Podcasts about Laban

Jacob's family is growing with kids from both his wives and his wives' servants. In episode 429, Richard and Daniel talk about Jacob's deceiving Laban and his escape to another land.   TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 1:36 Leadership Trivia 2:45 Genesis 30-31: Jacob's Growing Family 32:02 Leadership Trivia Response   Questions or comments? Email us at podcast@blackaby.org   DONATE: If you have enjoyed this podcast and want to support our ministry into the next 20 years, click here: https://bit.ly/382Exi3   RESOURCES: Sign up for the monthly newsletter at the bottom of the BMI homepage: https://blackaby.org/   Sign up for Fall Coaching Workshop here: https://www.blackabycoaching.org/workshop   Order Experiencing God in Everyday Life now at: https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/experiencing-god-in-everyday-life-bible-study-book-with-video-access-P005853831   CONNECT: X: @richardblackaby Facebook: https://bit.ly/2WvZPzw Read Richard's latest blog posts at www.richardblackaby.com

Jacob's name labeled him as a deceiver from birth, yet he doesn't know every trick in the book. In episode 428, Richard and Daniel reflect on Laban's deception of Jacob and how God loved Leah when no one else did.   TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 4:10 Leadership Trivia 5:13 Genesis 29: Laban's Deception 37:10 Leadership Trivia Response   Questions or comments? Email us at podcast@blackaby.org   DONATE: If you have enjoyed this podcast and want to support our ministry into the next 20 years, click here: https://bit.ly/382Exi3   RESOURCES: Sign up for the monthly newsletter at the bottom of the BMI homepage: https://blackaby.org/ Sign up for Fall Coaching Workshop here: https://www.blackabycoaching.org/workshop Order Experiencing God in Everyday Life now at: https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/experiencing-god-in-everyday-life-bible-study-book-with-video-access-P005853831   CONNECT: X: @richardblackaby Facebook: https://bit.ly/2WvZPzw Read Richard's latest blog posts at www.richardblackaby.com

Beloved in the Lord: Every day you live, you are one day closer to death. Death is chasing you and death will win. And before death catches you, you might lose your job…lose your wife or husband…lose your mind…lose your freedom…lose your possessions. That's just the reality. But you have a great task – to build the kingdom of the Savior. He made you. He remade you. He equips you. So you have work to do. But when you look at what could happen, you could become paralyzed by fear. God wants to encourage you today through Jacob's interaction with Laban. Our headings are: 1. Laban Overtook Jacob 2. God Overtook Laban 3. Anger Overtook Jacob Our goals are: That you will rejoice God protects you from your enemies so you can complete the work he has called his redeemed children to do.

Ang kwento ay umiikot sa pagtakas ng pamilya nina Tuydo at Tina mula sa pananakop ng mga Hapones sa kanilang lugar. Dahil sa panganib, nagdesisyon silang magtago sa bundok dala ang kakaunting kagamitan at pagkain. Sa kabila ng gutom at pagod, pinili nilang maging matatag. Sa gitna ng kanilang paglalakbay, nakatagpo nila ang isang lalaki na nagngangalang Obet, na nag-alok ng tulong at ligtas na lugar para sa kanila. Sa kabila ng hirap, naging maayos at ligtas ang kanilang kalagayan sa tulong ni Obet, na nagpapakita ng pag-asa sa gitna ng digmaan.

Relationships are meant to be a place of love, trust, and mutual care—but they can quickly become something else. Instead of bringing life, they can become marked by manipulation, competition, and emotional distance. Our word for this today is to call it “toxic” In Genesis 29, Jacob enters a family system shaped by deception and control under his uncle Laban. What follows is a web of unhealthy relationships—where Leah longs to be loved, Rachel competes for affection, and love itself becomes something to earn rather than receive. These dynamics aren't as distant as they seem. We can manipulate to get our way, avoid hard conversations, or compete for attention and affirmation. Over time, relationships that were meant to bring life can become sources of pain. In Matthew 18, Jesus calls us to something different—not avoidance or control, but honest, humble confrontation that seeks restoration. What would it look like to step out of unhealthy patterns, and pursue relationships marked not by control or competition, but by truth, grace, and reconciliation? 

Relationships are meant to be a place of love, trust, and mutual care—but they can quickly become something else. Instead of bringing life, they can become marked by manipulation, competition, and emotional distance. Our word for this today is to call it “toxic” In Genesis 29, Jacob enters a family system shaped by deception and control under his uncle Laban. What follows is a web of unhealthy relationships—where Leah longs to be loved, Rachel competes for affection, and love itself becomes something to earn rather than receive. These dynamics aren't as distant as they seem. We can manipulate to get our way, avoid hard conversations, or compete for attention and affirmation. Over time, relationships that were meant to bring life can become sources of pain. In Matthew 18, Jesus calls us to something different—not avoidance or control, but honest, humble confrontation that seeks restoration. What would it look like to step out of unhealthy patterns, and pursue relationships marked not by control or competition, but by truth, grace, and reconciliation? 

