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Sunday 21st March, 2021

Read: Genesis 32:1-32

1 – 2 Meeting angels
3 – 8 Preparing to face Esau (part 1)
9 – 12 Jacob’s prayer
13 – 21 Preparing to face Esau (part 2)
22 – 32 Greatest wrestling match … ever.

Sunday 14th March, 2021

Read: Genesis 31:1-55

Genesis 1-30 Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and the nations
Genesis 31:1-3 Laban’s lack of favour and Yhwh’s promises
31:1-2 Jacob and Laban’s sons
31:3 Yhwh’s word
31:4-16 Inheriting from Laban or from Yhwh
31:4-14 Jacob convincing his wives that Yhwh’s favour is better than Laban’s
31:14-16 his wives agree
31:17-21 Seeking blessing in the wrong places
31:22-24 Laban versus Yhwh
31:25-43 Comparing Laban’s deceptive words and Yhwh as the ‘fear of Isaac’
31:44-55 Laban’s gods and Jacob’s God

Sunday 7th March, 2021

Read: Genesis 29:31-30:43

29:31-35. Unloved Leah
30:1-24. Envious Rachel
30:25-43. Wily Jacob
True Marriage Ephesians 5:22-33

Sunday 28th February, 2021

Read: Psalm 130  Romans 8:31-39 Genesis 29:1-35

Introduction
Life after the “mountaintop experience”
29:1-14 Finding love at the well: spot the differences (cf Gen 24)
29:15-30 Gold standard deception
29:31-35 God must build his city
Conclusion
Persevering in the valley: who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
(Rom 8:31-39)

Sunday 21st February, 2021

Read: John 1:43-54 John 2:13-22 Revelation 21:22-27

Gen 27:46-28:9 Not a model family
Gen 28:10-22 Bethel or Babel?

Sunday 14th February, 2021

The following aspects of a worship service are included as a suggested guide to worshipping as a household.

Read: Romans 8:28-35

Consider: What are some cases where God has worked good through your wrong doing or circumstances around you?
How does this passage define what is good compared to what we may have thought?

Prayer: Praise and confession in light of the above:

Song: Rejoice The Lord Is King

Prayer: for each other, our church, our nation, and our world 

Song: By Faith

Read: Genesis 27:1-46

Pray in response to this word. With God’s help what must we now do or not do?

Song: We Belong To The Day

Read: Luke 1:46-55

Sermon Outline:
27:18-27 deception
27:28-29 blessing
Genesis 27:30-40
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and the nations
Isaac and the blessings of Abraham
Rebekah commands Jacob (deceiver) to deceive for Abraham’s blessings
Jacob (deceiver) deceives for Abraham’s blessings
Esau deceived by Jacob (deceiver) – twice!
27:30-38 deception
27:39-40 non blessing
Genesis 27:41-45 Rebekah commands Jacob (deceiver) to flee because of
deception
Genesis 27:46 Rebekah’s deception causes Jacob (deceiver), whom she loves, to flee
Conclusion

Sunday 7th February, 2021

Recommended reading
Genesis 20:1-18; Genesis 26:1-35

Introduction
Genesis 1-25 Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and the nations
Genesis 26:1-17 God’s grace in Isaac’s unbelief
1-6 God’s grace in regard to the Land
7-11 God’s grace in regard to the seed
12-17 Sending away the means of God’s blessing
Genesis 26:18-35 The nations and the blessings of Abraham
18-22 Room in the Land against contention
23-25 Remembering the promises in the face of contention
26-33 I will bless those who bless you
34-35 Esau and the nations

Sunday 31st January, 2021

Recommended reading
Hebrews 12:1-17; Romans 9:1-13; Genesis 25:1-34

Introduction
Genesis 1-24 Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and the nations
Genesis 25:1-18 The seed of Abraham
25:1-11 Isaac: the seed among seed
25:12-18 Ishmael’s seed
Genesis 25:19-34 The seed of Isaac
25:19-21 The struggle for seed
25:22-26 The struggle of the seed
25:27-34 Jacob I have loved (Romans 9:1-13)
Hebrews 12 What are the promises worth?

Sunday 24th January, 2021

Recommended reading

Matthew 27:45-54; Psalm 88:1-18

1 – 2 Cry of despair
3 – 9 Life of long suffering
10 – 12 Sarcastic questions for God
13 – 18 Another cry of despair with no way out
Conclusion

Sunday 17th January, 2021

Recommended reading

Isaiah 2:1-4; John 10:11-16; Psalm 87:1-7

Introduction
V1-3: The city God loves
V4-6: The people God knows
V7: The joy God gives
Conclusion: recorded forever in Zion