The Impact of Personal Weakness on Those
Around Us
GENESIS 28-29 Mark Kolbe
INTRODUCTION
·
Salvation
required the sacrifice of God’s p_______________, and only Son, Jesus.
·
God
has, and is, using i_________________ people in His
plan as well. But thankfully God somehow
still finds a way to use the chaos in their lives to bring about His end goal.
·
Since
we aren’t perfect yet, we cannot help but affect others in a n________________
way as well.
·
Our
personality traits, decisions, sin, and faulty views about spiritual matters can
cause d________________ in the lives of other people and in our relationship
with God.
GENESIS 28:1-9 DIRECTIONS ARE IMPORTANT
·
Jacob’s
trip was going to be a way for God to start weaning Jacob from his devious ways
so that he could be used more e_________________ by God.
·
Esau
i____________________ found wives who didn’t follow
God.
·
We
should choose our s___________________ direction
carefully (Psalm 1:1-2).
GENESIS
28:10-15 DREAM BIG
·
Whenever
we come across something that seems to stand out in a passage, we should let s_______________
interpret scripture.
·
Jacob’s
dream helped him…
o
become
aware that God desires a p_______________ relationship with him.
o
start
to understand God’s p________________. God is at the top. Jacob was at the bottom.
o
recognize
that God is a________________ at work in this world.
o
become
aware of his r_________ in God’s plan.
·
God
shows His grace and seeks to redeem even those who seem u_________________.
·
Don’t
let all your spiritual d_____________ just fade away. Be willing to take some r_________. If your
specific dream doesn’t come true, allow G__________ plan to unfold (1 Peter
4:10).
·
God
has granted us the p________________ of studying His word anytime and anywhere (Joshua
1:8)
GENESIS
28:16-22 TESTING THE WATER
·
Jacob
gave his dream more of a l______________ meaning than he should have.
·
Jacob
thought this place was so s_______________ that he used the rock as a memorial
to God.
·
While
the promise God made to Jacob was u____________________, Jacob responds to God with
a list of c__________________.
·
Jacob
took a step of c______________________ towards God.
·
No
one becomes a spiritual giant overnight – but we should begin s_______________
and s________________ (Psalm 34:8).
GENESIS
29:1- 11 LOVE
AT FIRST SIGHT
GENESIS
29:12-19 HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT?
·
Leah
is going to become part of the plan later, whether Jacob l___________ it or
not.
·
When
we are willing to make sacrifices and travel on the d_____________ path, that’s
when there is most to gain (Matthew 7:13-14, Hebrews 6:10).
GENESIS
29:21-30 THAT DIDN’T GO AS I PLANNED
·
This
entire process of finding a wife help prove that Jacob could dedicate himself
to the task at hand and show p________________ and perseverance over a long
period of time.
·
We
need to be involved spiritual endeavors for the long haul, not abandoning our
mission when things don’t go as we p________________ (Galatians 6:9).
GENESIS
29:31-35 THE POWER OF LOVE
·
Leah
gave birth to 4 sons who would become leaders of the tribes of the nation of
Israel: R___________, S______________, L______________, and J______________.
·
Eventually,
sin always brings n_________________ consequences (Galatians 6:7-8).
·
When
love is c_____________________, bad things happen. Thankfully God’s love is not conditional.
·
We
should be imitators of God and l___________ the unloved (Matthew 22:37, John 15:12).
SO WHAT
·
God’s
sovereign will always p____________ (Proverbs 19:21, Isaiah 14:24).
·
We
will be j_____________ upon choices and behaviors involving God’s moral will (2
Corinthians 5:10)
·
We
can cause collateral damage to others in 3 ways:
1)
Personal
h_____________ (Matthew 7:12, 1 Corinthians 9:22)
2) S_______________ choices (Proverbs
12:26).
3)
Bad
T_________________ (2 Timothy 2:15, 1 Corinthians 2:1-5).
o
Spread
t___________ from God’s word, not our own spiritual i________.
o
Speak
in love, not in pride hoping to i_________________
others.