When Wrestling God Turns Into Surrender: Jacob's New Identity

Fresh Starts and Forever Limps (Wrestling with God #2)

Send Allen a text - [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397302/fan_mail/new] Ponder with me once more about Jacob's wrestling match with God. The Lord blesses Jacob and yet he limps away from it and remains that way forever. Is that what it means to be blessed by God? Sometimes, yes. We'll also ponder how Hosea uses this wrestling match to speak to northern Israel about how they are acting too much like old-Jacob. Can we say we are a changed person with a new identity in Christ or are we acting like old-Jacob too? To God be the glory! Please email me any comments or questions at grrreeley@gmail.com

Honoring the Men Who Watch Our Souls (1 Timothy Series)

Send Allen a text - [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397302/fan_mail/new] Ponder with me about the leadership of elders. In the New Testament, after the apostles passed away, this is the highest role of leadership you can find in the church. It is so vital! Not all Christians have this leadership and so it's easy to take them for granted. Let's think through how to honor them in I Timothy 5:17-21. To God be the glory! Please email me any comments or questions at grrreeley@gmail.com

When Wrestling God Turns Into Surrender: Jacob's New Identity

Send Allen a text - [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397302/fan_mail/new] Ponder with me one of the strangest passages in Scripture—Jacob wrestling God! On the eve of meeting Esau again Jacob wrestles God and the Lord put his hip out of socket to humble him. He goes from wrestler to clinger in the moment of suffering. I wonder if that's what we need to finally stop fighting and submit to Him? Let's think through this amazing story together. To God be the glory! Please email me any comments or questions at grrreeley@gmail.com

Unveiled: The Team (feat. Bryan Schiele)

Send Allen a text - [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397302/fan_mail/new] Ponder with Bryan about the need for the team. I love thinking about the church as a team. I've loved playing sports and following sports all of my life, and the need for one another is never more evident than in team sports. Following Jesus means you are a part of a team. We need each other. Christ never intended on you being isolated. Being on this team requires a degree of vulnerability though. We need to let others in for us to benefit the most from the team. To God be the glory! Please email me any comments or questions at grrreeley@gmail.com

Unveiled: The Race (feat. Bryan Schiele)

Send Allen a text - [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397302/fan_mail/new] Ponder with Bryan about the Christian race. Runners do everything in their power to run their races as light as humanly possible. They are not carrying anything excess. The Hebrews writer picks up on this, which Bryan unpacks, that we ought to be laying aside "every weight"...what are these? And finally, how is the success of our race determined? It's not on speed, but on constant movement forward, because Christ already ran the perfect race for us. To God be the glory! Please email me any comments or questions at grrreeley@gmail.com