Family conflicts can leave us discouraged, misunderstood, and emotionally exhausted. Jacob had reached his breaking point. After years of faithful service, he finally confronted Laban's deception and false accusations. Although Laban remained blinded by his own distorted view of reality, God protected Jacob and used even a strained relationship to establish peace through a covenant. Join us this Sunday as we discover how to respond with truth, integrity, and faith when life takes an unexpected detour through difficult family relationships.

In After The Slander: Picking the Wrong Side, Bishop Omar Thibeaux teaches from Jasher 31:65–68 and shows how Esau responded after hearing Laban's slander against Jacob.Instead of seeking the whole story or asking where the Lord was, Esau gathered 400 men and moved against Jacob. Bishop uses this account to warn believers about choosing sides too quickly after hearing a report.This message is a call to discernment. Before joining a side, ask where God is. Look for fruit, power, God's glory, and favor. Do not let emotion, family, old wounds, or partial information pull you into a fight God is not in.

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This week Jacob decides that it's time to move away from Laban. Join in with us and see the results of living a life by your standards instead of God's.

A father's role in passing on the faith is paramount. This sermon contrasts the failures of Laban, Saul, and David with the faithful examples of Jethro, Job, and personal testimonies. Onsite: 3/F Main Sanctuary Malate, ManilaFull Stream: https://NMEC.Online/LivestreamingIf you wish to support the Lord's work through our church:https://NMEC.Online/GivingNMEC Sunday Worship 2026 wk 32 SermonChapters:(00:00) Introduction to Reverend Jeff Lee and his background(00:33) Jeff Lee's transition from medicine to ministry and his family(01:47) The importance of singing loudly in worship and family faith(02:13) The impact of fathers on faith transmission (75% statistic)(04:21) Biblical examples of fathers: Laban and Saul(10:01) The significance of affirmation and encouragement in parenting(13:09) The importance of prayer and spiritual leadership in families(16:13) The dangers of exasperating children and favoritism(20:41) The story of Jacob and the importance of listening to children(22:31) The power of words, praise, and affirmation in family(24:50) King David's example of emotional distance from his children(30:34) Biblical examples of positive fatherhood: Jethro and Job(40:01) Encouragement for fathers to pray and lead their families(44:08) Trusting God to restore broken family relationships(45:08) Closing prayer and call for family renewal

Episode Notes Jacob flees from Laban, and Laban tries to get him to change his mind by using every tactic out of the Manipulators Manual that he can think of. Each week, we share engaging, expository messages and verse-by-verse Bible teaching from Lead Pastor David Sorn and other trusted guest speakers. These messages are rooted in Scripture and designed to help you understand God's Word in context and live it out with clarity and purpose. Whether you're exploring faith or growing in it, we pray they inspire and equip you to follow Jesus.

In Slander Part 4: Holiness Cannot Protect You From Slander, Bishop Omar Thibeaux continues the series on slander and the sin of character assassination.Teaching from Jasher 31:52–64, Bishop revisits Laban's slanderous report against Jacob and shows how one distorted story reignited old anger in Esau. From there, this message explains why believers should not be surprised when slander comes, even while they are trying to live holy and do right.Bishop reminds us that Yahshua Jesus was slandered, John the Baptist was slandered, Joseph was slandered, David was slandered, and the people of God have often been misrepresented. Holiness does not prevent slander, but slander does not have the power to stop God's purpose.This sermon is a powerful encouragement to let false accusations roll off, trust God with the truth, and allow time to reveal what is real. If you have been doing your best to walk with God and still had people talk about you, this message will strengthen your heart.

Jacob fell in love with Rachel, but he was tricked into marrying Leah instead, and he had to work seven more years for Laban before he earned the right to marry Rachel. The context of this story may seem antiquated to our modern sensibilities, but it does convey the need for patience and endurance when what we long for in life seems out of reach. And there is redemption here for Leah as well. Though she was never Jacob's first choice, she became the mother of ten of the twelve sons whose tribes would constitute the nation of Israel. That includes Judah, whose line would bring us King David, and eventually, Jesus.   Reflection Questions: 1. Where are you being invited to love someone beyond your idealized expectations?2. What "Leah" within yourself might God be inviting you to accept with grace?3. How can you praise God, even amid disappointment and fear? Find out more at HydeParkUMC.org/NextSteps

Richie Reeder explores Genesis 29 and the story of Jacob, Leah, Rachel, and Laban, honestly naming the discomfort of patriarchal polygamy, deception, family dysfunction, and cultural brokenness. He shows how Jacob, the deceiver, becomes deceived, revealing the blind spots, unhealthy patterns, and relational wounds that run through the story. Yet the message emphasizes that God remains faithful in the midst of human brokenness, working through imperfect people and painful circumstances without endorsing the dysfunction itself.

Join us for Day1 Episode 4244 with Dr. Anne Zaki, Assistant Professor of Preaching and Practical Theology at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo. In her sermon, “In the Shadow of Grace,” based on Genesis 29:14b-30, Dr. Zaki examines Laban's consuming hunger for more and the damage greed causes in families, churches, and society. For the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, she invites us to step from the shadows into the transforming light of Christ's grace.

