Genesis 31:1-13 Family Pow Wow
31:1-13 God commands Jacob to return.
Why do you think that Laban’s attitude had changed?
Jacob wanted to return, but what did he expect to find there? Esau, Rebekah?
31:3- God promises Jacob his presence.
V9 Jacob attributes his increase to God.
Family Pow Pow: Jacob tells his wives how their father has treated him.
Was this news to them?
Why do you think God reminded Jacob of his vow? What was the vow? 28:20-22
If you will be with me, and keep me on this journey, give me food and clothing, and I return in safety, then you will be my God and I’ll tithe.
Did God’s promise depend on Jacob’s safe return?
31:14-18 Rachel and Leah support Jacob.
What reasons do the girls give for siding with Jacob over Laban?
No inheritance
Status as foreigners by father
Laban sold us and spent the money
God has taken Laban’s wealth and given it to Jacob
God has spoken to you.
31:19-37
God speaks to Laban
Jacob deceives Laban
Rachel steals the household idols
Laban catches up with the convoy
What do Rachel’s actions say about her relationship with Jacob?
Are you surprised that God would speak to Laban?
Did Laban trust Rachel and Leah?
Was Jacob truthful when he told Laban why he left without warning?
31:38-53 The Agreement
Jacob tells his side of the story
What did Jacob agree to? Not to mistreat the girls or to return to do harm.
What did Laban agree to? Not to pursue Jacob for harm.
V53 – who did they swear by?
Jacob was being obedient to God in leaving Paddan-aram, but he faced difficulty in getting out of his current situation. Obedience is not always easy, nor is it easy to deal with life’s sticky situations. BUT God is faithful to keep his promises. He was with Jacob, and he is with us during our challenges in life, particularly when they come up as a result of our obedience to Him.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Youth Lesson on 1 Cor 10:31
1 Cor 10:31 Do All to the Glory of God.
School is Starting!
My Todo List: Meetings, Class, in-Box, Iphone
How do you keep up with what there is to do? Homework, games, tests, etc?
What are some things on your list?
Class – shopping – studying – work –
How about stuff not on the list, but that you are planning to do?
Read 1 Cor 10:31 Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Context: V23 and 24: All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things edify. Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbor.
Paul is talking to the church at Corinth, encouraging them to act is a way that takes others into account. The key point to the passage is that we should live so that others see Christ in our actions.
The Old Testament word for “glory” comes from the Hebrew word for weight, or heaviness. The idea behind it suggests substance and importance. For example, when Joseph finally revealed himself to his brothers in Egypt, he instructed them, “So you shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen; and you shall hurry and bring my father down here.” In other words, he wanted his greatness, his privileged position and exalted status and power, to be reported to Jacob.
In the New Testament, the word “glory” conveys the same idea. A man’s glory is his good reputation. It is that about him which is praiseworthy. Jesus uses the word this way in Matthew 6:2, “Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.”
So when the Bible speaks of the glory of God it is referring to His worth and honor and greatness. Or, when this word is used of God, we could say that His majesty or supremacy is in view.
But we cannot make God more glorious than He already is and always has been. So when the Bible calls us to give glory to God it is not suggesting that we can in any way add glory to Him. He is already infinitely glorious within Himself and nothing we can do can increase His inherent worth and supremacy. He is God—the God of creation … and the God of providence…and the God of redemption…(who gave us Jesus Christ!). He is inherently all-glorious! No creature can ever do anything to add to His glory.
We can however, honor God in what we do, doing each act to point out how praiseworthy God is, rather than thinking of our actions as simply another item on the todo list.
My example – meetings – listen, be polite, value other’s opinions, in other words take others into account. Class- realize that I have student’s from different backgrounds, prepare for class, realize that as the teacher, I’m not the main person in the room, but the student’s and their learning is what is important.
How about your todo list? How can you do those things on this list so that you are seeking the good of your neighbor and glorifying God in the process?
School is Starting!
My Todo List: Meetings, Class, in-Box, Iphone
How do you keep up with what there is to do? Homework, games, tests, etc?
What are some things on your list?
Class – shopping – studying – work –
How about stuff not on the list, but that you are planning to do?
Read 1 Cor 10:31 Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Context: V23 and 24: All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things edify. Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbor.
Paul is talking to the church at Corinth, encouraging them to act is a way that takes others into account. The key point to the passage is that we should live so that others see Christ in our actions.
