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Dr Brent brings a powerful Revival Meeting message from Genesis 35 about Jacob, the deceiver. This message challenges both Christians and those considering Christ to examine the legitimacy of their motives for following Christ. No matter what has happened in your life, God is saying, "Come."

Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." 27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means "queen of the Ethiopians"). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, 28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. 29 The Spirit told Philip, "Go to that chariot and stay near it." 30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked. 31 "How can I," he said, "unless someone explains it to me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading: "He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth. 33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice. Who can speak of his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth." 34 The eunuch asked Philip, "Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?" 35 Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus. 36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?" 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.

The sermon contrasts the initial faith and purity of Rebecca in Genesis 24 with her later moral decline, illustrating that character determines whether one fulfills their God-given potential. It highlights how favoritism and partiality within the family created division and led to conniving behavior rather than trusting God's plan. The preacher warns against allowing personality or preference to override biblical principles of justice and unity in the home. Practical advice is given to maintain marital priority and consistent discipline to prevent such spiritual erosion. Ultimately, the message urges listeners to cultivate strong character so they may faithfully reach the potential God has intended for their lives.

Scripture Psalm 23:1-6

As dad, you're the tip of the spear in the spiritual battle for your family. The dads talk about their own experiences in spiritual warfare, including examples from their own lives. They discuss how to prepare for spiritual attack…discerning and identifying demons at work…knowing the difference between fleshly responses and demonic influence…what it looks like to resist the devil…and how to avoid things that invite demonic influence into your home.

Shaping The Arrow This message is a family dedication built around the truth that raising children requires more than good intentions—it requires daily dependence on the Lord. Using 2 Timothy 1:7 and 1 Thessalonians 5, the message emphasizes that God gives us power for our problems, love for people, and a sound mind for ourselves. Brody and Adri are encouraged to let Waylon see them run to the Lord first, love and forgive one another, deal honestly with their own hearts, and remain connected to a faithful church family that can warn, comfort, support, pray, and walk with them. The central picture is that children are arrows being shaped for God's purposes. Parents, grandparents, and the church all have a part in smoothing rough places, straightening what is bent, and preparing a child to one day go places they themselves may never go. The goal is not merely to raise a successful or well-behaved child, but to prayerfully prepare Waylon to become a "polished shaft" in the Lord's hands—while trusting that only God can bring about the new birth and make Jesus known to him. The message also stresses that bitterness, pride, unforgiveness, and self-centeredness can poison a home, while repentance, patience, truth, reconciliation, gratitude, and prayer create an atmosphere where grace can flourish. Grandparents are reminded to guide with wisdom without controlling, and the church is called to actively undergird the family through spiritual warfare and every season of life. The heart of the dedication is this: we are going to fail at times, but our confidence is not in our perfection—it is in God's faithfulness. As 1 Thessalonians 5:24 says, "Faithful is he that calleth you, w