Send us Fan MailPosting from the archives again this week! We hope to be back recording new episodes in August. Until then, I know 3-years-ago Aaron and Marissa would love to have you join them for Proper 12.

Councils around the country now have less than three weeks to submit their proposals to the government about how they might want to amalgamate. One of the councils weighing up its future is Lower Hutt. It's mayor, Fauono Ken Laban spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Here in the middle of summer (and, perhaps, one of our sparser crowds of the season) we have a very busy parable section in Matthew 13: five short parables packed into a dozen verses. That's a lot of focus to to try to hold in one sermon — so we likely have some choices to make heading into sermon prep this week.This is the third Sunday inside Matthew's parables chapter, and it is the busiest of them. The Gospel gives us five short parables — mustard seed, yeast, hidden treasure, pearl, and net — each doing its own quick work. A single sermon can barely do justice to one of them. The preacher's honest choice this week is whether to preach one image well or gesture at all five superficially (and, most likely, ineffectively). This guide covers each parable but assumes the preacher will pick.The Old Testament tracks head in very different directions. * Track One continues with Jacob — now at his uncle Laban's house, working seven years for Rachel and being deceived at the wedding. It is a painful text, and its painfulness is part of what it has to say. * Track Two brings us to Solomon at Gibeon, offered anything in a dream and asking for wisdom to lead God's people well. * The Epistle continues in Romans 8 and gives us some of the most beloved verses Paul ever wrote — the Spirit interceding with sighs too deep for words, all things working together for good, nothing able to separate us from the love of God in Christ.For preachers continuing the series: this is week three of the parables arc. The Sower (Proper 10) named God's lavish scattering. The Wheat and the Weeds (Proper 11) named God's patient sorting. This week the parables come in a burst, each offering a different angle on what the kingdom of heaven is actually like.The ReadingsGenesis 29:15–28First Reading (Track One) — Jacob, Leah, and RachelSummaryJacob has fled his own family and arrived at his uncle Laban's household. He falls in love with his younger cousin Rachel and agrees to work seven years for her. Seven years pass; the wedding feast is held; and Jacob wakes in the morning to discover he has been given Leah, the older sister, instead. He confronts Laban. Laban answers, without apology, that the younger cannot be given before the elder in that country. Jacob agrees to serve another seven years for Rachel. The deceiver from earlier chapters has been deceived himself, and the family that will grow out of these two marriages will carry the weight of the wedding-night trick for generations.Key Ideas for Preaching* This is Jacob's first taste of being on the receiving end of the kind of scheming he has been practicing. In earlier chapters, he tricked his brother and his father; now his uncle tricks him. The narrator does not moralize — the pattern is simply allowed to sit there. What does it look like for your congregation to notice the patterns they have set in motion, without either shame or excuse?* Laban's “the younger cannot be given before the elder” is a pointed line. Jacob, the younger, took what belonged to Esau, the elder. Now he is told he cannot take the younger before the elder. The text is doing quiet, painful work. Where in your congregation might God be doing similarly quiet work — through consequences, not lectures?* The story does not pretend Leah is loved. It does not pretend Rachel is safe from her sister's grief. It refuses to give us the reassuring resolution we might want. What does it look like to preach honestly on a text that leaves this much untidy?Significant Cautions* Do not romanticize the line about seven years feeling like a few days. Read in context, it opens a story that will produce enormous grief for at least three of the four people involved.* The women in this story — Leah and Rachel — pay the highest price for the men's schemes. Be honest about that, without turning them into abstractions or setting one against the other.* Do not use this text to comment on modern marriage practices in ways it cannot bear. It is a story about deception and consequences, not a template for how marriages should work.Psalm 105:1–11, 45bThe Psalm (Track One, primary option) — Remember the CovenantSummaryA hymn of thanksgiving for God's faithfulness across the long history of Israel. The opening verses call the people to praise and to remember. The middle rehearses the covenant with Abraham — the promise of the land, the seed, the everlasting covenant — which the lectionary selects to keep the focus tight. The closing line is a single word of praise.Key Ideas for Preaching* The psalm is essentially a call to remember. What God did for Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is not distant history but the reason today's community has cause to sing. What does it mean for your people to keep the long memory of what God has done, in a culture that keeps them focused on the immediate?* Read alongside today's Genesis reading, the psalm's serene retelling sits in some tension with the messy reality Jacob is living through in Genesis 29. The psalm knows the story ends well; Jacob does not. Where in your people's lives is God's long faithfulness working through a story that does not yet feel serene?Significant Cautions* The “land I have promised” language has a long and painful history when misused to justify the taking of land from other people. Handle it with care.