Harvest Community Church of Huntersville

Long before the WWE, there was an epic wrestling match-like no other in history-and Jacob came out of it a changed man. It all is recorded for us in Genesis 32.

Consider this scene with me. The flurry of events that we call the Passion week of Jesus were starting. Jesus enters Jerusalem in a triumphal procession. Then, he walks into the Temple courts and sees chaos. The noise, smell and activity look more like a market than a temple. The shopkeepers have taken over and selfishly have created a bazaar with a culture that is far from worshipful. The business of the temple has become the object of their affection. Listen in as Dan Martin walks us through Genesis 30-25-31-55.

At Harvest, our body is comprised of people from many different nations, including India, Cuba, Haiti, the Philippines, Jamaica and other islands, Columbia, Ethiopia, and South Africa. On today's podcast Senior Pastor Jerry Barber continues exploring the issues of race and grace in his conversation with Harvest member Naomi Mu-HOKA, who was born and raised in Tanzania.

Although muddled and much like a Netflix docudrama, our passage records God's power at work in a messy family. Today we will see the birth of Jacob's eleven sons and one daughter and how God OVERRULES in people and circumstances to fulfill his promise and make his name known. To him alone be the glory-

On our podcasts, recently we have been hearing personal stories about how the grace of God can shine through, even in the challenging area of race. Today, Senior Pastor Jerry Barber interviews former staff member Henry Golatt. Henry currently serves as the Director of Music Ministry at Back Creek Church in Charlotte.

Jacob had a history of deception. But in Genesis 29, the deceiver is deceived, and God begins knocking off the rough edges of his life.

We all know how much tension and anxiety there is right now around the issue of race. God's plan is for believers in Christ to love each other well, regardless of differences. Today on the podcast, Senior Pastor Jerry Barber interviews Harvest member Anne Jamison on her experiences with racism--and love.

Do you know anyone who wants to run away from their problems, like Jacob was doing- This passage of Scripture shows what God does to -show up- and change things.

On today's podcast, Senior Pastor Jerry Barber answers the following question submitted by a listener- -How and when should a Christian get involved in politics-- It sounds like a loaded question to me, but let's see what the Bible has to say about that.

Hopefully you are not looking for a good role model to follow in Genesis 27, or you will be disappointed- This chapter shows the flaws of every character involved, yet how God works in spite of us.