Preparing for Sunday

Delivered, Protected, and Established by God  

This Sunday we will consider Genesis 31 and one of the great turning points in Jacob’s life, where God delivers him from bondage, protects him from harm, and establishes him as part of the covenant family. What Jacob later recognized was that his freedom, peace, and identity were not the result of his own strength or wisdom, but the gracious work of God’s Word, God’s power, and God’s covenant promises. In Christ, the greater Jacob, we too have been delivered from sin and death, protected from divine wrath, and established as sons and daughters in God’s eternal family. Firmly established in Christ, God’s people don’t have to chase freedom or peace, like the world, we live from them in the Spirit. Come and be encouraged to live as the people God saved you to be. Soli Deo Gloria! 

Big Idea: Firmly established in Christ, God's people don't chase freedom or peace, we live from them. 

1. God delivers us by His Word

2. God protects us by His power

3. God establishes us by His covenant

Preparation Questions: Genesis 31:17-55

1. Where might God be calling you to leave something behind—not because it feels safe, but because His Word calls you forward in faith?

2. Looking back over your life, where can you now see God’s unseen protection—doors He closed that later proved to be mercy?

3. In what ways do you still try to secure freedom, peace, or identity apart from Christ, rather than living from what He has already given you?

4. How should knowing that your identity is established by covenant grace—not performance—change how you face fear, anxiety, or obedience this week?