Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Podcast, WOmen

HER STORY: Season 2, Time of the Matriarchs, Leah

Unloved and unseen, she landed her husband by deceit. But, even in his arms she was desolate until God broke into her world and showed her her worthiness. #Leah #BibleStudy #Jacob #Rachel #Genesis #Bible #BrokenSearchingTrustedPowerful

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Minor Prophets

Minor Prophets: Malachi, Today is not Tomorrow

Whatever we are going through can feel like it will last for the rest of our lives, without escape. Sometimes, some aspect of that really is true. But so much more often, now is only now, the middle of the story, and what the Lord has in store is unknown.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Minor Prophets

Minor Prophets: Malachi, Jacob not Esau

Irreducible Complexity: Election is simply this, that Sovereign God loves whom God loves. The Lord foreknows and calls those to respond to the good news of God’s grace and at the same time God works through a person's choosing to believe.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Hebrews

Hebrews: Hall of Faith, the Patriarchs

The writer of Hebrews turned to the faith of the ancients in a passage often called the “Hall of Faith,” or “Faith’s Hall of Heroes.” These were of the believing remnant spoken of throughout the Hebrew scriptures, who persevered in faith against great odds, and chose to believe in God’s promises, though they would not be fulfilled in their own lifetime.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Bible Study: Broken, Searching, Trusted, Powerful

Rebekah

Ultimately, though Rebekah paid dearly for the way she fought for fulfillment of God’s promises, she held steady as a woman of faith. Far more than Isaac, it was Rebekah who believed God and desired God’s will as well as God’s promises and covenant.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Bible Study: Broken, Searching, Trusted, Powerful

Leah

Broken by life’s traumas, calamities, and tragedies, and just when you’re at your lowest, it seems…there you go, right over the edge, and into the dumpster.