What’s in a Name? Sermon by Pastor Patrick Melton Exodus 3:1-15New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Moses at the Burning Bush 3 Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 There the angel of the […]

The Goal of A Spiritual Life Sermon by Pastor Jason Adams 1 Corinthians 13New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Gift of Love 13 If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, […]

Signed and Sealed: Familial Grace . . . sometimes it’s the hardest Sermon by Patrick Melton Genesis 37:1-4New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Joseph Dreams of Greatness 37 Jacob settled in the land where his father had lived as an alien, the land of Canaan. 2 This is the story of the family of Jacob. Joseph, […]

Signed and Sealed: Recovering from Resentment Sermon by Pastor Jason Adams Genesis 45:1-15New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers 45 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me.” So no one stayed with him when Joseph […]

Signed and Sealed: The Face of God Sermon by Pastor Jason Adams Genesis 32:22-31New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Jacob Wrestles at Peniel 22 The same night he got up and took his two wives, his two maids, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 He took them and sent them […]

Signed and Sealed: Life on the Run Sermon by Pastor Jason Adams Jacob’s Dream at Bethel 10 Jacob left Beer-sheba and went toward Haran. 11 He came to a certain place and stayed there for the night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his […]

Signed and Sealed: The Trickster, Tricked Sermon by Pastor Theresa M. Booth Jacob Marries Laban’s Daughters 15 Then Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my kinsman, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?” 16 Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the elder was Leah, and […]

Birth Order Sermon by Pastor Theresa M Booth Genesis 25:19-34New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Birth and Youth of Esau and Jacob 19 These are the descendants of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham was the father of Isaac, 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, […]

The Faith of Rebekah Sermon by Pastor Patrick Melton Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-60 New International Version (NIV) – PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT FROM PEW BIBLE, PLEASE USE THIS VERSION. 34 So he said, “I am Abraham’s servant. 35 The Lord has blessed my master abundantly, and he has become wealthy. He has given him […]

Genesis, Signed and Sealed: God Will Provide Sermon by Pastor Jason Adams Genesis 22:1-14New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Command to Sacrifice Isaac 22 After these things God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and […]