The Lord's Day (November 26, 2023) at Rainsville First Baptist Church

How do you feel when you get what you wanted but after getting it, you discover it was not the best option?  That is the path for those who manipulate and deceive in order to gain what they want.  But then the fruit of their actions turns sour and bitter.

I look forward tomorrow to being back in the pulpit as we continue our study through the life of Jacob as we examine this next episode of "As the Saga Continues" with the family of Isaac, Rebekah, Esau, and Jacob in Genesis 27: 41-46.  There is no soap opera ever been written with more sad turns than this story.  If we could only see the story up to now, we would throw this family under the bus, throw up our hands, and declare there is no hope.  But we know the end of the story and one of these good-for-nothing dudes becomes Israel - the Prince of God!!!  WHAT?  

And there is only one reason - God's grace.  But as grace has always been - amazing, a stunner, a show changer.

Tomorrow we will begin our preparation for our annual March to the Manger set for Sunday, December 10 and we will pray over Zeb Ferguson and Keirstan Hiett before their wedding on December 2.  What a day!!!

Did I mention it?  And we will begin to enjoy the most beautiful setting in all of Rainsville (and maybe all of Alabama) - our church building at Christmas.