Sermons on Esau I Hated Jacob I Loved:

I May Be Complacent - But I Don't Really Care Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jun 24, 2013

How to deal with complacency.

I May Be Complacent - But I Don't Really Care There was a Canada goose flying across the farmland of Kansas on a fall day. For whatever reason it had gotten separated from the rest of its flock. But as the goose flew it spied the pond of Farmer Jones. Farmer Jones had Toulouse geese in his pond. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Yam What I Yam!

Contributed by Larry Turner on Feb 11, 2014

A message of encouragement to small churches and their pastors.

While I was cleaning up the building Monday morning the Holy Spirit and I had a nice conversation. If you have never talked with the Holy Spirit I highly recommend it. Jesus sent him when He left to comfort us, to teach us, and to remind us of what we have been taught. We talk to God a lot. We talk ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:26-29

Denomination: Foursquare

Whose Wife Is She?

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 1, 2019

when dealing with trick questions, one needs to attack the basis of the question rather than trying to answer the question.

Whose Wife is She? Luke 20:27-38 There is more to a question than the question itself. Sometimes they aren’t really looking for an answer. The classic question of this sort is “When did you stop beating your wife?” One immediately sees the trap in this question. No matter how one answers the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:27-38

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Do I Love God? Do I Believe In God’s Word?

Contributed by Robert Webb on Jan 26, 2026

If we love God what would be our response to those who don’t think like I do, don’t look like I do, don’t feel like I do? Do I miss God in someone because I’m looking for myself in them?

Do I love God? Do I believe in God’s Word? YES absolutely! Isn’t that what most of us say or would say if asked that important question? If we love God what would be our response to those who don’t think like I do, don’t look like I do, don’t feel like I do? Do I notice God in others that have a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Romans 6:16-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jacob Shows Us How To Conquer God Series

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jun 24, 2005

This title seems blasphemous, yet it can be understood correctly when we look at how Jacob faced his own weaknesses in return home to Esau. THis is the final sermon in a series of four on Jacob.

June 26, 2005 Episode IV - The Return of the Jacob - Genesis 31-32 The easiest position to play in the sporting world is that of the armchair quarterback. You don’t have to exercise. You don’t have to risk injury to your body. All you have to do is sit in a nicely cushioned chair of an air ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

I Will Be With You Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Sep 18, 2025

Can you imagine? You have been a front row witness to the past 40 years. You have been by Moses’ side throughout the wilderness wanderings and you have watched as the people rebelled and complained and grumbled along the way and NOW ---- YOU’RE OLD and IN CHARGE!!!

September 20, 2025 The Israelites grieved for Moses 30 days…. During the wilderness travels, Joshua served as a Wise General (Ex. 17), a Faithful Scout (Num. 13), and as Moses’ Prime Minister (Ex. 33:11), but now that Moses was dead, the responsibility of leading the People into the Land of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-6

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Jacob’s Night At The "Hardrock Hotel"

Contributed by John Gaston on Apr 8, 2018

Jacob had lived on his father and mother's faith. Forlorn and alone, he's ready to meet the God of his fathers. This encounter became the guiding light of his life, and he returned with his family to it much later. We all must have our Bethel experience!

JACOB’S NIGHT AT THE "HARDROCK HOTEL" Genesis 28:10-22 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Five-year-old Mo was amazed by his grandfather's false teeth. He watched as Gramps removed his dentures, washed them, and put them back in. Mo asked to see it done again and again. "Okay," said the grandfather, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Isaac's Turmoil Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Apr 9, 2016

From jealousy to deceitfulness, Isaac's life was in urmoil.

In 1840 Nathanael Hawthorne wrote a story titled “The Bosom Serpent.” The story is about a man, once happy in marriage, which had been separated from his wife because of jealous suspicions. He would sometimes hold his hand to his bosom and lowly chant, “It gnaws! It gnaws!” ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare

Who Am I?

Contributed by Clint Shrum on Mar 10, 2007

Who is a man that the most Supreme God would even recognize him. This message deals with God’s great love toward mankind

WHO AM I I Chronicles 17:16-27 Intro: In the reading of these scriptures we read how David desires to build a house for the Ark of the Covenant. However, the Lord came to Nathan the prophet and gave him instructions to tell David that he would not allow him to build the temple. In verses 11 and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 17:16-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Surrender All PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 1, 2024

This sermon emphasizes our Christian call to serve others selflessly, motivated by love for Christ, and to find spiritual nourishment in surrendering to God's will.

Welcome, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, to this gathering where we seek to find nourishment for our souls in the Word of God. We find ourselves today in the comforting presence of the Lord, ready to open our hearts to His timeless wisdom. Today, we find ourselves at the feet of the Good ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-19

Topics: Surrendering, God

I Am Somebody PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 18, 2024

This sermon explores God's grandeur in creation, His intimate knowledge of us, and His profound love for women, as expressed in Psalm 139:14.

Good morning, beloved family of God. I am overjoyed to be standing before you today, enveloped by the radiant warmth of your faith and the shared commitment we have to our wonderful Creator. Today, we're going to bask in the light of the Word, as we turn our hearts and minds to a passage that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:14

Topics: Women, Fearfully And Wonderfully Made

Jacob's Ladder Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Jan 22, 2018

Continuing on with our sermon series in Genesis. In this sermon we look at Jacob's encounter with the Lord, and how God directs him, and provides for him, because of God's purpose in election

Jacob’s Ladder Text: Genesis 28:10 – 22 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) You know… our salvation is first & foremost about what God has done; and only secondarily about our response to what He has done, and I personally can’t think of many passages in the Bible which make that more clear than what ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Watch Your Weak Moments Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Nov 22, 2012

The story of Esau teaches us some valuable lessons about the weak moments of life. Let’s consider these lessons today and take them to heart. The first lesson we learn from Esau’s life is that we need to tame our physical desires.

5-8-03 Watch Your Weak Moments Text: “And Esau said to Jacob, ‘Please feed me with that same ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:19-34

Denomination: Baptist

I Am

Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Jan 13, 2001

The secret that lies behind God`s Name

"I AM"! What a strange name for a God! Surely there`s a better name for God than that. Look at the Who`s Who of the gods, Ashteroth, Baal, Chemosh, Dagon, those are names you can get your teeth into. But "I AM"? (Yahweh in the Hebrew). That comes pretty low in the pecking order - only Zeus comes ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:13-15

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Your Faith...persecuted,hated?

Contributed by Lorraine Greeff on Apr 30, 2021

Jesus warns us in the bible that we will be hated for our faith in Him, yet He promises to be there.

YOUR FAITH…PERSECUTED, HATED? The Christian persecution we read about in Scripture and history books is not a thing of the past. It still exists. Today, in the 21st century, we are living in a time when persecution against Christian believers is the highest in modern history. According to Open ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:20-31

Denomination: Charismatic