More Than a Story | Week 5 | Kirk Jones (6.28.26)

More Than a Story | Week 5 | Kirk Jones (6.28.26)

More Than a Story | Jacob: Running, Returning, & WrestlingGenesis 28:10-22 & 32:22-32The Lord seeks us in our running and our returning.-We behold what we believe, and we believe what we behold.We wrestle with the Lord running and returning.-Fear and awe are friends, not enemies.-“If” is sometimes a statement to test and sometimes a statement of trust.We wrestle differently when returning than when running.-Everyone who knows God’s goodness is generous.-Closeness with God humbles and empowers.Devotional Truth to Consider this Week:-The prophet Hosea looks back at the story of Jacob in the struggles and sins of his descendants. Spend some time this week considering this passage in light of Jacob’s story and consider these truths.Seeking God (Hosea 12:1-6)1. Strive – Are you striving with or against God?2. Weep – Is your weeping in repentance or defiance?3. Seek – Are you seeking the favor of God or the God of favor?4. Hold on – What are you holding onto most tightly?

More Than a Story | Week 4 | Kirk Jones (6.21.26)

Jacob & Esau: The Value of a Cup of StewGenesis 25:29–34Don’t just believe the promise made; believe the Promise Maker.• Don’t let rivalry ruin you.• Valuing what we have is necessary to value what is ahead.• What we feed first defines us most.• Grace affords us what we cannot afford ourselves.It’s just a cup of stew.• Some things we can’t buy back.• Guard your appetites.• Desire does not create value.• Righteousness is not instant fulfillment.• Sinfulness cannot satisfy what God designed for righteousness.

More Than a Story | Week 3 | Clayton Wood (6.14.26)

More Than a Story: AbrahamGenesis 12:1-3, 15:1-6, 22:1-19BIG IDEA: The OBSTACLES we face do not LIMIT God's PROMISES...they become the STAGEfor His FAITHFULNESS.God's CALL is based on His grace, not our GREATNESS.FAITH is TRUSTING what God said, even when CIRCUMSTANCES say OTHERWISE.The GREATEST test of FAITH is SURRENDERING what we love MOST to God.

More Than a Story | Week 2 | Pete Jory (6.7.26)

More Than a Story | NoahGenesis 6:5-22, 7:11-16, 9:8-173 things to Noah ‘bout Faithfulness: (Genesis 6:5-13)1. Faithfulness is proven in contrast, not convenience. (Genesis 6:14-22)2. Faithfulness is obedience before understanding.(Genesis 7:11-16)3. Faithfulness is long term endurance, not momentary effort.(Genesis 9:8-17)Our God is a promise keeper. (Genesis 6:14, Genesis 7:16)

More Than a Story | Week 1 | Brian Robert (05.30.26)