SERMONS ON JACOB AND ESAU
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Passing the Promises (30 of 54)
by Keith Krell
Five years ago, a wonderful man by the name of Gil Woo gave me a very meaningful gift. [Hold up a green aluminum baton.] Gil gave me this baton as a reminder that God's call upon my life is to finish well and pass the faith on to those who will come after me. I have kept this baton on my office desk for the past five years as a visual, daily reminder of that calling. I'm sure you've heard it said that the Christian faith is always only one generation from extinction. Or as Bruce Wilkinson says, ''God has no grandchildren.'' Instead, the Christian faith is like a relay race in which one generation passes the baton of God's truth to another generation...
Family Feud (17 of 31)
by Ernest Easley
Take God's Word and turn please to Genesis chapter 25. Now I've told you from the start that the book of Genesis takes us back to the basics! It could be called "Christianity 101." It shows us how to build our lives on a solid and sure foundation! If you live long enough sooner or later you're going to encounter a crisis, a tragedy, a trial, a storm. It's the storms that reveal the strength of the foundation! And when those storms come across your life, you will be left standing or falling. That's why God has given us the book of Genesis! To show us how to build our life on a solid foundation! We're going to learn today from Genesis 25 about...
Blessed Assurance Founded in the Fullness of God (32 of 48)
by Patrick Edwards
Introduction: Our American culture is one that lives in a constant state of flux and change. Nothing exemplifies this more than technology. I mean its laughable now how often a company will launch a new phone only three months later to launch an upgrade that's better than ever. It seems as soon as you buy a T.V. it suddenly becomes outdated and obsolete. It seems like every other week my phone or my computer have to be restarted because of new software upgrades. It's a full time job to keep up with the constantly changing technological world. But its not just technology that is always changing and in a state of flux...
The Parent Trap Part One (1 of 6)
by Scott Maze
Who of us has cornered the market for craziness in our family? It seems that broken families and dysfunctional families are everywhere. There's hope for even crazy families because of Jesus Christ. Great things can come from broken families. Jacob's life stands above the rest of humanity like a tall Colorado Rocky mountain peak over the horizon. More than a 1,000 years after Jacob died, his impact still lived on for the prophet Hosea said of him: ''In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he strove with God. 4 He strove with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought his favor. He met God at Bethel...
Sold Out Or Selling Out (1 of 4)
by Dennis Marquardt
INTRO: There is little doubt that life contains many choices. There is little doubt that life has many difficulties. There is little doubt that the choices we make with difficulties can either make or break the quality of our life! The problem with most people, which includes Christians, is NOT the problems themselves but the choices we make when we face them. We need to decide early on that if we are going to live for Christ we are truly SOLD OUT to do so or we will find ourselves SELLING OUT due to a lack of commitment when the problems hit. Good preparation before problems help prevent procrastination and pain on making...
Rebekah, the Mother That Destroyed Her Family
by Donald Cantrell
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points. James Dobson asked hundreds of teens what they would like to tell their parents. Their answers might surprise you: Teach us about God and spiritual things. Guide us towards good marriages by modeling a good one. Don't curse and smoke, if you don't want us too.Be consistent and follow through on things. Play with your kids. Tell us that you love us often. Look for good things in kids and not just the bad. Don't pressure us too much to excel. Believe us and believe in us. Talk to us straight about sensitive subjects. The Smothers brothers had a famous quote ''Mom...
Isaac: A Family Faith (6 of 10)
by Brad Whitt
INTRO: I want you to take God's Word now this morning and be finding your place at Hebrews chapter 11 again if you would. Hebrews chapter 11, and this morning we're going to be looking at verse number 20. Listen to what the Bible says. Hebrews 11:20, ''By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.'' In Hebrews chapter 11 we are given the listing of God's great giants of the faith - which is why we've entitled this series of sermons ''Walking With The Giants.'' Over the past 6 Sunday mornings what we've been doing is simply walking and working our way down through the mighty men and wonderful women who are...
Esau: Cheated Outright (1 of 18)
by Stephen Whitney
Robin Motz, 68, an internal medicine doctor in Englewood, N.J. was accused of stealing more than $800,000 from his 94-year-old mother's savings account after taking over control of her finances as her power of attorney, leaving her in absolute poverty. He spent the money on luxuries, travel to the Bahamas, Mexico, Hong Kong and his vacation house in Hillsdale, N.Y. His mother, a retired librarian, learned of her financial predicament when her condo levied a special assessment to cover the cost of rebuilding a retaining wall that had collapsed and she was unable to pay it. When we are cheated out of what is rightly ours we feel...
