Reconciliation is all about relationships. So many long for restoration between family members, friends, and God from whom we have become estranged. In Jacob’s search for God knows what he has learned how to make amends and found reconciliation with God as he seeks to reconcile with his brother. [mp3player width=200 height=150 config=fmp_jw_widget_config.xml file=http://www.jacobswellmemphis.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013.06.29.mp3] June […]

Bible doesn’t say why Jacob woke up in the middle of the night. But there are some things you have to do alone; there are some battles that other people cannot fight for you. Yet Jacob finds that we are never alone. And before Jacob faces his greatest fear, he gets jumped by Jesus and […]

Jacob has been away for about 20 years and is not the same little coward that he was when he left.  When he ran away from home for fear of his brother he had nothing but God’s blessing and a walking stick.  Now he is loaded with money, livestock, and women.  Yet he is no […]

Jacob leaves his father-in-law’s land and begins the long journey home.  But this time is is not trying to escape and driven by fear or insecurity.  This time he is being led by God’s word.  But before he leaves, he has to convince his wives, and too often, marriage relationships get enmeshed with parental relationships […]

Jacob has been raising his family and working hard for like 20 years and basically has nothing to show for it.  This time its not because of bad choices on his part, but because of the greed and selfishness of his father-in-law Laban.  And here we find Jacob in a spot where he realizes that […]

Jacob has gotten married to not one, but two wives, and now gets involves with two more “servant-wives.”  Just because something is in the bible does not mean you should try this at home!  Leslie Ratliff delivers a powerful message on love as Jacob continues to search for God knows what. [mp3player width=200 height=150 config=fmp_jw_widget_config.xml […]

Jacob’s life was in shambles when he met Rachel, the woman of his dreams.  He had lost his family and his inheritance and was filled with so much guilt and shame for the things that he had done, that he packed up everything and moved across the Fertile Crescent where he hoped at least to […]

Jacob has a dream about the gateway between heaven and earth.  He is struck with fear and rather than pursue his destiny, he continues to distance himself from God with conditional promises.  He has spent his whole life grasping after the blessing and is invited to be the blessing, and so are we. [mp3player width=200 height=150 […]

“Can children be conditioned to be codependent? Clearly, yes. In the Bible, Rebekah shows a blatant bias toward her second-born son, Jacob, because he stays close to hearth and home. Meanwhile, Isaac favors his firstborn son, Esau, because he has prowess in hunting. Since no two children have identical skills, all children should be recognized […]

In Genesis 27:30-40 Esau shows up and realizes he’s been ripped off. He feels mistreated, taken advantage of, cheated out of the blessing that was rightfully his. Esau constantly feels like he’s missing out and ends up doing more whining and complaining than making any positive changes in his life. In doing so, Esau misses out on […]