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INTRO
When something is precious to you how do you treat it?
protect it?
It was his birthday today and he could not wait to get home.
He had been waiting for this day for about 3 months since he saw the commercials.
The little box sat on his lap seeming to vibrate slightly as the car drove down the road.
“How’s it going back there?” says dad, “shhh, he’s sleeping” is the reply.
As they get home and he quietly walks into the house he goes straight to the couch and gently sets down the little cardboard box.
He peaks through the little air holes in the lid and holds his breath as he gazes down.
The boy quietly opens the lid to the box.
Inside the box pressed against the wall is the care instructions, the boy pulls them out and begins to read.
The care instructions covers everything the boy needs to know about his new pet.
How to care for it, suggestions on training, even a small list of names to get the creative juices flowing.
The rest of the afternoon the boy is anchored to his room quietly playing with his new pet.
“Time for dinner” mom says and the boy finally emerges holding his precious new friend.
After dinner mom tells him it is time to get ready for bed.
As the boy brushes his teeth he never takes his eyes off his little buddy wanting to make sure that he does not roll off the bathroom countertop.
“Can he sleep in my bed tonight dad?” ask the boy “of course!” replies dad.
Upon hearing this the boy picks up his friend and runs off to his room again.
As mom comes to tuck him in the boy notifies her that dad said they could sleep together tonight.
“Thats good honey” says mom “have you decided on a name for him yet?” she asks.
“Yes, I’m gonna call him pebbles” he grins up to her. “I think that is a perfect name for your new pet rock” mom says lovingly as she kisses him goodnight.
Didn’t see that coming did you!?
Have you all heard of pet rocks before?
1975/76 - 32pg manual - 1.5 million sold
How many of you had a pet rock as a kid?
How do we know this kid loved his pet rock?
We know because of the love and care he ascribed to it.
Have you ever loved and cherished something like that?
How many of you have ever seen shows like antiques road show? or American pickers?
or something like that?
Have you ever seen an episode where someone got really disappointed by one of their items?
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Have you ever been really disappointed by something?
We are most disappointed when we trade something great for something less so, yet we find ourselves doing just that, more often then we would like to admit.
A toy as a child.
Illustration of need addressed.
A possession as youth.
A friend as a young adult.
A spouse, or a child now that we are grown.
Is there anything we should love and cherish like that but we don’t?
Is there anything we should love and cherish like that but we don’t?
Connect illustration to present day hearers.
A family member.
Transition = Show this need or similar issue was also the question behind the biblical text.
Our LORD?
Clearly state the theme of the text/sermon.
Title & Text
Way.
Truth.
Life.
Theme
Esau carelessly gives up the greater for the lesser.
Pray
God as we seek to look into your Word today we can so easily be tempted to look at stories like this and cast judgement on others.
Give us humility and insight today as we will see ourselves so plainly in this text.
Help us then to apply this word to our own lives as we invite your Spirit to come and minister in us.
Amen
Amen
THE SERMON BODY
Gen 25.29-
vv 29
Jacob - working indoors
stew - boiled pottage
Esau - working outdoors
exhausted - faint with hunger
perhaps failed at the hunt
When are you most often tempted to Sin against God?
When you are tired
When you are hungry
When you don’t get your way
vv 30
Red Stew - x2 = “ha adom”
red stuff?
Edom = sounds like red
Esau is a man like us who is driven by his appetites.
= What happens when we do not practice mastery over them?
vv 31
Jacob wastes no time!
now = today - the whole thing over to me right now!
birthright = right of the first born son
= double portion of all father has
Deut 21.
Let us seek to waste no time when it comes to serving the LORD!
1 Chr 5:1, 2
1 Chr
vv 32
What good is an inheritance to a dead man?
We do what we do because we want what we want.
What sins so easily entangle you?
Pride
self
family
Lust
Greed
Anger
Complacency
Comfort
We like Esau can so easily lose sight of what is most important when we fail to fix our eyes upon it.
vv 33
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