In this edition of UBC "Sermon Discussions" Rich Porter dives deeper into his sermon on Genesis 28:1-9. 

The main idea for the sermon was: To trust in God’s way and not in our own way.

Questions discussed in this episode: 

You mentioned that God warns Christians about marrying non-Christians. Why does God give that warning? And is it a sin if a Christian does marry a non-Christian?

We see that Jacob's faith grows after he is sent away. What advice would you give to someone who is struggling with their faith when they are going through times of hardship?

Doesn't God love everyone (John 3:16)? Explain what Malachi is saying "I have loved Jacob but Esau I have hated."

Isaac clearly favored Esau, and you would imagine he could have given him a more positive blessing than the one he got. Why didn't he?

You sort of dropped a bomb on unbelievers at the end with that awesome chart, and told us to take a picture for reference. Would you mind picking one line and walking through it in more detail?

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