with her for another 14 years. Why? Let’s explore his story together.

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A focal point of each one of the Gospels is the Great Commission. After telling the story of Jesus, each writer shares His instructions to His disciples for taking His gospel around the world. Luke’s telling may not be as memorable as Matthew’s or as succinct as Mark’s, but if He can “open their understanding that they might comprehend the Scriptures,” then He can do the same for us.

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It has been said that the marching orders for this great Christian army called the church is the Great Commission. Our appointment, as soldiers of the cross, is to take the gospel of Jesus Christ across the street and around the world. Wherever we are, we are His ambassadors. Like a good courier, we are to faithful to deliver the message of our Commander-in-Chief wherever He sends us.

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Welcome to part 2 of this fourth and final message in the series, “Because He Lives: The Aftermath of Jesus’ Resurrection.” Today, we are talking about what the Book of Revelation calls The First Resurrection. And if there’s a first, that must mean there is also a second. There is. But the second is not as good, as blessed, or as holy as the first. Let’s discover the horror of the Second Resurrection.

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There is a beautiful promise found toward the end of the Book of Revelation. It reads, “Blessed and holy is he who has a part in the first resurrection.” I can be blessed by God by being a part of this first resurrection. My question then is, What is the first resurrection? And then, How do I get in on it? Those questions are answered as we study this passage in Revelation, chapter 20.