We will be looking at Genesis 26. Even though this series is on the life of Jacob, we are committed to preaching through the book of Genesis so we will look at chapter 26. This chapter is not about Jacob, but about his father Isaac.
It seems every insurance company is using unusual means to communicate their insurance plans. Or to keep their unique insurance company in your mind. Can you name the insurance company advertising talking about "a young homeowner turning into their parents?" If you said, "Progressive, " you would have made their market division very happy.
There is a part in all of us not wanting to become like our parents. But, we do. This Sunday we will look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of how Isaac is like his dad, Abraham.
More than 360 million Christians worldwide suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith. That's staggering. 1 in every 7 believers. According to the ministry Open Doors, which raises awareness and support for the worldwide persecuted church, the number of countries where Christians suffer high and extreme levels of persecution has almost doubled in the last 30 years.
Learn more about the persecuted church in one of these three online sites:
See the Southern Baptist Convention site about persecution
I would highly encourage every believer to regularly read about the persecuted church. It will move your heart to prayer and sensitivity like no other. As I discovered a few years ago, there are one of two elements present in the places where God is moving in the world: either poverty or persecution.
s worldwide suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith. That’s a stagg
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