The Old Testament word for “glory” comes from the Hebrew word for weight, or heaviness. The idea behind it suggests substance and importance. For example, when Joseph finally revealed himself to his brothers in Egypt, he instructed them, “So you shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen; and you shall hurry and bring my father down here.” In other words, he wanted his greatness, his privileged position and exalted status and power, to be reported to Jacob.
In the New Testament, the word “glory” conveys the same idea. A man’s glory is his good reputation. It is that about him which is praiseworthy. Jesus uses the word this way in Matthew 6:2, “Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.”
So when the Bible speaks of the glory of God it is referring to His worth and honor and greatness. Or, when this word is used of God, we could say that His majesty or supremacy is in view.
But we cannot make God more glorious than He already is and always has been. So when the Bible calls us to give glory to God it is not suggesting that we can in any way add glory to Him. He is already infinitely glorious within Himself and nothing we can do can increase His inherent worth and supremacy. He is God—the God of creation … and the God of providence…and the God of redemption…(who gave us Jesus Christ!). He is inherently all-glorious! No creature can ever do anything to add to His glory.
We can however, honor God in what we do, doing each act to point out how praiseworthy God is, rather than thinking of our actions as simply another item on the todo list.
My example – meetings – listen, be polite, value other’s opinions, in other words take others into account. Class- realize that I have student’s from different backgrounds, prepare for class, realize that as the teacher, I’m not the main person in the room, but the student’s and their learning is what is important.
How about your todo list? How can you do those things on this list so that you are seeking the good of your neighbor and glorifying God in the process?
Genesis 30-31
Jacob leaves Laban with Leah and Rachel
How many of you have a dog? Is it a mixed breed or a pure breed? What characteristics of each breed does it have?
What we skipped: Jacob meets uncle Laban and Rachel, agrees to work for 7 years so that he could marry Rachel. Jacob gets Leah, agrees to 7 more years of labor, gets Rachel. Several children are born to Leah, Rachel, and their 2 maids.
30:25-36 The Bargain (Jacob gets the spotted sheep)
After 14 years, Jacob is ready to go back “home”.
He strikes a bargain with Laban, but it has no exact time.
If you were Jacob, would you trust Laban?
30:37-43 Jacob uses a combination of selective breeding and popular superstition to increase his flock.
Jacob became exceedingly prosperous.
"By crossing the heterozygotes among themselves, Jacob would produce, according to the laws of heredity, twenty-five percent spotted sheep. Thus he multiplies his flock. (Heterozygote advantage)
Jacob's behavior was devious because he sought to prosper at the expense of his employer.
The text records that Jacob became very wealthy (v. 43), but it does not say that his wealth was a blessing from God. Jacob made his own fortune, as opposed to God making him rich like Abraham. God allowed Jacob to become wealthy through his own toil and deception. God probably would have done more for Jacob than he could have done for himself if Jacob had placed himself under God's authority.
In this section of Genesis we have walked through some of Jacob’s trials and experiences. As Jacob prepares to go back to his homeland, in obedience to God, how would you describe his maturity, his faith, and his personality?
How many of you have a dog? Is it a mixed breed or a pure breed? What characteristics of each breed does it have?
What we skipped: Jacob meets uncle Laban and Rachel, agrees to work for 7 years so that he could marry Rachel. Jacob gets Leah, agrees to 7 more years of labor, gets Rachel. Several children are born to Leah, Rachel, and their 2 maids.
30:25-36 The Bargain (Jacob gets the spotted sheep)
After 14 years, Jacob is ready to go back “home”.
He strikes a bargain with Laban, but it has no exact time.
If you were Jacob, would you trust Laban?
30:37-43 Jacob uses a combination of selective breeding and popular superstition to increase his flock.
Jacob became exceedingly prosperous.
"By crossing the heterozygotes among themselves, Jacob would produce, according to the laws of heredity, twenty-five percent spotted sheep. Thus he multiplies his flock. (Heterozygote advantage)
Jacob's behavior was devious because he sought to prosper at the expense of his employer.
The text records that Jacob became very wealthy (v. 43), but it does not say that his wealth was a blessing from God. Jacob made his own fortune, as opposed to God making him rich like Abraham. God allowed Jacob to become wealthy through his own toil and deception. God probably would have done more for Jacob than he could have done for himself if Jacob had placed himself under God's authority.
In this section of Genesis we have walked through some of Jacob’s trials and experiences. As Jacob prepares to go back to his homeland, in obedience to God, how would you describe his maturity, his faith, and his personality?
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Genesis 28
Jacob leaves home
27:41-28:10
A Picture of family strife
After Jacob received his father’s blessing – Esau wanted to kill him.
