God’s strength is made perfect in our weakness, gold and silver are refined by fire, what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.  The story of Joseph in Genesis 37-41 tells how he grew up believing that ease and comfort was the pathway to peace yet how his life of privilege led to slavery and prison.  It was only […]

Jesus knew that the fire within has to burn brighter than the fire without.  When the pressure was too much to handle, Jesus let go and let God.  When friends betrayed him Jesus knew who he could trust, when pain and suffering stood ahead of him, Jesus focused on the joy set before him.  Jesus beat […]

John the Baptist is a classic over-achiever.  He didn’t just go on a diet, he only ate locusts and honey.  He didn’t just downsize to a smaller home, but moved to the desert.  Jesus talked about John as a “burning and shining light,” but even the greatest of oil lamps burn out when the fuel is exhausted. The good news is that Jesus continued where John left off and took the ministry far beyond where John could have ever taken it and so it is with us.  When we get to our end we can finally tap into the power of eternity. [mp3player width=700 height=420 config=burnedout.xml file=http://www.jacobswellmemphis.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015.06.13-Burned-Out-John-the-Baptist.mp3] Listen Later:  Download mp3 (Right-click and select “Download linked file as” […]

We long to be free from pretending to be someone we’re not and putting forth an image to those we meet. These defenses and fronts are like a veil such as what Moses wore and like the tabernacle and temple would later have to keep people from the glory of God. Yet it is through […]

We forget the things about God that we need to remember and we remember the things in our lives that we need to forget.  Like Moses, we have I AMnesia.  If we can recapture the image of God, that image can be restored in us.  But how do we get there?  Moses got there by […]

The presence of God. What is it? Where can it be found? How can we get it? In Exodus 33-34 God reveals his presence and Moses realizes he can’t live without it. Today some people have “it” and some people don’t. Some churches strive for and pray for “it” and some don’t. Do you have […]

In Exodus 32:7-14 there is more than one possible future for God’s people.  And God invites us to be part of determining that future.  He invites us to pray and stand in the gap like Moses does.  He invites us to leave room for hope as we wait upon Him.  We don’t live in a world that […]

How are you living?  What’s of value in your life?  What do you turn to when you’re sad, stressed, or disappointed?  What’s your Golden Calf? [mp3player width=700 height=420 config=golden.xml file=http://www.jacobswellmemphis.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015.04.11-Golden-Intro.mp3] Listen Later:  Download mp3 (Right-click and select “Download linked file as” or “Save file as”)

“Sneak Peeks” build anticipation, increase intrigue, and give us a foretaste of what’s to come.  Moses gives us a sneak peek into Jesus, Exodus gives a sneak peek into Easter, and the first Easter sneak peeks into hope and fresh power into our life.  Here we study the throwbacks from Jesus on the mountaintop in Matthew […]

We all live by a set of rules. When we rebel against one rule, we resort to following another. What if we rebelled against the rules of individualism and self-centeredness by submitting to community and commandments from a God who loves us more than we love ourselves? [mp3player width=700 height=420 config=rulesforrebellion.xml file=http://www.jacobswellmemphis.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015.03.28-Rebellion-Rules-Tabernacle.mp3] Listen Later:  Download […]