{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Houston's First Baptist Church","title":"Jacob's Wrongdoings","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1748,"description":"The speaker begins by reading Genesis 32, focusing on Jacob’s encounter with God’s angels and his fear of meeting his brother Esau. He highlights Jacob’s pattern of learning slowly and repeatedly trying to solve his problems by his own schemes—splitting his camp, sending multiple messengers, and boasting about his wealth—rather than turning to prayer. The sermon argues that Jacob, like many believers, treats prayer as a last resort, substituting human effort, organization, and numbers for reliance on God.\n\nThe preacher then moves from Jacob’s story to the life of the congregation, urging the church to make prayer the primary response to every challenge. He warns that reliance on education, programs, or financial resources cannot change hearts the way God’s power can. By recalling moments when prayer sparked revival and salvation in the church’s recent history, he calls the listeners to humble dependence on God, reminding them that true victory comes from prayer, not human ingenuity.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o5yzRQYlXr9ParDz0W15WXJmDEyj_QNDo8tzYNqSRoc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wN2Ew/Yjg4MTI1YTdmNDVi/Mjc2NWZiNDkwYTBi/OTU4MS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}