Jacob feared Esau
Both parents had their favorite son
Rebekah was “tired of living”
Isaac – Old, deceived, not able to perceive what was going on around him.
Esau had already married Judith and Beeri – who caused a lot of trouble for Rebekah.
This is the line that God chose to bless in a supreme way. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Can we learn anything about God’s choices by looking at this family?
Does God mainly want to work through the “put together” and “perfect” people?
Why do even families who are faithful to God experience rebellious children sometimes?
28:11-28:22
Jacob’s vision and God’s promise
Your descendants will also be like the dust of the earth
Spread out to the east and west, north, and south.
In you and your descendants, all the families in the earth will be blessed.
The Promise of the presence
First Person – Isaac 26:3 and 26:24
2nd person –Jacob 28:15 – I am with you.
3rd person – Moses Exodus 3:12
4th Person – Joshua Joshua 1:5
5th Person Gideon Judges 6:16
All -Christians Matthew 28:20
Jacob’s response,
A bargain and worship.
A stone to memorialize the place.
27:41-28:10
A Picture of family strife
After Jacob received his father’s blessing – Esau wanted to kill him.
Jacob feared Esau
Both parents had their favorite son
Rebekah was “tired of living”
Isaac – Old, deceived, not able to perceive what was going on around him.
Esau had already married Judith and Beeri – who caused a lot of trouble for Rebekah.
This is the line that God chose to bless in a supreme way. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Can we learn anything about God’s choices by looking at this family?
Does God mainly want to work through the “put together” and “perfect” people?
Why do even families who are faithful to God experience rebellious children sometimes?
28:11-28:22
Jacob’s vision and God’s promise
Your descendants will also be like the dust of the earth
Spread out to the east and west, north, and south.
In you and your descendants, all the families in the earth will be blessed.
The Promise of the presence
First Person – Isaac 26:3 and 26:24
2nd person –Jacob 28:15 – I am with you.
3rd person – Moses Exodus 3:12
4th Person – Joshua Joshua 1:5
5th Person Gideon Judges 6:16
All -Christians Matthew 28:20
Jacob’s response,
A bargain and worship.
A stone to memorialize the place.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Genesis 25-6
Jacob and Esau
Genesis 25:24-34 Twins born. Birthright sold.
Eating/drinking/sinning.
Isaac had a taste for game – V28 – and therefore he loved Esau-Rebekah loved Jacob.
Adam’s sin was eating the forbidden fruit. Genesis 3
Noah drunk and sinned (uncovered himself) Genesis 9
Lot drunk Genesis 19
1 Corinthians 8 We have liberty to eat meat, but not to eat it if it causes our brother to stumble.
Esau gave up something very precious for something that smelled good, but was very temporal.
Edith Schaeffer, "What Is My Mess of Pottage?" Christianity Today (March 14, 1975), p. 50.
"How often do we put the question to ourselves, 'What is my mess of pottage?' Are we in danger of being tempted to give up something very precious in order to indulge a sudden strong desire? The desire may involve greedy eating and drinking, lusting after money or material things, letting loose our anger in abandonment of reason, cursing God in despair or disappointment without even thinking of the trap Satan may be setting for us, or giving in to a sweeping sexual desire without waiting for the right framework. The mess of pottage that is dangerous to you and to me is any temptation to gratify the 'feelings' of the immediate moment in a way that shows we 'despise' the promises of the living God for our future."
Genesis 27:1-29 Jacob gets Isaac’s blessing.
An oral blessing was as legally binding as a written will in the ancient Near East.
Given that the Lord had told Rebekah that Jacob would receive the God’s blessing (25:23) do you think she was just trying to help God out? Is this the same thing that Sara did with Hagar?
Isaac intended to give the blessing to Esau. What does this say about his relationship to God?
How is God’s sovereignty shown in this passage?
Genesis 25:24-34 Twins born. Birthright sold.
Eating/drinking/sinning.
Isaac had a taste for game – V28 – and therefore he loved Esau-Rebekah loved Jacob.
Adam’s sin was eating the forbidden fruit. Genesis 3
Noah drunk and sinned (uncovered himself) Genesis 9
Lot drunk Genesis 19
1 Corinthians 8 We have liberty to eat meat, but not to eat it if it causes our brother to stumble.
Esau gave up something very precious for something that smelled good, but was very temporal.
Edith Schaeffer, "What Is My Mess of Pottage?" Christianity Today (March 14, 1975), p. 50.
