Wheeler Road Church of Christ

When Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860 the whole nation knew war was inevitable. Lincoln’s stand on the slavery issue brought pressure on an issue that divided the nation.

This past week our president made a statement of support of same sex marriage. His words add pressure to an issue that has deeply divided our country and even churches. For the next few weeks we will be studying The Gay Issue.

We need to be equipped on a personal level and corporate level because this social and moral issue is not going away. It is not enough to have the right arguments; we must also possess the right attitude.

In this week's lesson, The Origin Of Redemption: Jacob & Laban Go Toe To Toe, God orchestrated the events of Genesis 31 to make it possible for Jacob and his family to leave Laban’s infectious control.

The key to getting God involved in this story was Jacob’s integrity. It took twenty years of suffering under Laban for Jacob to learn this one lesson, and he learned it well.

God always finds a way to protect our families when we trust Him with all integrity.

This Sunday's lesson is Jacob Ready To Graduate. After being schooled in Laban’s Institute Of Higher Learning for 20 years, Jacob was ready to move on with his family.

It wouldn’t be easy because Laban is smart - and evil. With God’s help, it was Laban’s turn to be schooled. Genesis 30 & 31 records the story.

This weekend, Loran Brown will share with us his observations from Psalm 45 and Psalm 51, entitled The Oil of Joy.

Everyone is invited.

This Sunday is Part Two of Team Leah VS Team Rachel. Genesis 30 is about Jacob losing control of his family as his wives compete for his love.

We learn that God doesn’t endorse the behavior, but deals with it to bring about establishing the foundation for the Twelve Tribes of Israel.

Genesis is ugly and deeply messed-up in human terms, and yet our Father finds a way to accomplish His will.

He takes our folly and produces a beautiful harvest in spite of us.