Listen as Erin Folz conveys transformation in the Christian life as "Beholding and Becoming".

Listen as Madeline Orr talks about transformation in the Christian life as "Beholding and Becoming".

After years of being cheated by Laban, Jacob flees with his wives and possessions back to the land of his fathers at the command of the Lord. When Laban realizes they have gone, he pursues them, but is rebuked by the Lord. Laban, though a man who...

Jacob, after the birth of Joseph, prepares to return to his own country, but Laban asks him to stay for a time. Jacob does this, and in so doing, God blesses him abundantly despite Laban's efforts to continually cheat him. After some time, God...

Last week we saw that the deceiver Jacob was deceived by his future father-in-law, Laban. Jacob is tricked into marrying both of Laban's daughters, Rachel and Leah. Can't we expect there to be trouble? The passage this week is challenging to...

Consider the richness of God's faithfulness in spite of the lies, deceit, and manipulation of Isaac's family. Keep in mind all were guilty. There was no hero among them but God. It was God who sovereignly pressed forward with a promise to...

Consider the richness of God's faithfulness in spite of the lies, deceit, and manipulation of Isaac's family. Keep in mind all were guilty. There was no hero among them but God. It was God who sovereignly pressed forward with a promise to...

We continue our story of God's faithfulness to a wayward people. Last week, we saw how God advances His plan through ordinary and broken people. We see this again in even greater color as we move from Isaac's broken life to Isaac's...

This chapter contains the bulk of what we know of Isaac's life. While he lives longer (180 years) than his father, Abraham, or his son, Jacob, he has the least written about him. The parallels between Abraham and Isaac are meant to show us the...

As we begin a new year, we are returning once again to our study of Genesis. Last year our study brought us through the life of Abraham, whom God chose and promised to be the father of many nations. Now we see the continuation of God's covenant...