TOPIC: GREAT ENCOUNTER WITH GOD

Text: Genesis 28:10-22

Memory Verse: Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?”  Then I said, “Here am I!  Send me.”  Isaiah 6.8

 

Objective of Study:

  • Recognizing that God intends to accomplish his purpose here on Earth
  • Maintaining humility during God’s visitation

 

A true Christian experience must always have an encounter with God.  An Encounter with God is one in which you and God meet in a personal experience.  These encounters come in all sizes and shapes:  from rare spiritual dreams, to visions, to life changing experiences, receiving a major healing, or being baptized with the Holy Spirit and speaking in other tongues.  An encounter with God can also be in the very simple things e.g. Admiring the beauty of the morning sun and suddenly realizing how powerful and awesome the creator of it all is.

Jacob is just one of many who had encounters with God.  We see one of such encounters in Genesis 28, as Jacob journeys to Haran having stolen his brother’s rightful blessings from his father Isaac.  As darkness falls, he lies down to sleep and has a dream where he sees a ladder reaching the earth from heaven with angels ascending and descending from it.  God renews the promise given to Abraham and promises to be with Jacob wherever he goes.

Discussion Questions

1)    What happened when Jacob was first at Bethel?  (Gen 28:10 - 22.)  How would you describe his relationship with God at that time?

2)     How do you relate Jacob’s words at Bethel - “This is none other than the House of God” (Gen. 28:16) - to your life?

3)    God often meets us when we are at very low points.  How have you responded in your low points? Compare your responses with those of Jacob and others like Moses and Saul.  (Discuss).

4)    What are ways we can have a fresh encounter with God today?

5)    Why did God bless Jacob after he had stolen and deceived?

6)    What is the significance of the vision of Jacob’s ladder to us today?

Perhaps the greatest promise God made to Jacob is found in Genesis 28:15.  God speaks those same words that he spoke to Jacob about four thousand years ago to those who love him today.

.People in the Bible such as Moses, Paul etc who encountered God and were receptive to his calling did exploit for the kingdom of God.  God expects us to open our hearts to his visitation

HAVE YOU POSITIONED YOURSELF TO TRULY EXPERIENCE GOD?

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