Scripture: Genesis 47:27 27 Now the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and were fruitful and increased greatly in number.       If you pay attention you will see it through Jacob (Israel's) life, and you… more »

Scripture: Genesis 45:8 8 “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.   "Unstoppable"  You cannot stop the plans of God. Joseph starts his journey with a dream… more »

Scripture: "the LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden." — Genesis 39:21   "With You" Joseph, other than boasting about what God would do to his brothers, he really did nothing wrong, certainly… more »

Scripture: "the LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden." — Genesis 39:21   "With You" Joseph, other than boasting about what God would do to his brothers, he really did nothing wrong, certainly… more »

Scripture: Genesis 35:7 There he built an altar, and he called the place El Bethel, because it was there that God revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.     In Genesis 28, Jacob has an encounter with God just shortly after he… more »

Scripture: Genesis 28:15-1615 I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” 16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the… more »

Scripture: Genesis 26:22 22 He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth,[a] saying, “Now the Lord has given us room and we will flourish in the land.”   Issaic had dug two wells, and it says that the… more »

Scripture: Genesis 22:14 14 So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”   "Jehovah-Jireh" The Lord will "Provide."  Of all the names of God, this one, I believe, is… more »

Scripture: Genesis 19:26 26 But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.   "No Looking Back" The dangers of looking back, reminiscing about our past is that we may end up falling back into them.  Jesus in (Luke 17:31–33) warns about… more »

Scripture: Genesis 16:13 13 She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen[a] the One who sees me.”   "El Roi"  Ever feel like no one "sees you?"  That you and your problems are invisible,… more »

Scripture: Job 38:2 Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge?   "His Way is Better" As the Father of 3 Beautiful Children and 9 Grandchildren, I know a little about them. One of the funny phenomena is when they are young, mom and… more »

Scripture: Job 37:5 God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend,   Paul reminds us in Romans 1:20 that the invisible God has been visible since the beginning of time through creation, everything we see and… more »

Scripture: Job 34:8 But it is the spirit[a] in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.   "Wisdom" Elihu reminds us that it is not age that makes us wise, even though much of our wisdom, decisions, and direction does tend to… more »

Scripture: Job 31:4 Does he not see my ways     and count my every step?     "He Knows" Often, when we face difficult times in our lives, it is then that we ask the Lord, 'Where are you?' as if He has left us or does not see us, where we are, and what… more »

  Job 28:28 And he said to the human race, 'The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding     When we hear the word fear, we think of being frightened or scared of someone, but this word fear, 'Yir'at' יִרְאַת in Hebrew, which… more »

Job 16:19-21 19 "Even now my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high. 20 My intercessor is my friend as my eyes pour out tears to God; 21 on behalf of a man he pleads with God as one pleads for a friend.   I don't know about you, but the moment… more »

  Job 12:15 If he holds back the waters, there is drought; if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.     One of the major themes throughout Job is that God is Sovereign.  As Job tries to understand his suffering and expresses his frustration with… more »

Scripture: Job 8:11-13 11 "Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds thrive without water? 12 While still growing and uncut, they wither more quickly than grass. 13 Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the… more »

Scripture: Job 1:21 21 and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb,     and naked I will depart.[a] The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;     may the name of the Lord be praised.”     There is a saying that "Everything comes out in the wash."… more »

Genesis 11:6 6 The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.   "Potential," we as a church have the greatest amount of potential when we are united,… more »