Don't Trade Your Inheritance for a Bowl of Soup

 This sermon delivers a powerful warning against trading our spiritual inheritance for temporary, fleshly gratification. Using the story of Esau selling his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of red stew, the pastor challenges believers to exercise self-control and resist the enemy's temptations that are specifically crafted to appeal to individual weaknesses. The message emphasizes that while we all face hunger—both physical and spiritual—we must not allow momentary exhaustion or desire to cause us to forfeit what God has prepared for us. The sermon calls the congregation to be "the one" who stands firm, maintains their saltiness as preservers in the world, and draws near to God in times of temptation rather than seeking instant gratification. Through Christ's example of overcoming temptation and His sacrificial death on the cross, believers have both the power to resist and an imperishable inheritance reserved in heaven that far surpasses any temporary satisfaction the world offers.