Son of God

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Memorable Scripture: Make your name mean something good.

And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; your name shall not be called Jacob anymore, but Israel shall be your name.” So He called his name Israel. Genesis 35:10

Names have meaning. Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: Burying the past to move forward for the future.

And Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments. Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me in the way which I have gone.” So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree which was by Shechem. Genesis 35:2-4

When I turned thirteen years old I bagged up all my toys and rid myself of them. Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: You love more than you think!

Now Jacob loved Rachel; so he said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.” Genesis 29:18

Love is a strong force. Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: The Lord is in this Place

Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” Genesis 28:16

Jacob had left home for the first time. Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: Despising your birthright – giving it up for a trivial thing.

And Esau said, “Look, I am about to die; so what is this birthright to me?” Gen 25:32

The first-born son had privileges his siblings did not. Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: 120 years or 120 seconds!

And the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” Gen 6:3

Father God patiently waits and desires for everyone to come to Him for salvation. Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: It's not my fault!

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?”
He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” Gen 4:9

Raised in the exact same environment, Cain desired to farm and Abel a rancher. Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: His Seed Her Seed – Bad Seed Good Seed

I will put enmity, between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed;
He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel. Gen 3:15

Imagine being told things you cannot imagine or truly understand. Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: Where are you?

Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” Gen 3:9

God is omniscient! Continue reading →

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Does your representation of Christ stink?

Dead flies putrefy the perfumer’s ointment and cause it to give off a foul odor; so does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor. Eccl 10:1

The New Year gives you an opportunity to look back over the past year and make changes. Continue reading →