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The Divine Embrace

We’re often afraid to try and restore broken relationships with our coworkers, neighbors, friends, and family. When we avoid our broken relationships, we also avoid glimpses at the divine embrace, where God brings healing and hope. This week, we read about the moment Esau and Jacob meet each other 20 years after their relationship was broken by deception. Join us as we listen for how God calls us to the transformative work of reconciliation.

In the series, “Sibling Rivalry,” we are studying the stories of Esau and Jacob to understand both the challenges and hope for dysfunctional relationships. In so doing, we hope to highlight what real reconciliation looks like, not a cheap artificial unity that makes reconciliation sound easy, but a reconciliation that is a part of the transformative journey with God.

Sermon preached by Pastor Dallas Flippin on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at the First Baptist Church of Jackson, MI.

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Transformation and Time Apart

Are you looking for healing in a relationship in your life? Join us this week as we continue to learn about good and bad paths towards reconciliation in the story of Esau and Jacob.

In the series, “Sibling Rivalry,” we are studying the stories of Esau and Jacob to understand both the challenges and hope for dysfunctional relationships. In so doing, we hope to highlight what real reconciliation looks like, not a cheap artificial unity that makes reconciliation sound easy, but a reconciliation that is a part of the transformative journey with God.

Sermon preached by Pastor Dallas Flippin on Sunday, February 7, 2021.

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The Point of No Return

There are pivotal moments that shape a relationship for better or worse. In Genesis 27, Jacob’s deception fractured his relationship with his brother and changed the the next two decades of their lives. Join us as we contemplate the urgency of faithful living and the gravity of unfaithfulness. This week’s message is titled, “The Point of No Return,” and is the second message of our series, “Sibling Rivalry.”

In the series, “Sibling Rivalry,” we are studying the stories of Esau and Jacob to understand both the challenges and hope for dysfunctional relationships. In so doing, we hope to highlight what real reconciliation looks like, not a cheap artificial unity that makes reconciliation sound easy, but a reconciliation that is a part of the transformative journey with God.

Sermon preached by Pastor Dallas Flippin on Sunday, January 31, 2021.

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We’ve Got History

Today’s sermon is the start of a new sermon series, “Sibling Rivalry.” In a world of broken and dysfunctional relationships, we look to Esau and Jacob for understanding how problems emerge and for what seeing God in the midst reconciliation can look like.

In the series, we will examine the real challenges of relationships, not the cheap artificial unity talk that makes reconciliation sound easy. While reconciliation is difficult, it is a part of the transformative journey with God.

This week’s message, “We’ve Got History,” starts with the history and systems that we are born into that cause conflict and a study of Genesis 25:19-34. Join us as we begin to study the stories of Esau and Jacob.

Sermon preached by Pastor Dallas Flippin on Sunday, January 24, 2021.

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