Stapleton Baptist Church

This Sunday we heard a challenging message from Jeff Copeland on being people that seek first the Kingdom of God. May we be people that have a Kingdom Visions, Kingdom Values, and see Kingdom Victory!

Jacob's struggles with his uncle/father-in-law Laban continue to increase. Laban tries his best to keep Jacob dependent on him so he continue to reap the blessings that Jacob brings to his flocks, yet God has other plans. Though Jacob is in a tough spot, God shows that he can be trusted to preserve him, provide for him, and guide him. The same is true for us still today!

Genesis 29 brings us the fateful meeting of Jacob and Rachel. What begins as a love story soon turns into a soap opera and eventually into something you would expect from a tabloid television show. Jacob will end up having 12 sons from four different women, yet God will use that mess to establish the twelve tribes of Israel. This is another clear example of God's triumph over human sin.

in Genesis 28, Jacob is traveling to Haran to save his life and to find a wife. Little does he know that God will interject himself right in the middle of his journey through an amazing dream. Jacob was neither seeking God nor deserving of God's blessing, yet we see God seeking and blessing him. Praise God that he is still seeking and saving the lost today!

For our 2022 Homecoming service, we take a look at Galatians 6:7-10. This passage exhorts Christians to not grow weary doing good. Paul calls us to keep sowing to the Spirit and doing good to all because in due season we will reap eternal life. Don't give up!

Genesis 27 may be one of the most dramatic stories in all the Bible. No one comes out clean in this story. All four characters have shortcomings and failures. Yet through the mess they make God's purposes and promises are still fulfilled. The spotlight then falls on God's sovereign rule and reign over this world and even the foolish decisions of men and women. 

Genesis 25 serves as a transition chapter as we close out the story of Abraham's life and then move on to the birth Esau and Jacob. Those twin brothers will take center stage for the next 10 chapters of Genesis. From the moment of birth these brothers are destined for tension with one another and we see their personalities come through clearly in the infamous story of Esau selling his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of soup.

Genesis 24 gives us the last task for Abraham: finding a wife for his son Isaac. Through this brief love story we find God's providence and sovereignty clearly on display at the same time God's people fully engage in his work. This story also gives us the opportunity to consider Christians marriage and our responsibility to the next generation.

Genesis 23 brings us the sad news of Sarah's death. But her death allows us to see how Abraham responds and how he continues to have faith in God's promises. This chapter gives us much to consider for our own lives, how we face our mortality, and how we can remain confident that God's promises won't be hindered by death. 

Genesis 22 brings us to the pinnacle of Abraham's faith journey. God asks him to give up the most precious, most important thing to him, and Abraham faithfully obeys. He shows himself to fully trust God. But there's more to this story. The author is training us to recognize future symbols that point us to a greater sacrifice and substitute for our sin.