Sermons on Bereshis 32:28:

Who Am I - The Quest For Identity

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Sep 7, 2007

In order to find out who we really are we need to ask God who He is!

September 9, 2007 Morning Worship Text: Genesis 32:22-32 Subject: Jacob Wrestles with God Title: Who Am I – The Quest for Identity Who are you? Sounds like a simple question doesn’t it? Most of you would answer that by telling your name. But the question is not, “What is your name.” The ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"Crazy On A Ship Of Fools"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 19, 2007

Do we beleive that the Risen Christ is more than willing and able to save even us, even us?

"Crazy on a Ship of Fools" Genesis 32:22-31 Mark 8:34-38 By Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace UMC, Soddy Daisy, TN I remember reading the morning paper way back in June of 1994. The lead story was about the murder of O.J. Simpson’s wife…which had happened ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-31

Denomination: United Methodist

Touched By God

Contributed by Phillip Krueger on Nov 25, 2008

God wrestles with Jacob to make him stop running and deal with his problems.

TOUCHED BY GOD [Genesis 32:22-32] FCC 8-24-08 1. Hidden treasures: a) June 6, 2003—A National Geographic team working with Iraqi and U.S. military authorities recovered one of the greatest archaeological treasure troves of all time. • A vault was discovered below the Central Bank in Baghdad, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Wrestling With God (Battle Of Wills)

Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 15, 2008

This is a sermon that begs the question... who’s will are we REALLY following?

Genesis 32:22-32 22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions. 24 So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Is Your Name? Series

Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Aug 12, 2007

Your life can Change if you do not believe what the world says about you.

What is your Name? We are looking at life changing Questions asked by God. Where are you? Who said you were naked? Why are you mad at me? Why are you laughing? Today we are looking at: What is your Name? The importance of a name can easily be understood when we look back to the early ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-31, Luke 8:26-36

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Becoming A Blessed Community

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Aug 26, 2007

Jacob became Israel, in this story are the keys to being blessed by God

Intro: the story of Jacob becoming Israel is one of the most fascinating in the Bible. Up until this point, Jacob seemingly had done everything his own way. He was a deceiver, he had basically cheated his way through life. But the story of Jacob becoming Israel is based on God’s love, and God’s ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What Is Your Name

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 2, 2008

Discovering your name sometimes requires experiences of dark nights and aloneness. God must test our behaviour. He pushes us to see things that are not good for us, things that must change. He loves us far to much to leave us to our destructive behaviour

The unknown author of the following story captures the value of a name. “After the American Civil War the managers of the infamous Louisiana Lottery approached Robert E. Lee and asked if he’d let them use his name in their scheme. They promised that if he did he would become rich. Astounded, Lee ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Salvation Army

Walk With A Limp, Hands Up Who's Perfect?

Contributed by Richard Francis on May 10, 2009

When you encounter God do not expect to walk away the same, pray to walk with a limp as Jacob did and live in the promise and purpose God has for your life

What is it with God? It never ceases to amaze me the type of people God uses for great purpose I would have expected the most gifted, handsome, athletic, warrior, intellectual and generally those that reflected his perfection to project that “Look at me I’m right with God” persona to make us all ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Your Name Is Israel

Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 15, 2011

Have you ever wanted something so badly from God that you were willing to not let Him go until you got it?

If you could go back and get an accurate count, how many decisions do you think you made last year? If the truth were to be known, the number would probably be in the tens or even hundreds of thousands, wouldn’t it? Now, exactly what is a decision? A decision is a point in time where you ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-28

Denomination: *other

Something's Gotta Give!

Contributed by Christine Forehand on May 19, 2011

What is happening with our churches today? Or should I say "not" happening? Something's gotta give in our circumstances, in our worship, and in our outreach!

Something’s Gotta Give! Genesis 32:22-31 (NIV) Jacob Wrestles With God 22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 After he had sent them across the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Believers Wrestle With God

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Nov 19, 2009

Pentecost 21(C) - Believers wrestle with God both in troubles and also for blessings.

BELIEVERS WRESTLE WITH GOD (Outline) October 25, 2009 -- PENTECOST 21 -- Genesis 32:22-30 INTRO: Today’s text teaches about Jacob struggling. Our earthly lives are filled with various struggles that everyone wrestles with from time to time. At times people wrestle with problems, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-30

Denomination: Lutheran

Something's Gotta Give!

Contributed by Christine Forehand on Nov 3, 2009

Something’s gotta give in three areas of the church: in our circumstances, in our worship, and in our outreach.

Genesis 32:28 (AMP) 28And He said, Your name shall be called no more Jacob [supplanter], but Israel [contender with God]; for you have contended and have power with God and with men and have prevailed. The phrase, “something’s gotta give” has its basis in an older phrase ’give and take’ which is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jacob's Night Of Change

Contributed by Rodney Burton on Jan 29, 2009

Jacob found himself in a tough spot and alone when the Angel of the Lord came and wrestled with him. Are we willing to put ourselves in a position for an encounter with God?

n Jacob was a man who had always done things his way and he was the kind of person who wanted to be in charge and know how things were going to play out. n How many times do we get in that same place with God? We know what we are used to and we know what we expect and don’t want to see that ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God Plus Sense Equals Blessing Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 2, 2009

Sense is a virtue, but God plus sense is out of this world!

God Plus Sense Equals Blessing (Genesis 32:1-32) 1. It takes all kinds of people to make a world. 2. Some Boeing employees on the airfield decided to steal a life raft from one of the 747s. They were successful in getting it out of the plane and home. Shortly after they took it for a float on ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:1-32

Denomination: Independent/Bible

It's Not Too Late For Jacob Series

Contributed by Vernon L Caruthers on Jul 9, 2009

Message about how an encounter with GOD changed JACOB from a DECEIVER into ISRAEL one who has striggled with GOD & prevailed.

There will come in each of our lives heartbreaking & troublesome situations & conditions which are totally out of our human control. The devil likes to tell us that the longer they continue the more hopeless they become. However, in this series of messages we will be reminded that with GOD there is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-30