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Jacob wrestles with God. He wrestles with his faith, and he wrestles with his own fear. This lesson examines how to deal with wrestling with these very same things, and leaning on the "loyalty" of God.

God's loyal love graciously pursues willful sinners!

Being "privileged" is a really bad word in our culture. The notion is used as a bludgeon by members of one culture upon another. This is yet another weapon the enemy of the ONE human race has in his arsonal to divide us--and tragically he is doing a good job. But the people of God actually HAVE a privilege status. It is recounted in one of Moses' last messages he gave to the sons and daughters of Israel. What does privilege mean? What does it mean to "claim the privilege"? Come with the Grace United crew where, as people of God understand and learn how to apply our privilege.

Genocide is an unspeakable evil. Full stop. To kill all members of a given group of people is beyond horrendous. But what if God himself gave a command for his people to do this--not only regarding 1 nation but 7? What is up with this? Come with the Grace United crew as we wrestle with this extremely difficult thing as we ask the question: Did God really command his people to commit genocide?

Life is full of tests. For most of us, tests are to be shunned, while others don't seem to mind so much. And those who don't mind are the ones who are prepared to take their tests. But like it or not, there is a test that every person on the planet must take. And pass. Eternity lliterally hangs in the balance. What is that test? How does one prepare for it? Most importantly how does one pass the test? Come with the Grace United crew as we discover, prepare for, and pass the only test that really matters.

With all the unhappiness in the world, does the Lord want us to be happy? If so, what does that mean? We have billions of people on the planet, each with their own idea of what happiness is. So, what is God's definition, his description of happiness? Come with the Grace United crew as we discover "Torah happiness" and how both Moses and Jesus bestowed this on God's people

We should quit the idea that church is supposed to be a perfect place, with perfect people and perfect ministry. Our notion of "perfect" isn't necessarily what God thinks anyway.

We return this morning to our study of King David. At this point in the story David is the reigning King. It was a long journey but David took the reigns and immediately went to work securing the borders of Israel. It took several years but Israel was now secure, prosperous and blessed. In 2 Samuel 8:15…

Theme: How does the kingdom of God shape our devotion to Him and to each other? The loyalty that we find between Jonathan and David is the basis for the loyalty of friendship that Jesus wants to have with us. He is the friend who is closer than a brother, who has laid His life down for us in the ultimate battle and test of loyalty so that we could be made friends of God.

Once you have been taught something or done something all of your life, it is difficult to change. There is a fun video on the web about some men in a shop who created a bicycle where the handlebars turn the opposite direction of the wheel (turn the handle bars right and the wheel goes left). The fellow…

Introduction: When it comes to living a life of worth and significance, the primary question for each of us isn't, "Am I committed?" It's, "What am I committed to?" I have noticed lately that there are many people in the Church body no less who are solely committed to their own welfare. However, true…

Introduction Pergamum was the third of the seven churches to which John was directed to write. Pergamum was the political capital of the Roman province of Asia. The governor of the province, which included the territory where the seven churches were located, resided there. He alone had the authority…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Nothing can be so funny as that which can be so tragic. There is nothing funny about tragedy, but one of the paradoxes of life is that tragedy produces so much humor. Tragedy and comedy are so close they are Siamese twins. There is nothing funny about a concussion, for example,…

The Marks of a Believer Philippians 1:27-2:13 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Aug. 12, 2012 *In Paul’s letter to the Galatians, he said: “From now on let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.” (Galatians 6:17) *Can you imagine that? -- In 2 Cor 11:23-28,…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Andrew Carnegie was the richest man in the world at the beginning of the 20th century. His life illustrated both the positive and negative sides of the fruit of faithfulness. You would think that faithfulness would always be positive, but the fact is, every virtue can be a vice…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Abraham Lincoln said in December of 1839, "Many free countries have lost their liberty, and ours may loose hers, but if she shall, be at my proudest plume, not that I was the last to desert, but that I never deserted her." Lincoln was a man of loyalty to his country, and his loyalty…

March 20, 2012 By: John Barnett Read, print or listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org Remember chapter 6? Who can forget the scene: somewhere beyond the starry sky there stands a herald angel with a trumpet in his hand, and by the decree of the Lord God Almighty, there is a day,…

By Pastor Glenn Pease The Chinese once started to kill all the sparrows because they were eating so much rice and seed. They reasoned that this was a waste and they would be better off without them. But then they discovered they were losing more food without them than with them. The birds not only ate…

Theme: We always have hope Let us pray. Most holy, Lord God, there are many travails that happen to us as we go through this life; be with us in our ups and downs, reminding us that you will be with us always and you will make things right, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. One thing you notice about…

Sermon Honor Your Father and Your Mother. Text: Colossians 3:18-4:1 Theme: God’s people ought to submit to all those placed in authority over them. Goal: to encourage believers to submit to all those placed in authority of them. Need: Christians tend to fight against authority and be suspicious of it.…