DiscipleCenter

Title: Jacob and Labana

Scripture: Genesis 29:1-35

Speaker: Dr. H. Bruce Stokes

Date: November 9, 2025

This episode studies Genesis 29: Jacob meets Rachel at the well, serves seven years for her, and is deceived by Laban into marrying Leah first. It traces the family dynamics, Laban's treachery, and how God opens Leah's womb while Rachel remains barren.

Title: Running Away or Toward Something

Scripture: Genesis 28: 1-22

Speaker: Rev. Trevor L. Embry

Date: November 2, 2025

This episode reads Psalm 119:105–112 and Hebrews 9:1–4, exploring how Scripture guides our lives and the symbolic items placed in the Ark of the Covenant.

The speaker connects the passages to family faith formation, explaining a symbolic ark activity for children and reflecting on testimony, obedience, and spiritual growth across generations.

This episode explores the biblical Feast of Trumpets (Yom Terah/Rosh Hashanah), grounding its practice in Scripture and Jesus' words in Matthew 5:17 about the continuing authority of the Torah and the prophets.

We reflect on the meaning of the shofar, the call to gather, and the hope of Messiah’s return, and encourage believers to rediscover God’s appointed feasts—looking ahead to Yom Kippur and Sukkot.

Title: Jacob, Esau and the Blessings 

Scripture: Genesis 27: 1- 46 

Speaker: Dr. H. Bruce Stokes

Date: September 14, 2025

Isaac, old and near death, intends to bless his firstborn Esau, but the blessings end up with who God wants to receive it. 

Title: Explaining the DiscipleCenter

Scripture: Genesis 14:18-24 and Various Texts

Speaker: Dr. H. Bruce Stokes

Date: September 7, 2025

This episode traces the origin of tithes and offerings back to Genesis and explains how tithing, the second tithe (tzedakah), freewill offerings, and participation support worship and community. Drawing from Genesis, Deuteronomy, the New Testament, and early church practice, the speaker clarifies that tithing is a testimony of God’s provision, while charitable giving cares for the poor and supports ministry.

Title: Prescence Not Convenience

Scripture: Various

Speaker: Steven Rollins

Date: August 31, 2025

A practical sermon calling listeners to choose presence over convenience, using biblical stories—the feeding of the 5,000, the Good Samaritan, and others—to show how Jesus and others modeled sacrificial, attentive love.

The message urges small daily choices to be present for family, neighbors, and God, emphasizing compassion, persistence, and action beyond mere convenience.

Title: Steps in Faith in the Next Generation

Scripture: Genesis 26:1-35

Speaker: Rev. Trevor L. Embry

Date: August 24, 2025

In this episode we study Genesis 26, focusing on Isaac taking up Abraham’s mantle during a time of famine. The message explores how Isaac’s faith grows as he trusts God, deals peacefully with conflict over wells, and models godly living for Jacob and Esau. Practical lessons are given for parenting, responsibility, and relying on God during life’s droughts.