“I was afraid.” About twenty years after arriving at Uncle Laban’s house, Jacob decides to go back home. There was constant tension between him and his uncle. Jacob’s family and fortune had grown quite large. Did he also remember God’s promise to bring him back home? Rather than letting Laban know his intentions, Jacob loaded […]
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One of my favorite parts of the Jacob story is when he hooks up with his Uncle Laban. While Jacob might be an amateur con-artist, Laban is a professional. Laban takes advantage of young Jacob in spectacular ways. The most interesting way that Laban deceives Jacob is on his wedding night. Jacob had fallen head over
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I am very happy to announce the upcoming release of my new e-book, Leadership into the 21st Century…and Beyond. For a limited time it will only be available here at www.davidspell.com. I will be sending out more details later but I wanted to give all my friends a little heads up on what was going
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A few years later, Jacob shafted Esau again, this time with the help of their mother. I don’t want to rush through this. Jacob not only took advantage of Esau, he also took advantage of their old invalid father. He and his mother concocted a plan to deceive the almost blind, bedridden Isaac. In so doing,
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We just got back from spending the weekend with the C3 Church in Santos. Pastors Fabio and Dani, as well as their team, are really building something special there. Jose’ or Ze’, as he is affectionately called, is part of C3 Curitiba and drove us up to Santos. It is about a six hour trip. Maria made her
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Esau traded his birthright, his future, his destiny for a bowl of soup. In a very real sense, that is what Adam and Eve did. “The tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her.” They traded freedom for bondage. I have had the privilege of doing
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The first clear window into Jacob’s character occurs one day with his brother. Esau comes home hungry. The hunting hasn’t been good and he asks for some of soup that Jacob had whipped up. Jacob uses this opportunity to take advantage of his brother. Remember, Jacob’s name means, “supplanter or deceiver.” It could even refer
Just a Normal Jewish Family? The story of Esau and Jacob has always fascinated me. This was a very dysfunctional family. If they had television back then, I am sure that they would have made it onto The Jerry Springer Show or even had their own reality show. If I am honest, I have to
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First of all, congrats to London for hosting a great Olympics. Everything seemed to flow smoothly. The events were incredible and it was an exciting two weeks. I even sat and watched the closing ceremonies (a first). It was a great show, even though I did wonder if I was watching an induction ceremony for the British Rock
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C3 Brazil has another international team team member! Maria Reyes recently joined Annie and I in Curitiba. Maria was an emergency room nurse in Coffs Harbour, Australia, but felt the call of God to come to Brazil. She is a part of a great C3 Church there and went to School of Ministry at C3
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