Even with the strongest of faiths, we find ourselves wrestling with God, wrestling with one another trying to figure out why things happen the way they do. Often, we come away from these wrestling matches with scars that show our healing and our growth.

Since the beginning of their lives Jacob had been trying to receive what was rightfully his brother's birthright. Ultimately, Esau sold it to him for the most expensive bowl of soup in human history. Esau sacrificed the permanent on the altar of the here and now. 

God proved to Abraham that He was unlike any of the other gods people worshiped. God is a great God. He made a promise to Abraham. Likewise, Abraham proved his faith was great because he went where God called him to go.     

Part of our identity as Children of God is formed by the way we respond to God's call in our lives. If He calls, we go!    

We learn the importance of listening to God and imagining what God can do through our obedience. 

We continue our series on the Gospel of Genesis as we look at how our identity is formed in the Image of God. 

This week, we continue our new series, "Who Am I?". Throughout this series, we look at what it means to truly be created in the image of God, our creator. It’s too easy to look at the state of humanity and fall into the trap of thinking that we will never live up to the standards God desires, so why even try? The reality is that each of us is a beloved child of God who is preciously made and beautiful to behold. We find throughout Genesis examples of God creating and redeeming His creation. Certainly, we are also recipients of God's redeeming grace.

This week we look at the story of the first brothers, Cain and Abel. We will learn that God desires that our relationships with others are not based on comparing ourselves to them, but based on growing mutual love for one another. We are called to be our brother's brother, not our brother's keeper.