Esau: The Power of Little Choices (11 of 49)
by John Barnett
Four thousand years ago one man made a series of little choices. He was rugged, handsome, hard working, honest, athletic, strong--and proud. From the perspective of those who lived around him he was a great guy--but from the One who sees the heart, he was pitiful. A spiritual scan would have revealed that he fed his flesh, gave in to his passions, nursed his wounds until they festered into gangrenous abscesses that oozed bitterness. That bitterness infected his entire life and he ended up becoming an enemy of God. Who was he? Esau, firstborn son of Isaac, grandson of God's friend Abraham, natural heir to all the...
Esau: Foolish Choice (3 of 18)
by Stephen Whitney
In February 2010 a Japanese restaurant owner turned the nation's everyday ramen or noodle soup into a pricey, gourmet affair that costs more than $100 and takes three days to fully prepare. The "Five-Taste Blend Imperial Noodles" offered at Tokyo's Fujimaki Gekijyo restaurant is ultimately just a bowl of soup and noodles, even though it is an expensive one. Owner Shoichi Fujimaki said that the more than 20 ingredients used to make the soup elevate it from common ramen soup into a five star cuisine, with a price tag to match. He said, "It's not really ramen. It is my cuisine, it's my 25 years of experience distilled into one bowl....
Evolution and You (or Why God Hated Esau)
by Dr. J. Vernon McGee
The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom: We have heard a rumor from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, Arise, and let us rise up against her in battle. (Obadiah 1) Who was Obadiah? He was one of four prophets about whom we know absolutely nothing, except that he wrote prophecy. The other three prophets are Habakkuk, Haggai, and Malachi. All were great prophets, yet we know nothing concerning them. Therefore, when we ask, ''Who is Obadiah?'' I have to answer truthfully, ''I do not know.'' Yet his name was as common in Israel as Abdullah is among the Arabs today....
Formula For Family Failure (34 of 48)
by Stan Coffey
INTRODUCTION: Normally we think of Isaac as one of the outstanding types of Christ in the Old Testament and so he was in Genesis 22. But Isaac is no type of Christ in Genesis 27. If he is a type of anything he is a type of the backslidden, worldly, carnal Christian. It is a sad fact that while we may at one stage of our lives mirror the beauties and graces of Christ we may at another stage reflect the exact opposite. In chapter 27 an entire family is shattered and the weaknesses that were present in the family for years are now displayed. 1. THE UNSPIRITUAL FATHER - 27:1-4 The situation displayed in Genesis 27 did not develop in a single day....
The Parent Trap Part 2 (2 of 6)
by Scott Maze
It seems that broken families and dysfunctional families are everywhere. Great things can come from broken families. Jacob's life works like a Russian nesting doll, for his life has conflict inside conflict inside yet another, conflict. What begins as a conflict with his twin brother Esau, moves to his quarrel with his eventual father-in-law Laban, to continual run-ins with his two wives (yes, he was a polygamist). Jacob's family life is almost continual strife. As great as Jacob was, he will transform before our eyes in the weeks to come. From a scheming manipulator to a humbled man, Jacob transforms by the grace of God. There...
Rebekah's Three Mistakes with Her Two
by Richard Bradley
Genesis 27:1-8: 1 Now it came to pass, when Isaac was old and his eyes were so dim that he could not see, that he called Esau his older son and said to him, ''My son.'' And he answered him, ''Here I am.'' 2 Then he said, ''Behold now, I am old. I do not know the day of my death. 3 Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me. 4 And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.'' 5 Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt game and to bring it...
Fixing Family Feuds (23 of 47)
by Chris Brown
Food for Thought (Questions and Scriptures for further personal study) 1. Remembering our need for forgiveness and God's incredible provision of it will help us become generous in our forgiveness of others. The following verses take us back to the basics. Stop and reflect on each passage and underline any key principles. How does each passage help you grow in your ability or motivation to forgive? Isaiah 53:6 Isaiah 59:1-3 Isaiah 55:6-7 Colossians 3:12-15 2. Forgiveness is not just about letting others off the hook and letting it go when we are wronged. It's also about freeing ourselves from the baggage that we pick up if we don't forgive....
Jacob And Esau (1 of 5)
by Tony Nester
We're spending the summer with stories from the Book of Genesis. We've explored stories about Noah, Abraham and Sarah, and the birth of Isaac. Today we begin a series of stories that come out of the life of Isaac's son, Jacob. Jacob's name will eventually be changed to Israel and thus become the namesake for the Israelites of the Bible as well as the state of Israel we know today. We're in Genesis 25:19-34. The story begins with the ancestry of Jacob and his fraternal twin brother, Esau. (Genesis 25:19-34 NRSV) These are the descendants of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham was the father of Isaac, {20} and...