* The psalm's cheerfulness can mask real complexity in the underlying history. Do not erase Leah's grief with a hymn about Jacob's story.Psalm 128The Psalm (Track One, alternative option) — Blessed Is EveryoneSummaryA short psalm of blessing for the person who fears the Lord. Their labor is fruitful; their household flourishes; they live to see their children's children. The psalm assumes a stable, agricultural, patriarchal household and pronounces blessing over it.Key Ideas for Preaching* The psalm's picture of blessing is domestic, ordinary, and generational — not heroic, not dramatic. Just a table set, a family gathered, a life lived faithfully across time. Where in your congregation has the ordinary been undervalued, and how might this psalm give it its due?* Paired with the Genesis reading, this psalm offers a striking contrast — Jacob's marriage is not the picture of blessing this psalm describes. What might it look like to preach both — the ideal the psalm names and the reality the Jacob story exposes — without pretending they can be neatly resolved?Significant Cautions* The psalm's vision of a blessed household is culturally specific. Do not preach it in a way that suggests those without spouses or children are outside God's blessing.1 Kings 3:5–12First Reading (Track Two) — Solomon Asks for WisdomSummaryEarly in his reign, Solomon has a dream at Gibeon. God appears and asks him what he wants. Solomon does not ask for wealth, or long life, or victory over his enemies. He asks for an understanding heart — the wisdom to lead God's people well. He is a young king, he says, and does not know how to govern. God is pleased and gives him what he asked for, along with the things he did not ask for.Key Ideas for Preaching* Solomon's request is startling for its self-awareness. He knows he does not know. Where in your congregation has the honest admission of what we do not know been avoided in favor of confident-sounding leadership, and what might this text invite instead?* The wisdom Solomon asks for is specifically for the sake of others — to govern God's people well. This is not personal enlightenment; it is a request for the equipment to serve. How might your people hear this as a model for the kind of wisdom their vocations actually need?Significant Cautions* The wider story of Solomon complicates this scene. He will not, over the long run, live up to the wisdom he receives here. Do not preach the dream as if it were the whole of Solomon's reign.* “Ask for whatever you want” language can be misused. God is not a wish-granter; the text is showing us what a rightly ordered heart asks for, not licensing bargain-hunting prayer.Psalm 119:129–136The Psalm (Track Two) — The Unfolding of Your WordsSummaryAnother short section of the great acrostic psalm on God's word and law. The chosen verses celebrate God's decrees as wonderful, ask for God's face to shine on the psalmist, and end with a line of surprising grief: “my eyes shed streams of tears, because your law is not kept.”Key Ideas for Preaching* The psalmist's tears are the grief of someone who loves what God intended and sees the world falling short of it. What in your congregation's life would break their hearts if they let it — and what does the psalm suggest we do with that grief?* “The unfolding of your words gives light.” The word does not give light all at once; it unfolds. How might your sermon honor the slow way God's word actually opens itself to us?Significant Cautions* The psalmist's love for God's law can be misread as legalism. It is not. It is a love for what God has revealed as good.Romans 8:26–39The Epistle — Nothing Can Separate UsSummaryThe climax of Romans 8, and some of the most beloved verses Paul ever wrote. The Spirit intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. All things work together for good for those who love God. And then the closing crescendo, one of the great passages of the New Testament: nothing — not hardship, persecution, famine, sword, powers, principalities, or anything else in all creation — can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus.Key Ideas for Preaching* The Spirit intercedes for us when we do not know how to pray. That is one of the most comforting sentences in the New Testament for people in seasons when prayer has stopped working. Where in your congregation are people quietly convinced they are failing at prayer, and how might Paul steady them?* “All things work together for good” has become a widely repeated line and is often misused. Paul is not saying every bad thing that happens is secretly good, or that suffering will always be visibly redeemed. He is naming something more specific — that God is at work within all things toward good. How might your sermon preserve the comfort of the verse while defending it from its worst uses?* The closing crescendo names actual sufferings by name — hardship, persecution, famine, sword. Paul is not offering an abstract promise. He is naming the very things his readers were facing and insisting that none of them can separate them from the love of God. Where in your congregation are people quietly assuming they might have been separated already, and what would it mean for them to hear this list read aloud with their own name in it?Significant Cautions* “All things work together for good” is one of the most misused verses in the Bible — especially at funerals and in hospital rooms, where it has been used to justify or minimize real suffering. Preach against that misuse plainly.