Not By Might or Power But By the Holy Spirit
Joseph, one of the greatest men in the Bible. Almost 25% of the book of Genesis is dedicated to him. Joseph along with Daniel is one of only two significant characters in the Bible of whom there is no mention of sin. It does not mean they did not commit any sins. God told us …
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As a father, I feel Father's day is least celebrated, hyped holiday on the calendar. Dad's don't even get their day. We are thrown in together with GRADS. All over the place, you see Grads & Dad's. Fathers day spending is nowhere near what people spend on mother's day. Roughly 21 billion dollars are spent …
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Many of you may come to the chapter 36 and wonder why is this chapter in the Bible. It is a whole bunch of names that you can't pronounce and you are thinking, what can I possibly learn from this or how is this going to help me grow spiritually? I am also pretty certain, you …
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As the winter months come to an end and we look forward to spring, churches around the globe get ready to celebrate Easter (a name derived from pagan holiday). But, before that, the church has something called "Lent" on the calendar. For many Christians around the world, this is very Holy time. Unfortunately, most are …
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As we say goodbye to another year and say hello to new, it is a great time to pause and reflect on our lives. Every year, as the calendar changes and we welcome a new year, we all decide to make changes in our lives, hoping they will lead to better, happier, more peaceful life. …
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Jacob was told to leave Padan Aram and go to promised land. He, in his own wisdom, decided to build a house, dwell in Shechem and as result of his disobedience, he was facing a major crisis in his family. His daughter was raped and his sons became murderers. He had perhaps become bit arrogant …
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The late November weekend in New York is beautiful. It is my favorite time of the year and probably my favorite weekend of the year. The days are usually crisp, you feel the cold air, yet it is nice enough to walk in the park on a sunny day. As America celebrates Thanksgiving day, the …
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Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. 2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her and lay with her, and violated her. 3 His soul was strongly attracted to Dinah the daughter …
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We learned a beautiful lesson in reconciliation back in chapter 25 where two brothers, Isaac and Ishmael reunited at the grave of their father Abraham. Once again, here two brothers are meeting after 20 years. As we saw in the last chapter, Jacob was very anxious about meeting Esau. As he was plotting and planning …
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Jacob was returning home after 20 years of running. You know the story, he tricked his father into blessing him and his brother was angry and to save his life, Jacob was sent away to his uncle's home in Padan Aram. Now, he is finally coming home. So Jacob went on his way, and the angels …
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Now Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what was our father’s he has acquired all this wealth.” 2 And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and indeed it was not favorable toward him as before. 3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Return to …
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As we learned in the last chapter, Leah gave birth to four sons. She was hoping to win over her husband Jacob, but it did not quite a workout that way. On the other hand, Rachel was barren and she was not happy about it. In short, both sisters were unhappy in their marriage. Let's look …
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