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Blessing Others With Your Presence


Because of God’s faithfulness, you bless others with your presence.

Blessing, faith, Jacob, Jesus, Laban, presence, trust

Open Hands


Loved and accepted by God, we come to him with open hands to receive the good things that he wants to give us.

idols, Jacob, Jesus, Leah, love, open hands

God’s Promises and Ours


And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants. (Genesis 28:14) At this point … More

God, grace, Jacob, Jesus, promises, unconditional

“Counterfeit Gods” by Tim Keller – Chapter 2: Love is Not All You Need


Opening Prayer Focus What is your favourite love song or poem? Inform Ernest Becker was born to Jewish parents on … More

Counterfeit Gods, Ernest Becker, healing, idolatry, Jacob, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Leah, love, Timothy Keller

“Counterfeit Gods” by Tim Keller – Chapter 7: The End of Counterfeit Gods


Opening Prayer Focus What was one of the best things that one of your parents ever did for or said … More

Blessing, Book of Genesis, Counterfeit Gods, Esau, Gary Smalley, God, idolatry, Jacob, Jesus, John Trent, Timothy Keller

Struggling With God


Last weekend I was at the 100th Anniversary of the founding on my home church in Provost, Alberta and I … More

Esau, fear, Jacob, Jesus, Laban, stress, struggling, wrestling with God

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