* “Those God foreknew he also predestined” opens onto centuries of debate. Faithful readers come down differently. Do not preach as if the question has been settled.* The comfort of the closing verses is only meaningful when the sufferings named are taken seriously. Do not skip lightly over famine and sword; they are what Paul's hearers were living, and they are what many of ours are living too.Matthew 13:31–33, 44–52The Gospel — Five Parables of the KingdomSummaryFive short parables in quick succession. The kingdom is like a mustard seed — tiny at first but growing into something birds nest in. Like yeast a woman works into flour until the whole batch is leavened. Like treasure hidden in a field that someone finds and joyfully sells everything to buy. Like a merchant finding one pearl worth all he has. Like a net cast into the sea that catches everything and is only sorted after being pulled in. Jesus asks the disciples if they have understood, and closes with one more image: the scribe trained for the kingdom, bringing out of his storeroom what is new and what is old.Key Ideas for Preaching* The mustard seed is a strange choice. Mustard was considered an invasive weed in first-century Palestine, not a tree. Jesus is comparing the kingdom to what is often unwanted, wild, and hard to contain. Where in your congregation has the kingdom been imagined as tidy, and what would it look like to hear it named as invasive?* The yeast image is done by a woman — quiet, hidden, domestic work. The kingdom is often like that: invisible until the whole batch has risen. Where in your congregation has the visible been overvalued, and what would it mean to honor the yeast?* The hidden treasure parable turns on joy. The person sells everything not out of duty but out of gladness. When has your congregation known that kind of joy — a joy that made the giving up easy? How might your sermon call it forth again?* The pearl merchant is not a lucky farmer stumbling on treasure. He is searching. Some people come to the kingdom by accident; some by long looking. Which of your people are the seekers, and what might they need to hear this morning?* The net catches everything — good and bad — and is only sorted at the end. This is the wheat and weeds again, in miniature. What does it mean that the same kingdom-shape shows up in five different images? Where might your congregation be tempted to prefer one image and dismiss the others?* The closing line about the scribe bringing out what is new and what is old is one of the most graceful sentences in Matthew. What does it look like for your congregation to hold both — the ancient wisdom of the tradition and the new thing God is doing among them — without pitting one against the other?Significant Cautions* The mustard-seed-as-invasive-weed reading is worth naming, but do not turn the whole parable into a horticulture lecture. Let the image do its work.* The “sold all he had” imagery has been used to bless coercive giving. Jesus is describing joy, not running a stewardship campaign.* The net parable closes with fierce judgment language — furnace, weeping, gnashing of teeth. Handle it with the same care as last week's wheat and weeds. The point is that the sorting is not ours.A single sermon cannot honestly cover all five parables. Do not try. Pick one — or a pair — and let it breathe.Thematic ConnectionsThis is week three of the parables arc, and the pattern is coming into focus. Two weeks ago the Parable of the Sower named God's lavish scattering. Last week the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds named God's patient sorting. This week we get five different angles on what the kingdom is actually like. Small and invasive (the mustard seed). Hidden and pervasive (the yeast). Discovered by accident and worth everything (the treasure). Discovered by long searching and worth everything (the pearl). Mixed and eventually sorted (the net).Preachers have a real choice this week. The mustard seed and yeast pair naturally, both about small things producing outsized results. The treasure and pearl pair naturally, both about joyfully giving up everything for something worth more. The net stands alone and pulls the arc back toward last week's parable. Almost any one of these will preach; trying to do all five will not.On Track One, the Genesis reading offers a striking counterpoint to the Gospel's celebration of the kingdom. Jacob thinks he is buying joy for seven years of labor. He discovers he has bought Leah, and must labor seven more years for Rachel. The parables of the treasure and the pearl both assume that what is bought is truly worth what it costs. Jacob's story shows what happens when we buy the wrong thing. A preacher can hold both — the joy the parables assume and the ache the Genesis story exposes — without pretending they resolve neatly.On Track Two, Solomon at Gibeon asks for the very wisdom the parables describe. The scribe trained for the kingdom, the one Jesus names at the close of the Gospel, could just as well be Solomon at the dream — a young leader who knows he does not know, asking for what only God can give.Romans 8 sits under the day as the great steadying word. The Spirit intercedes for us in our confusion. All things are held together in God's purpose. Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. Whether we are seeking the kingdom or stumbling into it this week, God's love is prior to our finding it. This is a public episode. 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Sa Ika-35 Araw ng FIFA World Cup, umagaw ng 2-1 panalo ang Argentina laban sa England sa mga huling sandali ng laro, kung saan ipinamalas ni Lionel Messi ang kanyang galing upang masiguro ang pwesto sa final laban sa Spain.

