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Household Gods - Genesis 31:17-35
Bible Study Lesson for April 28 The story of Jacob’s exile in Paddan-Aram began in Genesis 29 and concludes in Genesis 31. Walter...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Apr 28, 20214 min read
In the Rearview - Genesis 31:1-16
Bible Study Lesson for April 21 The events of Genesis 28-30 are coming to a head. Over the last three chapters, the story of Genesis has...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Apr 21, 20214 min read
Close to Blessing, but far from God - Genesis 30:25-43
Bible Study Lesson for April 14 After the struggle between Leah and Rachel over childbearing, the story’s focus returns to Jacob’s fight...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Apr 14, 20215 min read
Seen, Heard, Remembered - Genesis 29:31-30:24
Bible Study Lesson for April 7 In the last few verses of chapter 29, the narrative shifts to the women, Leah and Rachel, and the men,...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Apr 7, 20214 min read
Two Weddings & a Betrayal - Genesis 29:15-30
Bible Study Lesson for March 17 At the beginning of this story, what started off as one big happy family quickly begins to show cracks....
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Mar 17, 20215 min read
It Started Off Pretty Well - Genesis 29:1-14
Bible Study Lesson for March 10 Genesis 29-31 feature a break in the story of sibling rivalry between Esau and Jacob. They are a kind of...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Mar 10, 20214 min read
A Dream, a Dedication, & a Deal - Genesis 28:10-22
Bible Study Lesson for March 3 As Jacob goes into exile, away from his father’s house, he must have had the anxiety of an exile or a...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Mar 3, 20217 min read
What Keeps Us from Loving God? - Genesis 27:46-28:9
Bible Study Lesson for February 24 After stealing his brother Esau’s blessing, Jacob’s flees to his uncle’s house out of a concern for...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Feb 24, 20215 min read
Jacob's Trick, Jacob's Trouble - Genesis 26:34-27:46
Bible Study Lesson for February 17 Having told a series of stories about Isaac, Genesis returns in chapter 27 to Jacob and Esau. As you...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Feb 17, 20214 min read
Enough Water & Enough Room - Genesis 26:12-33
Bible Study Lesson for February 10 Our story opens with a familiar scene like a Western movie: two cowboys walk out into a dusty street...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Feb 10, 20214 min read
Protect the Vulnerable: Rebekah’s Story- Genesis 26:6-16
Bible Study Lesson for February 3 For the next two lessons we will be looking at the story of Isaac in Gerar. Back in 26:1, we are given...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Feb 3, 20215 min read
The Faith of Isaac- Genesis 26:1-5
Bible Study Lesson for January 27 The book of Genesis has an interesting literary structure that we too often gloss over because we are...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Jan 27, 20214 min read
What We Lose When We Try to Win- Genesis 25:27-34
Bible Study Lesson for January 20 Throughout the next few stories in Genesis, God continues to make choices that surprise us. In last...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Jan 20, 20215 min read
When What You Wanted Isn’t How You Wanted It - Genesis 25:19-26
Bible Study Lesson for January 13 In last week’s study, we covered Abraham’s final years and his death. Abraham’s story concluded with...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Jan 13, 20213 min read
The End of Abraham - Genesis 25:1-18
Bible Study Lesson for January 6 The first half of Genesis 25 is a kind of bridge between Abraham and his posterity. Abraham’s work in...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Jan 6, 20213 min read
Do You Have Room? - Luke 2:1-7
Bible Study Lesson for December 23 One of my pastor friends has been asking a question about the Christmas story that had never occurred...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Dec 23, 20203 min read
The Birthday of a King
Bible Study Lesson for December 16 The four gospels we have tell the story of Jesus in four different ways. But they all teach us the...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Dec 16, 20204 min read
Tidings of Comfort and Joy
Sermon for Sunday, December 6 Isaiah 40:1-11 How do we wait for Christmas? There is something about the Christmas season, I think, that...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Dec 8, 20206 min read
Did You Find God? Did You Look? - Genesis 24
Bible Study Lesson for December 2 This story is unique in the story of Genesis because it is very long and has a lot of details. But it...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Dec 2, 20204 min read
Invest in the Promise - Genesis 23
Bible Study Lesson for November 11 After the climax of Genesis 22, we run into a series of transitional chapters in Genesis. I have...
Pastor Wyatt Miles
Nov 18, 20204 min read
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