How It All Started - The Stories of Jacob and Esau 1
Jonathan Williams with Word of God, Speak
Release Date: 10/01/2024
Journal Entry 2 - September 21-520 BC
Jonathan Williams with Word of God, Speak
One of the greatest promises of Scripture is God saying, “I will be with you.” Today we will hear this promise made to his people who lived 500 years before the birth of Christ. What did it mean to them? What can it mean for us?
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Journal Entry 1 - August 29-520 BC
Jonathan Williams with Word of God, Speak
So here we have two men – the high priest in Israel and the governor of the people who is a descendant of David. They have already done well in that they led the people back to the land but somewhere along the way they lost their focus. How did Haggai get them back, and how can he get us back?
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The Times of the Prophet Haggai
Jonathan Williams with Word of God, Speak
Have you seen anyone get off to great start and then stop? They just stopped doing what they were supposed to do. Why? The prophet Haggai talks about this in his little book.
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He Gives Life
Jonathan Williams with Word of God, Speak
There are ten reasons why you and I must go forward together in humility and ask that Christ be glorified in greater ways with this ministry. It is His ministry, not ours, and we are stewards of it. Let's learn these today.
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He is Above Everything
Jonathan Williams with Word of God, Speak
He had no beginning. He has always lived. He did not receive His life from earthly parents. He receives His life eternally from His Father in heaven. He is from heaven, and He is above all and just as John knew this lesson and humbled himself before the greatness of Jesus, we too must humble ourselves before the One who is above all and for whom are all things.
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He is Above Everything
Jonathan Williams with Word of God, Speak
He had no beginning. He has always lived. He did not receive His life from earthly parents. He receives His life eternally from His Father in heaven. He is from heaven, and He is above all and just as John knew this lesson and humbled himself before the greatness of Jesus, we too must humble ourselves before the One who is above all and for whom are all things.
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He Must Increase I Must Decrease
Jonathan Williams with Word of God, Speak
People come and go. But Christ remains. People and ministries change but Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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The Bridegroom and the Bride
Jonathan Williams with Word of God, Speak
A few years ago, a famous pastor wrote a book that sold millions of copies around the world. God greatly used it. And people will never forget the first line of the book – “It’s not about us.”
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Gifts from Heaven
Jonathan Williams with Word of God, Speak
We must realize that every beat of our heart, every breath that we take, every day that we live is a gift from heaven.
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Be Humble
Jonathan Williams with Word of God, Speak
God has a way of ordering our circumstances to humble us. Yet, when God humbles us, it is a sign of his deep love.
info_outlineTo understand the meaning of Paul's words in Romans 9:10-13, it is helpful to go back to the original stories of Jacob and Esau. In this episode, we start with Rebekah's cry for help during her pregnancy, God's oracle to her, and the fateful day when Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a meal.