Doctrine for Life

“God hath laid down in His Word, why He afflicts His people—namely, for their profit; for the purging away of their sins; for the reforming of their lives; and for the saving of their souls.” 
—Thomas Brooks 

This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke continues his sermon on Genesis 29, showing us how God disciplined Jacob to teach him to depend on the Lord.

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"Every day is filled up with neglects: neglect of prayer, neglect of reading, meditation, conference, heart-watching, grace-cherishing work; forget this duty, pass by another, cold, sleight, formal in all. This spoils the prosperity of souls.” 
—Bartholemew Ashwood 

This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke calls us to recognize the importance of attending to the means of grace from a surprising passage: Genesis 29. L...

"And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.” 
—Genesis 28:14 

This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke continues his study on Jacob’s ladder, explaining the promises and fruit of this miraculous sign.

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"And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.” 
—Genesis 28:12-13 

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“And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; And give thee the blessing of Abraham.” 
—Genesis 28: 3-4 

This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke continues his sermon on Genesis 28, comforting us with the reality of God’s providential control in the midst of disorder and danger. 

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“Sin is the most loathsome disease in all the world, and the most infectious. . . It pollutes the conscience, the ordinances, relations, persons, nations. If it were possible that one drop of sin could enter heaven, it would turn heaven into hell.” 
—Ralph Robinson 

This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke reminds us of the manifold consequences of sin in the first part of his sermon on Genesis 28.

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"This is the duty of parents: to imitate God, to let instruction expound correction, and with a rod in the hand and a word in the mouth, to train up their children to life eternal."—Thomas Case

This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke continues his sermon on the life of Isaac, encouraging parents and children alike to embrace God's covenantal work in families. 

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"But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good."
—Genesis 50:20

This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke recounts the infamous story of Jacob stealing Esau's birthright. Listen as Dr. Beeke reminds us how God can bless the world even through the actions of sinful men. 

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“Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.”—Ecclesiastes 5:19 

This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke instructs us on how to enjoy God’s blessings without idolizing them as he concludes his sermon on Genesis 26:12-33. To enjoy more resources from the pen and pulpit of Dr. Beeke, visit joelb...

How can a Christian be faithful in the midst of prosperity? 

This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke begins his sermon on the prosperity of Isaac in Genesis 26:12-33. To enjoy more resources from the pen and pulpit of Dr. Beeke, visit joelbeeke.org. 

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“And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.”—Genesis 26:7 

This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke directs our eyes to the Covenant of Grace in the midst of human sinfulness as he concludes his sermon on Genesis 26:1-11. To enjoy more resources from the p...

“Those that must live by faith need often to review and repeat to themselves the promises they are to live upon, especially when they are called to any instance of suffering or self-denial.”—Matthew Henry 

This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke begins his sermon on Genesis 26:1-11, showing us how God reminded Isaac of His covenant to prepare him for an impending trial. To enjoy more resources from the pen and pulpit of Dr. ...

“And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?”—Genesis 25:32 

This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke continues his sermon on Genesis 25:27-34, warning us not to follow in Esau’s footsteps by allowing our flesh to rule over our faith. To enjoy more resources from the pen and pulpit of Dr. Beeke, visit joelbeeke.org. 

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“Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.”—Hebrews 12:14-16 

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"But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.”—Psalm 115:3 

This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke points us to God’s power over human activity as he continues His sermon on the birth of Jacob and Esau. To enjoy more resources from the pen and pulpit of Dr. Beeke, visit joelbeeke.org. 

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“And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.”—Genesis 25:21 

This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke recounts God’s miraculous work in overcoming barrenness to fulfill His covenant in Genesis 25. To enjoy more resources from the pen and pulpit of Dr. Beeke, visit joelbeeke.org. 

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"Death is the triumphant chariot to carry every child of God to His Father’s mansion house.”—Thomas Watson  

This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke concludes his sermon on Abraham’s final years, reminding us why Christians can joyfully embrace the reality of death. To enjoy more resources from the pen and pulpit of Dr. Beeke, visit joelbeeke.org. 

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"Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.”—Genesis 25:8  

This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke helps us consider what it means for a Christian to die well by examining Abraham’s final days. To enjoy more resources from the pen and pulpit of Dr. Beeke, visit joelbeeke.org. 

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“And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac:”—Genesis 25:11 

This week, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke continues his sermon on God’s blessings in the life of Isaac, reminding us how God is active in the lives of ordinary Christians.

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