You can spend your whole life climbing and still never feel like you’ve made it. That’s why the story of Jacob’s ladder in Genesis 28 hits so hard: Jacob is alone, homeless, and running from the mess he made, and God doesn’t wait for him to clean it up first. In a random wilderness stop with a stone for a pillow, Jacob sees a staircase between heaven and earth and realizes the shocking direction of grace: we don’t climb up to God, God comes down to us. We unpack what the presence of God actu...
2 Nov 2026
God Is The Source Of Blessing
Someone in your life feels like the gate to everything you want: security, success, belonging, even God’s favor. That pressure can quietly reshape you into a performer, a rival, or a person who tries to control everyone else. We open Genesis 27 with the painful story of Jacob and Esau and ask a sharper question than “Who did wrong?” What happens when a family treats Isaac as the source of blessing instead of seeing him as only a delivery system in God’s hands? We trace three consequences tha...
1 Nov 2026
Blessed And Highly Favored
God’s blessing is not always recognizable in real time, and Jacob’s life proves it from the very first scene. We start a five-week Genesis sermon series by stepping into Genesis 25 and asking one sharp question: what does God’s blessing look like before it looks like God’s blessing? If you have ever felt stuck, overlooked, or like God is moving too slowly, this message puts honest words to that experience without watering down hope. We follow the text through three markers that show up long ...
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
2 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
11 ratings
Contact St John the Beloved
Guest appearances
Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Host of St John the Beloved?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