A cross-Pacific operation supported by Australia, is using satellites, surveillance aircraft and patrol vessels to identify suspicious operators and protct the world's largest tuna fishery. - Sa tulong ng satellite, aircraft at patrol boats, kabilang ang suporta mula sa Australia, isang malawakang operasyon ang nagtatangkang tukuyin at pigilan ang mga illegal fishing vessel sa pinakamalaking tuna fishery sa mundo. 

Ten years have passed since the Philippines won a landmark legal case that invalidated China's sweeping claims over much of South China Sea. What does the 2016 Arbitral Award mean for the Philippines, Australia and the Indo-Pacific? - Sampung taon na ang nakalipas mula nang manalo ang Pilipinas sa isang makasaysayang legal na kaso na tumanggi sa malawak na pag-aangkin ng China sa malaking bahagi ng South China Sea. Ano ang kahulugan ng 2016 Arbitral Award para sa Pilipinas, Australia at sa mas malawak na Indo-Pacific?

A Sunday morning sermon by Pastor Brett Deal.I think the deeper we step into the story of Leah, the more we find a mirror image of ourselves. We all long to be seen, especially by those closest to us, and we all want to be heard. It can be deeply frustrating when we feel our words are falling flat all around us, unheard. We all want to be held, not just physically, but emotionally. We understandably want secure attachment.Our earliest disconnections happen in childhood. Although the Bible does not give us a full biography of Leah and Rachel's upbringing, it does give us a clear image of their father Laban. He's a trickster just as much as his son-in-law, grifting his way through life. You see this first glimmer of gold-fixed eyes when Abraham's servant came looking to find a wife for Isaac. The sight of silver and gold and a caravan of camels had Laban off his feet and running toward this finance-securing opportunity (Genesis 24). When we find Laban again years later, it doesn't seem to appear that He has grown past his desire to build up his wealth or bend others to his own financial advantage.When Jacob expressed interest in marrying Rachel, Laban leapt at the chance to get more than what was culturally expected. He saw the desire in the young man's eyes, and although the bride price at the time (remember this was a heavily patriarchal society) was equivalent to two or three years of labor, Laban locked Jacob in at twice the price! Then, when the wedding night finally came, switching Rachel with Leah, he doubled his already exorbitant fee. He wrote checks for himself in the lives of those who should have been the most precious to him.Beloved, it is understandable why Leah would have deeply longed to be seen, heard, and lovingly held by her husband, knowing the kind of childhood and youth she'd experienced in the house of her father. But, Jacob didn't have the love to give that Leah longed for. All the same, Leah kept trying, praying for a secure attachment with her husband, even naming her third son, Levi, which means attached.Leah was on a long journey of discovery each of us will walk. In the end, Jacob doesn't change, but Leah does. In her sustained place of prayer, God was showing his beloved daughter, He always saw her, heard her, and held her close.

The Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte officially opened this week with testimony from the National Bureau of Investigation, alongside the high-profile arrest and hospitalisation of Senator Rodante Marcoleta. - Umarangkada na ngayong linggo ang impeachment trial ni Bise Presidente Sara Duterte sa Senado kung saan sumalang sa matinding pagtatanong ang testigo ng NBI, habang naospital naman si Senador Rodante Marcoleta matapos arestuhin sa kasong plunder.

In this powerful message, Bishop Omar Thibeaux begins a new series on slander and the sins of the mouth.Teaching from Jasher 31:52–64, Bishop shows how Laban used a distorted report to stir up Esau's old anger toward Jacob. What had already cooled down was reignited by slanderous words.This sermon explains that slander is more than gossip. It is character assassination. It involves falsehood, partial truth, uncertain information, one-sided stories, and wrong intent that damage another person's reputation or standing.Bishop teaches on the biblical view of slander, the difference between gossip and slander, the danger of repeating what we do not know for certain, and the way slander can divide families, churches, communities, and nations.This message is a call for every believer to watch their mouth, examine their motives, protect unity, and stop using words to tear down what God is building.Listen and allow the Holy Spirit to search your heart.

Can you ever truly outrun your past?In this message, You Cannot Outrun Your Past, Pastor Tom Messer walks through Genesis 31 and the difficult relationship between Jacob and Laban to reveal how God brings healing to the deepest wounds of our lives.Relational pain, betrayal, disappointment, and unresolved hurt have a way of following us wherever we go. But God doesn't call us to ignore our past—He invites us to walk through it with Him.In this powerful message, you'll discover how to:• Trust God's protection, even when you can't see Him at work.• Confront your pain honestly through biblical lament instead of burying it or becoming bitter.• Find freedom by establishing healthy boundaries and bringing your past to the cross of Christ.Jacob's story reminds us that healing isn't found by running from our past—it's found by surrendering it to the One who can redeem it.If you're carrying the weight of broken relationships or unresolved pain, this message offers biblical hope and practical encouragement for moving forward in God's grace.Watch now and discover the freedom that comes when you stop running and start trusting.

In today's sermon, we wrap up our look at Jacob's final confrontation with Laban, along with a review of the importance of covenants in the Bible.

Creativity through the lens of a multi-hyphanate creative"Creativity is: Authenticity. Helping others find themselves."Alexandra Beller, Artistic Director of Alexandra Beller/Dances, (2002-present), was a member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company from 1995-2001. Alexandra has created over 50 original Dance Theatre works, presented at/commissioned by theatres throughout NYC, and companies in Korea, Hong Kong, Oslo, Cyprus, and the US. Alexandra currently choreographs predominantly for Theatre. Credits: Off Broadway: Sense and Sensibility (Helen Hayes Award, Lortel Nomination, IRNE Best Choreography), The Mad Ones (59E59), Bedlam's Peter Pan (Duke Theatre), How to transcend a happy marriage (Lincoln Center Theatre). Regional: La Jolla Playhouse, The Goodman Theater, Folger Shakespeare Library, ART, Portland Center Stage, Milwaukee Rep. She was on faculty at Princeton from 20152022 and teaches at The Laban Institute for Movement Studies. She currently runs workshops in Somatics, Theater, Laban, Bartenieff, coaches private Somatics clients, and is writing 2 books.https://www.alexandrabeller.com/https://www.alexandrabellerdances.org/https://www.instagram.com/alexandrabellerdances/https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-beller-0a56a57/https://www.tiktok.com/@thelabanistahttps://www.facebook.com/alexandrabellerdanceshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8suG0TLGKqufov8IpqLrKwSend us Fan Mail

