Don’t Hide Your Inner Beauty

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Rebekah’s response to Isaac’s advance shows the qualities of a wife that a Christian man looks for to serve God with him. These qualities are subjection and modesty, shown in how she lights off her camel and covers herself to greet him.

This is an edited version of an original sermon preached a year ago. The message has been edited and re-recorded, not publicly. An explanation is in the outline notes.

Two songs are shared at the end of this re-recorded message. They are: 1) “More Beautiful You” by Jonny Diaz; and 2) “Clothes” by Barlow Girl.

Go to the Source

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Focus on the Earth As Center

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Live Your Days with God

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Do What You Were Created to Do

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Bless the Sabbath

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Long for Paradise

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Trust God and Live

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Let Your Family Reflect God

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Jesus Has Reversed Your Curse

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You Will Outlast the Wicked

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Find Comfort and Life

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Find Grace in Christ

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God Reveals Death and Life

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God Saves His Church

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Judgment Day Will Lift You Up

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Eternal Life: Wait for It

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Live by Signs of God’s Promise

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Live Among God’s People

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You’re on the Winning Side!

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Bow Before the King

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God Will Pleasantly Surprise

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Find Blessing Only in God

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Move According to God’s Word

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Worship Where You Walk

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Don’t Stray from Good Shepherd

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Come Back to God

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Eyes & Feet on Promised Land

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Jesus Will Come to Your Rescue

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You Are Blessed

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Don’t Be Afraid

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Jesus Gives Himself to You

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God Has Obligated Himself

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God Hears, Sees, and Overrules

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Jesus Changes Your Identity

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Be a Covenant Keeper!

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Rejoice in Your Freedom!

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Be Quick to Obey

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God Nurtures You in Worship

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God is Merciful to You

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God Mercifully Grabs & Guides

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Don’t Look Back

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Let That Be A Lesson to You

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Choose Wisely

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God Rules Over All

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Have it God’s Way

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Appreciate Your Father

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Trust the Eternal God

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Hold Nothing Back From Jesus

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You Are Not Insignificant

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Hope in Heaven

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Live Within God’s Promises

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Christ Never Abandons You

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Serve Christ’s Kingdom

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God Uses and Answers Prayers

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Don’t Hide Your Inner Beauty

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We Are Meant to Be Together

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Keep The Faith

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You Are the Next Generation

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Totally Rely on God

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Stand in Awe of God

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Follow Your Father Abraham

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Yours is an Unusual Life

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You Are Never Alone

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Marry in the Lord

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Never Boast in Yourself

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There Will Be Consequences

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Rest in Godly Repentance

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Confirm Your Commitment

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Joy Cometh After Mourning

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You Reap What You Sow

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God Turns Cries Into Praise

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God Makes Good of Your Mess

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God Will See You Through

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Obey: God Will Make a Way

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Build Your Testimony Together

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Angels Are All Around You

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Plan, Pray, and Proceed

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Keep Wrestling with God

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Humble Yourself for Peace

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Build Your Legacy

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God is Graciously Faithful

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It’s Never Too Late to Change

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God Honors a Single Woman

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Remember and Be Who You Are

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It Doesn’t End Here

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Think Before You Sin

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Trust God to Keep His Promise

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God is Sovereign

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Listen and Bow to Jesus

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Keep Dreaming

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Things Aren’t Always as Seem

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We All Need the Savior

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Setbacks Are Steps Forward

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God has YOU in Mind

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God Will Reward You

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Jesus Has Plenty of Grace

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Go Where the Food Is

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Really Repent

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Bear Fruit

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God Works Out His Will

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Know Jesus Personally

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See Jesus as Enough

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Your Savior Preserves You

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You’re Not Dead Yet

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Be a Man

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Give a Graveside Witness

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Respect God’s Choice

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Wait on Jesus

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Long for Home

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Come to the Cross

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God is With Us!

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