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APPETITES

APPETITES. Appetites cause us to WANT things, to DO things, and to DESIRE things. Here are some appetites we face:. Food ,. Acceptance ,. Affirmation. Stuff ,. Being Right ,. Peace. The common word for all appetites is MORE.

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APPETITES

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  1. APPETITES Appetites cause us to WANT things, to DO things, and to DESIRE things. Here are some appetites we face: Food, Acceptance, Affirmation Stuff, Being Right, Peace The common word for all appetites is MORE

  2. Appetites have the potential to control us, if we don't control them. Esau had : a great family all resources at his fingertips a future set before him

  3. The Birthright Benefits a double portion of his fathers inherits become the judicial head of his family entrusted with the family's relationship with God to be the carrier of God's blessing for the whole world

  4. Genesis 25:29-33 29 Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished.30 He said to Jacob, "Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I'm famished!". 31 Jacob replied, "First sell me your birthright." 32"Look, I am about to die," Esau said. "What good is the birthright to me?" 33 But Jacob said, "Swear to me first." So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob.

  5. Exodus 3:6 “When you go, I want you the know something, that I am the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob.” Matthew 1:1-2 1 A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham:2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob,

  6. We often give up God’s best for our future, to satisfy a appetite right now. Genesis 27:34 When Esau heard his father's words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, "Bless me —me too, my father!" Genesis 25:32 "Look, I am about to die," Esau said. "What good is the birthright to me?"

  7. We need to intentionally re-frame our appetites Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross …

  8. WHAT IS AT STAKE? What is my desirable future. What is it that is most valuable to you? What do you want your future to include? What do you want in your future?

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