She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children. — Genesis 29:35 Leah gave birth to her fourth son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.”  Leah became...

a lion, mighty among beasts,     who retreats before nothing… — Proverbs 30:30 We live in turbulent times. We all feel it. It seems that uncertainty and instability has become the norm. More than ever, we need to remember that God is on the throne. He was on the...

Scripture: “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17 Lesson: This week, we are going to focus on how to find a sponsor and/or an accountability partner. How Do I Find a Sponsor and/or Accountability Partner? They must be the same gender...

I cry aloud to the LORD;     I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy. — Psalm 142:1 King Saul had been informed that David was hiding in Ein Gedi, and Saul went on a manhunt with 3,000 men by his side. As David was hiding in a cave, he heard the sound of approaching...

In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, and the flocks and herds and camels as well. — Genesis 32:7 Whenever I begin to feel completely overwhelmed by all the things that I have to do, I stop, take a walk, and thank God...

“then you are to say, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift sent to my lord Esau, and he is coming behind us.’” — Genesis 32:18 Jacob anticipated a devastating attack from his brother Esau, who had been seeking revenge since the day Jacob deceitfully...

He spent the night there, and from what he had with him he selected a gift for his brother Esau: two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, thirty female camels with their young, forty cows and ten bulls, and twenty female...