Sometimes the greatest blessing doesn't come from escaping a difficult situation—it comes from changing how you respond to it. In this episode of Continuing the Conversation, Craig Smith and Colin McFarland dive deeper into one of the most unusual stories in Genesis and unpack the sermon, "The Fastest Road to Blessing." Craig shares what it was like preparing one of the hardest passages he's ever preached, why Bible translation often involves interpretation, and how a fresh understanding of Jacob and Laban completely changed the message. Along the way, they explore practical questions we all wrestle with: How do you become a blessing in difficult relationships? When should you stay in a hard situation—and when is it time to leave? Why do we keep fighting for control instead of trusting God's faithfulness? How can wise community help us hear God's direction more clearly? Whether you're navigating conflict at work, tension in your family, or simply trying to trust God with what's next, this conversation offers practical wisdom you can apply today. If Sunday's message challenged you, this episode takes the conversation even further.

Cody Sanders, Karoline Lewis, and Matt Skinner unpack the lectionary texts for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost. They dig into the parables of the mustard seed, the yeast, the hidden treasure, the pearl, and the dragnet from Matthew 13.The hosts explore why Jesus chose strange, subversive images to describe the kingdom of heaven. They discuss the woman who hides yeast in an enormous amount of flour, connecting the parable to Gospel of Thomas variants. The team wrestles with the dragnet's uncomfortable sorting imagery and warns against easy allegorization. They turn to Solomon's request for an understanding mind in 1 Kings 3 and connect it to Psalm 119's themes of memory and discernment. The conversation moves to Jacob, Rachel, and Laban in Genesis 29, addressing marriage, gender, and power in the ancient world. They close with Romans 8:26-39, highlighting its pastoral power for people who have experienced religious condemnation.Cody shares a story about the MCC Church of San Francisco during the AIDS epidemic. This episode offers preachers fresh angles on parables, wisdom, and grace for July 26.

God protects Jacob and his family as they flee Laban's house and head for Canaan.

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Pastor Greg looks at Genesis 31 and the theme that God brings blessing out of brokenness while calling us to trust and obey rather than manipulate. The sermon traces Jacob's decision to leave Laban, the divine confirmation he receives, the family's secretive flight (including Rachel's theft of the household idols), Laban's pursuit, and the eventual confrontation and covenant between the families. Key Takeaways: - Obey God's call to return and trust his presence. - Engage Scripture as guidance and weapon—believe, receive, release. - Resist fear; let faith, not manipulation, shape your choices. -Featuring Greg Sexton

The crouching stance of the lion in Bilaam's prophecy demonstrates that even when subjected to the physical constraints of exile, the Jewish people maintain an untamed, independent spiritual nature that is periodically reinforced by unmistakable, nature-shattering miracles. The deceptive spiritual authority claimed by the negative forces of Bilaam and Amalek is completely neutralized when a person internalizes a parallel matrix of active awe and love of Hashem. The psychological argument from Laban that one must temporarily disconnect from G-d and compromise spiritual values to achieve material career success is defeated by implementing a spiritual guardrail, which transforms mundane daily work into a holy ascent rooted in the absolute surrender of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs. This class, taught by Rabbi Shais Taub, is based on Balak in Likkutei Sichos Vol. 2.

Throughout Genesis, we see a recurring theme of manipulation and deceit leading to sorrow. In this message, Pastor Tabitha Caplinger unpacks the story of Jacob, Leah, Rachel, and Laban, and what happens when we move our focus to God.June 21, 2026

In this powerful teaching, Bishop Omar Thibeaux continues the Stolen Images series from Jasher 31:38–40, where Rachel steals her father's images before leaving Laban's house.This message reveals the difference between an image and an idol, showing that the real issue is not art, symbols, or pictures — the issue is worship. Bishop Omar teaches how idols can live in the heart through money, people, relationships, technology, family patterns, and anything that takes the place of God.This episode calls believers to examine what they are carrying, remove every idol, and return fully to Yahweh, the only One worthy of worship.

Patuloy ang magandang simula ng Germany habang lumalaban naman ang Japan para makabawi sa kanilang mga unang laban sa World Cup.

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This week, Pastor Roger unpacks Genesis 28-29 by talking about the amazing grace of God. As Jacob is sent to his uncle Laban's to find a wife, we find from this account 7 characteristics of grace. To summarize, grace pursues, reveals, guides. Corrects, and restores. -Featuring Roger Hirth

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“The Lord will never give us up as long we keep coming back to Him.” That's what Dr. McGee shares as we see Jacob and his family flee to Mt. Gilead with Laban and his brothers in hot pursuit. What happens next? Join as the story unfolds.