"How often do we put the question to ourselves, 'What is my mess of pottage?' Are we in danger of being tempted to give up something very precious in order to indulge a sudden strong desire? The desire may involve greedy eating and drinking, lusting after money or material things, letting loose our anger in abandonment of reason, cursing God in despair or disappointment without even thinking of the trap Satan may be setting for us, or giving in to a sweeping sexual desire without waiting for the right framework. The mess of pottage that is dangerous to you and to me is any temptation to gratify the 'feelings' of the immediate moment in a way that shows we 'despise' the promises of the living God for our future."
Genesis 27:1-29 Jacob gets Isaac’s blessing.
An oral blessing was as legally binding as a written will in the ancient Near East.
Given that the Lord had told Rebekah that Jacob would receive the God’s blessing (25:23) do you think she was just trying to help God out? Is this the same thing that Sara did with Hagar?
Isaac intended to give the blessing to Esau. What does this say about his relationship to God?
How is God’s sovereignty shown in this passage?
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Genesis 25
Genesis 25 – Isaac – Jacob and Esau
Recap of Abraham’s Story
Abram first mentioned at birth in 11:26 (his father was Terah)
12:1 God tells Abraham to Go forth and I will make you a great nation. I will bless those that bless you and curse those that curse you. In you all the families of the earth will be blessed.
Wife as sister in Egypt – Got richer
Came back and separated from Lot
Sarai plotted to let Abraham have a child by Hagar (Ishmael was born)
God revealed that His promise would be fulfilled by Sara
Abraham learned about intercession (for Lot)
Sodom is destroyed
Wife as sister in Gerar
Isaac born
Hagar and Ishmael sent away
Isaac nearly killed as an offering
Sarah’s death
Eleazar sent to get a bride for Isaac
Abraham marries and has 6 more sons
Abraham dies – all goes to Isaac.
25:5-9 – Abraham’s funeral
As we reflect back over the last several weeks in studying Abraham, what have we learned about our heavenly Father?
Has God shown you something new or reinforced something you already knew during this study?
• God can sometimes allow tests or trials into our lives to perfect our faith. Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac.
• God is able to send judgment on a city that is evil.
• God wants to include man in His plans.
• God invites us to pray.
• God is sovereign.
V19-26 –(before reading this) The Generations of Isaac.
The book of Genesis is divided into 10 sections of “Generations”.
The phrase "the generations of" (toledot in Hebrew, from yalad meaning "to bear, to generate") occurs ten times (really eleven times since 36:9 repeats 36:1), and in each case it introduces a new section of the book. A new toledot begins with 25:19. Its theme is "the acquisition of the blessing and its development and protection by the Lord."
We see that Isaac was 40 when he married – and Rebekah was barren for 20 years.
Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife and the Lord answered him and Rebekah conceived.
Does this situation remind you of anything? (Abraham and Sarah).
Do you think God was waiting on Isaac to intercede before allowing Rebekah to conceive?
Did Rebekah’s barrenness endanger God’s plan?
Rebekah had a problem pregnancy, which drove her to inquire of the Lord.
Is there something about being pregnant that makes a woman turn to the Lord, or was it the normal response of someone in a difficult situation?
V23 – God determined that Jacob would be the one who would be the one through whom God would fulfill his promise, but he was born second. This was contrary to normal cultural practice.
What does this tell us about God? Could he have caused Jacob to be born first?
Recap of Abraham’s Story
Abram first mentioned at birth in 11:26 (his father was Terah)
12:1 God tells Abraham to Go forth and I will make you a great nation. I will bless those that bless you and curse those that curse you. In you all the families of the earth will be blessed.
Wife as sister in Egypt – Got richer
Came back and separated from Lot
Sarai plotted to let Abraham have a child by Hagar (Ishmael was born)
God revealed that His promise would be fulfilled by Sara
Abraham learned about intercession (for Lot)
Sodom is destroyed
Wife as sister in Gerar
Isaac born
Hagar and Ishmael sent away
Isaac nearly killed as an offering
Sarah’s death
Eleazar sent to get a bride for Isaac
Abraham marries and has 6 more sons
Abraham dies – all goes to Isaac.
25:5-9 – Abraham’s funeral
As we reflect back over the last several weeks in studying Abraham, what have we learned about our heavenly Father?
Has God shown you something new or reinforced something you already knew during this study?
• God can sometimes allow tests or trials into our lives to perfect our faith. Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac.
• God is able to send judgment on a city that is evil.
• God wants to include man in His plans.
• God invites us to pray.
• God is sovereign.
V19-26 –(before reading this) The Generations of Isaac.
