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OPENING
We are on part 3 of our series, “what about Dad?”
Noah led us to new beginning
We talked about failures (mankind)
God is the God of Second Chances
We will not always understand God, but we can always trust in Him
Even the world things we are crazy, we must obey God
Abraham led us to faithfulness
We talked about fear (false evidence appearing real)
Be unquestionably obedient
Obedience should not be forced
Sacrifice isn’t supposed to be easy
Live a life of faith
Today I’ll be preaching on the life of Jacob
Who is Jacob and what can we learn from him?
Noah through Shem is the father of Abraham
Abraham is the father of Isaac
Isaac is the father of Jacob
Jacob’s name was changed to Israel after wrestling with God
Jacob had 4 wives, Rachel, Leah, Bilhah and Zilpah
And Jacob later on became the father of the 12 tribes
The Life of Jacob will teach us “Responsibility”
Are you a responsible Dad?
I’ve been a father myself for 33 years now
And if you’re going to ask me if I was a responsible Dad, it will be difficult for me to give a straight yes answer
Before I met my wife Joan, I already had 2 children, out of wedlock from 2 different moms.
Thonet who is now 33 years old and Jason 30
Both of them grew up without a father
It must have been very hard for them through those growing up years coming to a home without a dad
Maybe some of you here had an experience, or currently in a situation similar to my children Thonet and Jason
Deprived of a father-figure, longing for daddy’s love
On behalf of your dads, we are very sorry
Do we deserve the honor?
Maybe not..
When my children Aj, Jaja, Jada and Anton were growing up, I was super pre-occupied with my political & Business career
The need to work and provide for a more comfortable life was my justification (cover up) for my absence
They grew up without the intimacy that a normal father and child would have
I leave very early in the morning while they’re still sleeping, and I come home very late at night when they are already in bed
Greater than anything that I’ve given them, TIME is what I was not able to give them
If the Lord will give my a way to do it again, more than any treasure, it will be time that I will invest in them
TIME to Teach them God’s wisdom, trades, crafts and skills in life
TIME to Inspire them to follow their passion in life
TIME to Mentor them to learn values, principles and life lessons
TIME to Enjoy life together
I’d like to share with you today some timeless principles from the life of Jacob
Principles that through out the cultures are still applicable to our generation
Our reading for the week is from the book of Genesis, from chapter 29-33
My sermon will cover the overview of the life of Jacob but I’d like you to read those chapters throughout the week
TEXT: Dad Leads us to Responsibility
Isaac commanded his son Jacob not to marry a Canaanite woman but instead to go to Paddan Aram and marry his uncle Laban’s daughter
He spent the night while enroute to his destination, and there he had a dream.
He saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching heaven and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it
GOD HAS PLAN FOR EACH OF US
We can see from these verses that God has a plan for Jacob.
He has a plan for Abraham and Isaac.
And we can be certain that God has a plan for all of us as well.
The plan of God for Jacob spans for many generations.
Today, the promise of God is fulfilled through the modern-day descendants of Jacob.
They are the English-speaking nations and the Jewish state known as Israel.
We have seen the descendants of Jacob as the recipient of abundant physical blessings this world has never seen before.
No matter who you are, God has a plan for you.
This plan has already been laid out even before the foundation of the world.
God created human beings because He is reproducing Himself!
No matter who you are, God has a plan for you.
This plan has already been laid out even before the foundation of the world.
God created human beings because He is reproducing Himself!
You are not an accident.
God has a plan for you.
That’s the plain truth: we will become future spiritual beings who will be part of the family of God.
That’s the plain truth: we will become future spiritual beings who will be part of the family of God.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE LAW OF CAUSE AND EFFECT
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This is applicable to everyone and Jacob is no exception.
We have seen in the life of Jacob how this law of operates.
Jacob has planted the bad seed that will later yield a bitter and unpleasant crop.
God has already determined that Jacob will rise higher than his elder brother, Esau ().
God has already determined that Jacob will rise higher than his elder brother, Esau ().
However, He did not wait upon the LORD to fulfill this prophecy, but he took it upon himself and dealt deceitfully.
He made Esau sell his birthright to him and through a cunning acquisition, he also got Esau’s blessings.
However, He did not wait upon the LORD to fulfill this prophecy, but he took it upon himself and dealt deceitfully.
He made Esau sell his birthright to him and through a cunning acquisition, he also got Esau’s blessings.
When Jacob arrived in Harran he saw a well and that was when he saw Rachel for the very first time
He fell in love at first sight with Rachel
When Laban heard about his nephew’s arrival, he hurried to meet him and welcomed him to his home
After staying with them for a month, Laban offered Jacob a job
Jacob, very in love with Rachel said he’s willing to work for Laban 7 years in return for your her younger daughter Rachel
After Jacob served Laban for 7 years, Laban deceived him by giving Rachel instead
What comes around, goes around, do you remember when Jacob stole the birthright of his brother Esau?
They had another deal that Jacob will serve Laban for another 7 years then he got the hand of Rachel in marriage
And his flock increased.
After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Joseph asked Laban;s permission to leave
Laban won’t let him go right away, but Jacob cannot be prevented from leaving and so they split the flock
THE EXAMPLES OF PARENTS MAKE A GREAT IMPACT ON THEIR CHILDREN
The story of Jacob shows us how children tend to repeat the errors of their parents.
We have seen that Jacob’s parents, Isaac and Rebekah, had their own favorites.
Isaac loved Esau while Rebekah loved Jacob.
This fatal error has led to the growing rivalry between Esau and Jacob.
Now that Jacob is a father and has his own family, he failed to learn from the life of his parents.
He had two wives, Leah and Rachel.
However, he loved Rachel more than Leah.
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