Rooted Together

Rivalry, arguing, and hurt feelings. Jacob has problems. He has four wives and is being dragged between the different wives. There are problems all around. Hurt feelings abound. This was not God's design for marriage.

Our theme shows up in two ways. One, God's sovereignty overcomes people's futile attempts to control their lives.

Two, God's grace overcomes people's fallenness.

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In Genesis 29, Jacob gets a taste of his own medicine. Laban, his uncle, tricks Jacob into laboring for 14 years to marry the woman he loved. And yet we will see that all of the brokenness of this story is not enough to dethrone the King. God redeems all of the brokenness in Jesus!

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How can we have joy in the middle of life's hardships? Can gospel joy overcome the storms of life? According to Paul in Philippians, the answer is a resounding yes! Let us look at this letter Paul wrote to a struggling people, as he, himself, struggled in jail.

Jacob is living with the consequences of tricking his father. What does this say about human nature? And did Isaac really tell Jacob to marry a cousin? All of these questions and more are answered with the story we see in Genesis 28.

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What do we do when godly authorities in our lives tell us to do the wrong things? In this episode, we will answer this question as we look at Jacob's deception of his father.

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The promise to Abraham passes on to the next generation as we complete our transition into the life of Jacob.

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We are introduced to Jacob, who God had chosen to continue the blessing promised to Abraham. However, there is some tension here. He is flawed. In a chapter that is like holding a mirror, we see how to hold the tension between our fallen tendencies and God's providence to use us anyway.

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Isaac needs a wife for the blessing God promised Abraham to become a reality. Let us see how God provided for Abraham and for Isaac.

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Do you struggle to trust in God over your own strength? Abraham sure did. Come find out how in this episode.

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How does the Bible recognize the blessed and joyous person? Psalm 1 tells us how. It also acts as a lens to read the rest of the Psalms. Let us journey through this lovely psalm.

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