The book of Genesis is divided into 10 sections of “Generations”.
The phrase "the generations of" (toledot in Hebrew, from yalad meaning "to bear, to generate") occurs ten times (really eleven times since 36:9 repeats 36:1), and in each case it introduces a new section of the book. A new toledot begins with 25:19. Its theme is "the acquisition of the blessing and its development and protection by the Lord."
We see that Isaac was 40 when he married – and Rebekah was barren for 20 years.
Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife and the Lord answered him and Rebekah conceived.
Does this situation remind you of anything? (Abraham and Sarah).
Do you think God was waiting on Isaac to intercede before allowing Rebekah to conceive?
Did Rebekah’s barrenness endanger God’s plan?
Rebekah had a problem pregnancy, which drove her to inquire of the Lord.
Is there something about being pregnant that makes a woman turn to the Lord, or was it the normal response of someone in a difficult situation?
V23 – God determined that Jacob would be the one who would be the one through whom God would fulfill his promise, but he was born second. This was contrary to normal cultural practice.
What does this tell us about God? Could he have caused Jacob to be born first?
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Genesis 23
Abraham lives out his faith. Facts – V1-16
Sarah died at age 127. (she is the only woman who’s age is recorded upon her death).
She is also the only woman whose name God changed in the Bible.
Abraham’s choice of burying Sarah in Canaan demonstrated that he saw Canaan as him homeland, not Mesopotamia (his original homeland).
Hittite law specified that when a landowner sold only part of his property
to someone else the original owner had to continue to pay all taxes on the
land. However if he sold the entire tract the new owner was responsible to
pay the taxes (cf. 1 Chron. 21:24)
The piece of property was not cheap for Abraham; 400 shekels would be more than a hundred pounds of silver. At $36.70/oz = $58,720.00. David paid only one-eighth that amount—50 shekels of silver—for the temple site from Araunah. 2 Sam. 24:24
V 17-20.
How can we tell that this purchase was official?
The purchase was official.
There were witnesses, paperwork, and it was done at the gate.
Application
Abraham demonstrated his faith in God with this action. He showed that he believed that Canaan was the long term homeland for him and his descendants. He went to great lengths to buy the land and document that it was his indeed.
Abraham demonstrated his faith at one of the most difficult times in his life, just after Sarah’s death.
Similarly Jeremiah purchased property in the Promised Land on the eve of the Babylonian captivity to
express his belief that God would bring the Israelites back there eventually (Jer. 32:6-15).
Abraham lived like he believed God’s promise. Genesis 17:8 “I will give to you and to your descendants after you, the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.”
Here are some promises that God has given us in scripture.
How can we demonstrate our faith in God, given these promises?
Matthew 11:28-29
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Isaiah 40:29-31
He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.
Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion.
But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
Philippians 4:19
And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:37-39
No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
John 14:27
“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.
Romans 10:9
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Sarah died at age 127. (she is the only woman who’s age is recorded upon her death).
She is also the only woman whose name God changed in the Bible.
Abraham’s choice of burying Sarah in Canaan demonstrated that he saw Canaan as him homeland, not Mesopotamia (his original homeland).
Hittite law specified that when a landowner sold only part of his property
to someone else the original owner had to continue to pay all taxes on the
land. However if he sold the entire tract the new owner was responsible to
pay the taxes (cf. 1 Chron. 21:24)
The piece of property was not cheap for Abraham; 400 shekels would be more than a hundred pounds of silver. At $36.70/oz = $58,720.00. David paid only one-eighth that amount—50 shekels of silver—for the temple site from Araunah. 2 Sam. 24:24
V 17-20.
How can we tell that this purchase was official?
The purchase was official.
There were witnesses, paperwork, and it was done at the gate.
Application
Abraham demonstrated his faith in God with this action. He showed that he believed that Canaan was the long term homeland for him and his descendants. He went to great lengths to buy the land and document that it was his indeed.
Abraham demonstrated his faith at one of the most difficult times in his life, just after Sarah’s death.
Similarly Jeremiah purchased property in the Promised Land on the eve of the Babylonian captivity to
express his belief that God would bring the Israelites back there eventually (Jer. 32:6-15).
Abraham lived like he believed God’s promise. Genesis 17:8 “I will give to you and to your descendants after you, the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.”
Here are some promises that God has given us in scripture.
How can we demonstrate our faith in God, given these promises?
Matthew 11:28-29
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Isaiah 40:29-31
He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.
Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion.
But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
Philippians 4:19
And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:37-39
No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
John 14:27
“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.
Romans 10:9
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
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