We as humans see things we don't like in ourselves - then just decide to change. But we are who we are and cannot change - unless God does the transformation. We also hear how God uses this to turn what the enemy means for harm into good.

Jacob and his family move to Egypt, knowing that they will face hardship. Yet God also promised to go with them and bring them. He makes the same promise to us if we will go the place of worship, peace, and refreshment.

Joseph tests his brothers - but he is not being capricious or vindictive - rather he is testing whether they are the same characters who tried to kill him. We learn important lessons about the kind of repentence we have.

Joseph languished in prison for two years after he thought he had a chance to get out. But when Pharaoh came calling suddenly he was ready to serve. So how do we keep "at the ready" when God comes to ask us to serve unexpectedly?

Joseph was stuck as a slave, then a prisoner in Egypt. He could have claimed God had forgotten him, but Joseph remained faithful and a man of character on the inside and outside. It gives us many lessons on how to live our lives in Christ.

Joseph had it all - favored by his father, in a position of power - yet God moved him out of the place of having it all to having nothing. What does that teach us?

We all make small errors now and again. But what do you do if you make a big blunder? We learn from Jacob and what he did after Shechem about how to get back with God.

After dreading the meeting - Jacob and Esau have a family reunion. But then jealousy and violence take over as Jacob's sons do something unthinkable.

After Jacob gave his heart to God, and saw the Lord change his character, there was a point where God needed to break Jacob so that he would be fully devoted. God does that in our lives as well - what does it mean?

Laban confronts Jacob after God tells him to leave and go to Canaan. We learn how God peels away the flesh and transforms us with His character through the confrontation between Laban and Jacob.

As God got ahold of Jacob's life, He began to bring changes - in part by mirroring Jacob's old character in others like Laban and Rachael.

Jacob begins a relationship with God after the Lord strips away everything he has. It is a process God brings each of us through.

What happens when everyone does the wrong thing? We find that in this chapter - and how God gets His way despite our best efforts to mess up!

Learn how two brothers fight from before birth - and how differences in attitude towards God can mean a big difference in how your life goes.

Learn how to find God's will for your life by looking at how Abraham's servant searched for a wife for Isaac, his son.

Abraham faces his biggest challenge yet. And through it God shows a wonderful picture of Jesus Christ through the sacrifice of Isaac.

Abraham gets reprimanded by a Cannanite king - what happens when we don't learn the lessons God is trying to teach?

Learn about how God may have destroyed Sodom and why Lot's life there compromised his fruitful walk with God.

What would you do if God came to dinner? Abraham gives his best to the Lord and receives fellowship, promise, and plans for the future in return.

Abraham and Sarah think they know best how to fulfill Gods promise. Doing things our way can have unintended consequences.