In the final message in the series The Gospel According to Jacob, Pastor Clarence Stamps II shows how Jacob’s journey mirrors our own. Like Jacob, we often drift, get distracted, or allow sin and hardship to pull us away from God’s presence. Yet God continues to call us back, inviting us to return and realign our hearts with Him. Homecoming is not just about going back to a physical place; it’s about coming back into fellowship with God, where grace, forgiveness, and renewal are waiting.

This message challenges us to examine the altars we’ve built in our lives—both the idols that need to be torn down and the sacred spaces where we need to meet with God again. It’s a reminder that God’s invitation still stands: no matter how far we’ve wandered, He welcomes us back home.

What do we do when life feels like a nightmare we can’t wake up from? In this week’s message, Pastor Clarence Stamps II leads us through one of the most painful and difficult passages in Scripture—the story of Dinah’s assault in Genesis 34. This heartbreaking account is raw and unsettling, yet it’s included in God’s Word for a reason.

Pastor Clarence carefully unpacks this narrative, showing us how it exposes the brokenness of humanity, the misuse of power, and the devastating impact of sin. Dinah’s story is not just an ancient tragedy—it reflects the ongoing reality of pain, trauma, and injustice that many still experience today.

Yet even in the midst of such darkness, we are reminded that God does not turn away from the wounded. He sees, He cares, and He enters into our suffering. The passage challenges us to acknowledge the weight of injustice while also pointing us toward the God who brings healing, restoration, and ultimate justice.

This sermon invites us to wrestle honestly with life’s “living nightmares” while holding fast to the truth that God’s presence and promises remain steadfast, even when the world feels broken beyond repair.

In this powerful message, Pastor Clarence Stamps II explores how the gospel calls us to more than simply avoiding conflict or pretending the past never happened. Instead, through the transforming work of Jesus Christ, reconciliation becomes a process of restoration, healing, and grace that changes both our relationship with God and our relationships with others.

Looking at the story of Jacob and Esau, Clarence shows how God’s hand was at work even through years of tension, deceit, and brokenness. Their eventual reunion demonstrates that reconciliation is not about minimizing pain, but about allowing God to do what only He can—softening hearts, breaking down pride, and making peace where peace once seemed impossible.

This message challenges us to examine our own lives and relationships. How do we handle wounds that run deep? How do we seek forgiveness when we’ve caused harm? And how do we extend it when we’ve been wronged? True reconciliation requires humility, trust in God’s timing, and a willingness to let the gospel shape the way we forgive and move forward.

In this thought-provoking message, Pastor Clarence Stamps II teaches that the Christian life often flips our expectations upside down. Victory doesn’t come through self-promotion, strength, or control—but through surrender, humility, and obedience to Christ. Drawing from the story of Jacob and Esau, Pastor Clarence highlights how Jacob’s striving for blessing led to conflict, deception, and brokenness. Yet God’s grace worked through Jacob’s weakness to accomplish His greater plan. This biblical account points us to the truth that God often uses what the world sees as failure or loss to bring about His lasting purposes. Looking ultimately to Jesus’ example on the cross, we see how what appeared to be defeat was in fact the greatest victory in history. By laying down our own agendas, we step into the kind of triumph that only God can give.

In this engaging message, guest speaker Anthony Raffa reminds us that Jacob’s struggles, flaws, and patterns of grasping for control often mirror our own.

Anthony walks through how Jacob’s life reveals the tension between human weakness and God’s unwavering faithfulness. Even when Jacob deceived, wrestled, and stumbled, God never abandoned him—and the same is true for us.

In this message, Anthony invites us to look honestly at the “Jacob” in each of us: our tendency to rely on self, manipulate circumstances, or cling tightly to what we think we need. Yet, he points us back to the good news that God, in His mercy, meets us right in those places, reshaping us through His grace and calling us to trust Him more fully.

If you’ve ever felt the weight of your shortcomings or wrestled with surrendering control, this sermon will encourage you with the truth that God’s promises are bigger than our failures.

In this powerful message, Pastor Clarence Stamps II invites us to see how God is always at work — even when His hand seems hidden. Preaching from Genesis, Pastor Clarence unpacks the story of Jacob to reveal a God who orchestrates events for His purposes, weaving together the threads of His plan in ways we may not recognize until later.

Whether you’re facing uncertainty, waiting for an answer, or struggling to understand your circumstances, this message reminds us that God’s sovereignty is active and unfailing. He is never absent, never idle, and always working for the good of those who love Him.

In this challenging and reflective message, Pastor Clarence Stamps II explores the hidden struggle of schadenfreude—taking quiet pleasure in someone else’s misfortune. Drawing from Scripture, he helps us uncover the pride, envy, and insecurity that often fuel this response in our hearts.

Through the lens of God's grace, Pastor Clarence calls us to a better way: to root out comparison, cultivate compassion, and rejoice in the good of others. This message offers both conviction and hope for anyone who’s wrestled with bitterness, rivalry, or the temptation to look down on others.

In this message, Jason Botbyl, Pastor of Multiplication at Crossroads Bible Church, teaches from Genesis 28:10–22, where Jacob—on the run and all alone—encounters God in a dream at Bethel. Through this powerful moment in Jacob’s life, we’re reminded that even when we feel uncertain, isolated, or in need, God is fully present and already at work.

Pastor Jason unpacks how this passage shows us a God who sees us, meets us where we are, and promises to never leave us. Just as God knew Jacob’s needs, He knows ours too—and He faithfully provides, not just physically, but spiritually and relationally.

This sermon invites us to trust in God’s presence and provision, even when the road ahead is unclear.

In this powerful message, guest speaker Dirk VanEyk challenges us to stop pretending and start living in the freedom of being fully known and fully loved. Drawing from Scripture and real-life experience, Dirk invites us to drop the false selves we project and embrace a deeper, more authentic walk with Christ. We all wear masks—some to hide our pain, others to protect our pride. But what if God is calling us to live with radical honesty instead?

Whether you’re tired of performing, afraid of being exposed, or just longing for deeper connection with God and others—this message is for you.

In this message from Genesis 25, Pastor Clarence Stamps II takes us into the story of Esau and Jacob to expose a deeper truth: uncontrolled desires, even ones that seem harmless or justified, can quietly lead us away from what matters most.

Esau’s hunger wasn’t the issue. Jacob’s ambition wasn’t the only problem. But when desire is shaped by the flesh instead of surrendered to God, it becomes destructive.

This sermon explores how our longings—whether for control, affirmation, comfort, or success—can either be submitted to Christ and transformed, or left to burn out of control. Through vivid imagery, honest questions, and rich biblical insight, Pastor Clarence invites us to examine what’s fueling us and whether it’s worth the cost.

In the opening message of our new summer series The Gospel According to Jacob, Pastor Clarence Stamps II leads us into the complex and often painful story of Jacob’s beginnings—a story marked by brokenness, struggle, and divine purpose.

Drawing from Genesis 25:19–26, Pastor Clarence explores how Jacob’s life was shaped from birth by family dysfunction, generational pain, and a name that literally defined him as “deceiver.” But Jacob’s story isn’t unique. It reflects the brokenness we see all around us—and in ourselves.

This sermon invites us to see that even in the most fractured places—infertility, identity wounds, betrayal, or injustice—God is working. Through Jacob’s life and through our own, Pastor Clarence reminds us that it’s only when we come to the end of ourselves that we encounter the beginning of God’s redeeming purpose. Jesus entered our brokenness, took it upon Himself at the cross, and rose to bring us restoration and new identity.

No matter your past, your name, or your pain—there is hope for your brokenness. You are not defined by what you’ve done, but by what Christ has done for you.