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  • Howard Strickland avatar

    The Wrestling Match- That Changed Everything.

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 27, 2023
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    Israel is the name of God's people, do you know where it came from? Again, From a wrestling match… In the night. It is recorded that Jacob was alone, and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of dawn.

    The Wrestling Match- That Changed Everything. Genesis 32:24-30AMP As Jacob turns from his Father-in-law, Laban who tricked Jacob more than once, with years of hard labor in earning Laban’s daughters hand in marriage. Jacob should be pretty fed up with bad relationships and so forth. However ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A New Identity

    Contributed by Don Aldrich Tamayo on Jan 10, 2025
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    Just like Jacob in Genesis 32, you may have wrestled with struggles in your life—challenges that tested your faith and made you question your future. But I want you to know this: God is ready to meet you in your struggle, transform you, and give you a new identity.

    Sermon: Jacob’s New Identity Text: Genesis 32:22-32 Title: "A New Identity for a New Year" Key Text: Genesis 32:28 (NKJV): "And He said, 'Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.' Illustration: ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Go! And Be Transformed, Trust, And Surrender: A Call To Live Fully For Christ Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Mar 5, 2025
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    Christians around the world use Lent as a time to remember the journey of Jesus toward the cross, and as an opportunity to examine their own walk with Jesus. Consider three crucial aspects of our faith journey — transformation, trust, and surrender.

    Go! and Be Transformed, Trust, and Surrender: A Call to Live Fully for Christ LENT is meant to be a period of reflection, repentance and preparation. Christians around the world use Lent as a time to remember the journey of Jesus toward the cross, and as an opportunity to examine their own ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Facing Your Past With God Series

    Contributed by Brian Williams on Mar 18, 2025
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    How often does God have to wrestle with us, through His word and His Spirit to bring something to our attention? He’ll wrestle with us until we come to the end of ourselves, until we see the issue for what it is, until He is first

    Facing your past with God Genesis 32:1-28 16 March 2025 Last time in our Dust to Life series, we saw how God called Jacob to leave Haran and how Jacob made his peace with his father-in-law Laban. We are in chapter 32 today where Jacob now comes face-to-face with God. Before this happens, however, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Character Study Of Jacob Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 21, 2025
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    Jacob’s life is a powerful example of how God’s grace can turn a flawed person into a chosen vessel.

    CHARACTER STUDY OF JACOB (ISRAEL) – FATHER OF THE TWELVE TRIBES OF ISRAEL By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Genesis 32:28 "And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed." Supporting Texts: ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Bethel And Peniel Experience

    Contributed by Derrick White Sr on Apr 9, 2025
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    In the texts that is before us We have 2 spiritual encounters of Jacob's life. The 1st encounter was at a place called Bethel. In Genesis chapter 28, Jacob met God at Bethel. It was At Bethel, Jacob saw a ladder. But at Peniel he saw the Lord.

    Genesis 28: 11 -19 Genesis 32: 24 -30 28:11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. 28:12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Mark Of Encounter

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 20, 2025
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    An encounter with God is never without evidence. It is not merely an emotional experience, nor is it confined to the walls of religious gatherings. Genuine encounters with God leave a lasting mark—visible or invisible—that shifts the direction of a man’s life.

    THE MARK OF ENCOUNTER By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Genesis 32:24-30 Supporting Texts: Acts 9:1-9, 1 Samuel 1:9-20, Exodus 3:1-10, Isaiah 6:1-8 INTRODUCTION: An encounter with God is never without evidence. It is not merely an emotional experience, nor is it confined to the walls of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Twenty-First Sunday After Trinity (B C P). Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 3, 2025
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     | 154 views

    Sermons upon the Bible readings of the Book of Common Prayer.

    Psalm 90:1-12, Genesis 32:24-29, Ephesians 6:10-20, John 4:46-54. A). NUMBERING OUR DAYS. Psalm 90:1-12. Psalm 90:1. It is remarkable that the children of Israel survived 400 years in Egypt, and for some of that time under unspeakable oppression. Yet despite their hard labour and sorrow, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Is A Name Changer PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 4, 2023
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    This sermon explores the transformative power of encountering God, using Jacob's struggle and name change as a metaphor for personal spiritual growth and identity.

    Welcome, dear friends! It's wonderful to see each of you here, gathered in fellowship, ready to open your hearts to the Word of God. It is a privilege to share this time with you, a moment we set aside to seek the wisdom of our Creator, to bask in His love, and to learn from His teachings. Today, ...read more

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    What Is Your Name? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,366 views

    Explore Jacob's transformative encounter with God at Peniel, and emphasize the significance of struggle and wrestling with God in our own spiritual journeys.

    Good morning, church family. Isn’t it amazing how God reveals himself in the most unexpected ways and places? Today, we're turning our attention to an encounter that strikes us with its intensity and its significance. It's a story of wrestling, of struggle, and ultimately, of transformation. We're ...read more

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    The Blessing Was Already Given PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,056 views

    Explore the story of Jacob wrestling with God, emphasizing the relationship between obedience and blessing, and the promise that God's blessing is already bestowed upon us.

    Good morning, family! In the spirit of warm fellowship, let's delve into the deep waters of God's Word today. We're going to wrestle with a familiar and powerful passage from Genesis 32:22-32, where our forefather Jacob, in the quiet of the night, wrestles with God Himself. This story is a vivid ...read more

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    Encounter With God For Change PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 2, 2023
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    To explore the transformational power of a personal encounter with God, as exemplified by Jacob's wrestling with God in Genesis 32:1-24-32, and to encourage us to wrestle with our faith in order to seek God's blessings and guidance.

    Good morning, church family. As we gather here today, let’s settle our hearts and minds, preparing ourselves to dive into the richness of God's word. Our sermon today will focus on an incredible story from Genesis 32:1-31, where Jacob wrestles with God. We'll explore the desperation of Jacob, his ...read more

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    I Will Not Let Go

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 2, 2026
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    Sometimes we have to wrestle with the flesh and refuse to LET GO until we receive our blessings.

    I WILL NOT LET GO… SPIRITUAL BREAK THROUGH. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) WHAT A MESS! EVERYTHING IS WRONG. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT A DARK NIGHT? THERE IS NO HOPE. My home is dysfunctional. My home is divided. My brother, ESAU hates me. Our ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    I Will Change Your Name

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jan 16, 2026
    based on 2 ratings
     | 444 views

    I will change your name - You shall no longer be called - Wounded, outcast, lonely or afraid - I will change your name - Your new name shall be - Confidence, joyfulness, overcoming one - Faithfulness, friend of God - One who seeks My face

    Back in the 60's ... a man named Laurence J. Peter ... visited several corporations ... and studied some of their management styles ... and characteristics. As a result, ... he came up with a maxim ... which was later named after him ... called ... "The Peter Principle." ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Face To Face With God: Seeing Jesus, Following Jesus Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Feb 3, 2026
    based on 2 ratings
     | 195 views

    Imagine standing face to face with God. What would you feel? Awe? Fear? Wonder? Perhaps all three. Jacob claims to have seen God, yet John asserts that no one has ever seen God. How do we reconcile these two truths, and what does it mean for our walk with Jesus today?

    Face to Face with God: Seeing Jesus, Following Jesus Introduction: Engaging the Heart Imagine standing face to face with God. What would you feel? Awe? Fear? Wonder? Perhaps all three. In our sermon today, we see two seemingly paradoxical statements: Genesis 32:30 (NLT): "So Jacob named ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal