God enacts his perfect plan through imperfect people—including you and me! In this five-session Bible study, you will see how God used Jacob—the misbehaving patriarch who was strong on savvy but weak on conscience—simply because God chose to use Jacob. His story invites us to believe in a God who sticks with the unworthy until we are safely at home. God turns brokenness into blessings through his grace, mercy, and relentless love. Not just for Bible characters, but for you. God Never Gives Up on YOU.
With more than 150 million products in print and several NYT bestsellers, Max Lucado is America's bestselling inspirational author. He serves the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, where he lives with his wife, Denalyn, and their mischievous mutt, Andy. His most recent book published in August 2024 and is titled What Happens Next.
Max talks a lot about drinking/alcohol in this book. I felt like he was normalizing it more than condemning it. I approach alcohol as a “standing in the door” type of thing, that should just be avoided, so his frequent (wine was referenced on the third page of the book) and flippant mention of it bothered me.
Nonetheless, I continued reading the book. It was nice to be reminded that God isn’t looking for saints, he deals with sinners, but I felt like the book didn’t fully resolve.