Uncle Laban has tricked Jacob into marrying both of his daughters. Life gets complicated. God has blessed Leah with a child, and Rachel is jealous. So she concocts a plan to get her servant pregnant, but God intervenes and opens Rachel's womb. Jacob makes preparations to leave Laban, and God appears, telling him to go back to his homeland.

The family drama in the book of Genesis continues as we learn about the sad consequences Jacob experiences at the hand of his deceitful uncle, Laban. Together we'll follow the love story of Jacob and Rachel and see how the fate of Leah (the older sister of Rachel) is intertwined.

Yesterday, we studied Genesis 30:35–31:42, focusing on the growing conflict between Jacob and Laban as Jacob seeks to leave his father-in-law. In this passage, we see the futility of relying on our own schemes, manipulation, and false sources of security. Listen as we explore how often we try to control outcomes rather than trust the Lord, and how the things we place our hope in apart from God ultimately prove to be powerless. A fulfilled life is found not in our efforts or our "puny gods," but in trusting the one true God and faithfully following Him every step of the way.

On Your World of Creativity, we travel around the world talking with creative practitioners who turn ideas into impact. Today we're stepping into the studio with a guest to explore what it really means to trust yourself, dismantle habits, and make braver, more embodied art. Welcome choreographer, director, educator and author … Alexandra Beller.Alexandra's Website@alexandrabellerdances on InstagramAlexandra on YouTubeAlexandra's Facebook pageLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alexandra-beller-0a56a57A former member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, she is now the Artistic Director of Alexandra Beller/Dances, having created more than 40 dance theater works internationally.Her teaching spans Princeton University, the Laban Institute, and residencies around the globe. In theater, she's worked Off-Broadway and regionally, with credits including Lincoln Center and A.R.T.Alexandra is currently writing two books:The Embodied Conductor (Meredith Music, 2025) andThe Anatomy of Art (Bloomsbury, 2026).Her work blends somatic practice, rigorous inquiry, and creative freedom to help artists deepen their process and unlock new possibilities.1 — The Creative Process as a Living PracticeAlexandra, you've spent decades inside the creative process — as performer, choreographer, director, and educator. What inspired you to write a book about the creative process now, and what do you hope artists take away from it?Follow-up:The Anatomy of Art reads like a field guide for creative life — part poetic meditation, part practical workbook — with chapters on Time, Space, Meaning, Relationship, Process, Material, and more. Each section offers inquiry prompts, embodiment exercises, and devising practices that help artists reconnect to their sensory intelligence and personal voice.You also weave in contributions from seminal voices like Anne Bogart and Deborah Hay, folding perspectives from across disciplines and generations into the book.Can you share how you designed The Anatomy of Art to live at that intersection of instinct and analysis — and why it felt important to create something that offers rigorous tools while still honoring the mystery of making?2 — Trust, Doubt, and Creative CourageYou speak often about trusting yourself in the creative process. That sounds simple — but it's incredibly difficult in practice.What does it really mean to trust yourself as an artist — and how do creatives actually begin to do that?Optional follow-up:What role does doubt play? Is it something to eliminate — or something to work with?3 — Structure and FreedomYou work with systems like Laban and Bartenieff — which are rigorous, structured methodologies — yet your approach is also deeply poetic and personal.How do you balance structure and freedom in your work?And more broadly, how can artists use structure without becoming constrained by it?4 — Dismantling Habits & Artistic ReinventionYou talk about dismantling habits — creatively and personally.Why is breaking creative habits so essential for growth?What happens if we don't?Follow-up:Is there a connection between the parts of ourselves we hide and the habits we form in our art?5 — Joy, Burnout & Staying PorousArtists often struggle with burnout, pressure, comparison, and the fear of not being “enough.”How can artists stay porous and brave without becoming overwhelmed?And how do we create conditions for joy — especially in careers that can feel filled with struggle?Key themes:• The body as intelligence• Trust as a practice, not a personality trait• Structure as a container for freedom• Dismantling habits to create braver work• Joy as a discipline

Today’s Bible Verse: “And Jacob noticed that Laban’s attitude toward him was not what it had been.” — Genesis 31:2 Genesis 31:2 captures a subtle but important moment—Jacob senses a shift. Nothing dramatic is said, but something has changed. The relationship is no longer what it once was, and that awareness becomes part of God leading him into a new season. Have an idea for our newsletter? We want to hear from you! Take our survey below: Take Our Survey! “Want to listen without ads? Become a BibleStudyTools.com PLUS Member today: https://www.biblestudytools.com/subscribe/ Meet Today’s Host: Jennifer Slattery Discover more devotions with Jennifer at Your Daily Bible Verse on LifeAudio Jennifer Slattery is a national speaker and multi-published author, She’s passionate about helping believers live with bold faith, rooted in surrender to Christ’s purpose. Jennifer co-hosts both Your Daily Bible Verse and Faith Over Fear, encouraging listeners to step into their God-given identity. Her teachings blend Scripture with personal insight to help others embrace God’s power over fear and move forward with confidence.