Church and Religion: 150906_kids

Genesis 25:19-34 Trading the Promise for a Bowl of Soup Summary: Do you ever fight with your brother or sister? Today as we read our passage about Jacob and Esau we see them struggle. But our story today is bigger than just brothers who fight. God was choosing one of these boys to be the family into which Jesus would be born! Would he choose the boy who was a better man? More kind or loving? Or do either of them deserve such a place in God’s kingdom? Let’s see: Outline: 1. God’s sovereign choice of you depends on His mercy, not on your goodness 2. Your birthright is a gift to be prized, not a prize to be stolen Verse: Romans 9:15 ... “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”