10: Jacob – Israel – SPD Discipleship Video
This video is produced by the South Pacific Division Discipleship team. Lesson 10 – Jacob-Israel from SPD Discipleship on Vimeo.
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You can view an in-depth discussion of Jacob – Israel; in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image to view: With thanks to Hope Channel – Television that will change your life.
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Key Thought: Despite all that happens, the story of Jacob shows us God is faithful to fulfil what He has promised. June 4, 2022 1. Have a volunteer read Genesis 32:22-31.. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage. What is the spiritual significance of … Continue reading –>
Monday: The Brothers Meet
From Peniel, “the face of God” (see Genesis 32:30), the place where he had this experience with God, Jacob moves now to meet with his brother. After 20 years of separation, Jacob sees him coming with 400 men (Genesis 33:1). Jacob is worried, and therefore prepares himself and his family for whatever might happen. Read Genesis 33:1-20. What connection … Continue reading –>
10: Jacob – Israel – Singing with Inspiration
The book of Genesis offers us so many avast topics from which to choose a theme hymn. As we are starting at the very beginning, I would like to give praise to our Creator of heaven and earth in singing Hymn 320 – Lord of Creation and Hymn 2 – All Creatures of Our God and … Continue reading –>
Sunday: Wrestling With God
Gone from Laban, Jacob soon has another experience with God. Knowing that his brother, Esau, is coming, and with “four hundred men” (Genesis 32:6), too. Jacob prays fervently to the Lord, even though he acknowledged that “I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which You have shown … Continue reading –>
Sabbath: Jacob-Israel
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Genesis 32:22-31; Hosea 12:3-4; Jeremiah 30:5-7; Genesis 33:1-20; Genesis 34:30-35:29. Memory Text: “And He said, ‘Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed’” (Genesis 32:28, NKJV). The family saga of Jacob continues, both the good and the bad. Yet, through … Continue reading –>
Do We Trust God Enough to Be Who We Really Are?
A while back, a woman writing to prisoners for her church ministry asked me if she would be dishonest if she does not use her real name. She wanted to hide her real identity for security purposes. I assured her a pseudonym was not being dishonest. After all, the Bible gives many names for God, … Continue reading –>
Inside Story: My Most Valuable Possession
My Most Valuable Possession By Theda Pienaar As is my custom, I opened my Bible to read on a flight from Namibia to South Africa. Immediately, a young man beside me spoke up. “Is that a Bible?” he said. He apparently was from Eastern Europe. “Yes, it’s a Bible,” I said. “Do you believe in … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought ~ Jacob the Supplanter
Further Thought: God chose Jacob, not because he deserved it, but because of His grace. And yet, Jacob worked hard to try to deserve grace, which itself is a contradiction. If he deserved it, then it wouldn’t be grace; it would be works (see Romans 4:1-5), which is contrary to the gospel. Only later did Jacob start … Continue reading –>
9: Jacob the Supplanter – SPD Discipleship Video
This video is produced by the South Pacific Division Discipleship team. Lesson 9 – Jacob the Supplanter from SPD Discipleship on Vimeo. ,/div.
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You can view an in-depth discussion of Jacob the Supplanter; in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image to view: With thanks to Hope Channel – Television that will change your life.
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