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  • John Lowe avatar

    A Name Change Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 11, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,009 views

    For the most part, names don’t mean much today; they are chosen because the parents like the way they sound, and many names are picked out of books that list every conceivable name. But that’s not how it was in the Old Testament. Names were significant i

    4-7-03 Title: A Name Change Text: “Then the man said, ‘Your name will no linger be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with god and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wrestling In Prayer.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 30, 2014
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,913 views

    A brief outline on which to build a prayer-night sermon.

    WRESTLING IN PRAYER. Genesis 32:24-29. Jacob's wrestling, whilst factual and historical, is nevertheless a metaphor for prayer. 1. The place name, Jabbok, means pouring out, or emptying. This reminds me of the self-emptying of Christ (cf. Philippians 2:7-8). It also reminds me of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Chris Beam avatar

    What Does It Take To Be Transformed?

    Contributed by Chris Beam on Sep 11, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 19,900 views

    A look at the process God often uses in helping us to become the kind of people He wants for us to be.

    What Does It Take to be Transformed? Genesis 32:22-32 
Gladys Dunn was new in town and decided to visit the church nearest to her new apartment. She enjoyed the pretty sanctuary and the singing by the congregation, but the sermon went on and on. Worse, it wasn't very interesting. Glancing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Wrestling Match

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Oct 5, 2015
     | 9,241 views

    Jacob wrestles with an angel. He receives the name Israel, for he strives with God.

    Genesis 32:22-30 “The Wrestling Match” INTRODUCTION It has been a long time since I have attended a wrestling match. I do remember how exhausted the wrestlers looked after six minutes of wrestling. I can’t imagine what an all-night match would be like. I do know what it ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Craig Benner avatar

    Darkness And Deception Spell Danger

    Contributed by Craig Benner on Oct 28, 2013
     | 2,624 views

    An original "Trick or Treat" message. Halloween is not for Christians.

    Deception and Darknes spell Danger Gen. 32:24-30 Galatians 6:7 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. (KJV) 7 No os engañéis; Dios no puede ser burlado; pues todo lo que el hombre sembrare, eso también segará. (RVG04) God is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "Struggling With God"

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Oct 15, 2014
     | 8,518 views

    The sermon shares how we all struggle in life and with God.

    “Struggling with God” Genesis 32:22-32 WE are likened unto Jacob. Jacob had a situation where wrestled all night with an angel. Jacob struggled with God He had always had struggles • He struggled over a birth rate • He struggled with his brother and he conspired with ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Wrestling With God Series

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Mar 2, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,042 views

    Here, God empties Jacob of his NATURAL effort and teaches Jacob to trust Him completely.

    What images come to mind when I mention the word wrestling? For some, it is an image of a High school wrestling match. Others happily envision Dad wrestling with his son. And a few of us think of the theater of “professional wrestling” with Iron Rings of death and tag team death ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Larry Turner avatar

    Funeral For A Broken Family

    Contributed by Larry Turner on May 17, 2014
     | 12,523 views

    Funeral based on forgiveness for a fractured family

    Today I want to tell you a story from the Bible. It is the story of two brothers, twins in fact. One was named Esau. The other was named Jacob. Esau was born first with Jacob holding onto his heel as if trying to stop his brother from being the first born. Because of their culture Esau would get a ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    The Wrestling Match

    Contributed by James May on Aug 18, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,113 views

    Jacob wrestled with the Lord all night, until the breaking of the day. The lesson that many us need to learn is that we are all wrestlers, but the time must come when we must let God win or be lost. Our walk will forever be changed just as Jacob's was.

    The Wrestling Match By Rev. James May Jacob’s life had not been an easy one, but he had brought most of his problems upon himself. It had started from the moment he was conceived by Rebekah, after she became the wife of Isaac, who was the son of Abraham. Even in the womb there was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A Big Ugly Family Confrontation: Lesson 4

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 3, 2013
     | 969 views

    Confrontation is inevitable but necessary

    A. INTRODUCTION: GENESIS 32:1-33 1. What is a big ugly family confrontation? • When there’s money on the table, families fight • Dealing with kids; “My son” (Gen. 21:10), “My son” (21:11) • The house • Blame problems on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Taylor avatar

    Broken But Blessed Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Oct 11, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 17,375 views

    The Patriarchs Broken but Blessed Genesis 32 For Jacob, like the rest of us, sin is a moral virus that is wreaking havoc in his life. God’s covenantal love and grace and mercy.

    The Patriarchs Broken but Blessed Genesis 32 David Taylor September 11, 2016 We are in the midst of our series, “The Patriarchs,” where we have looked at the life of Abraham, Isaac, and now Jacob. For Jacob, like the rest of us, sin is a moral virus that is wreaking havoc in his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    Have You Ever Wrested With The Lord?

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Mar 20, 2019
     | 5,952 views

    You may be wrestling with the wrong person.

    Have you ever wrested with the Lord? Gen.3224 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rommel Samaniego avatar

    How To Change For The Better

    Contributed by Rommel Samaniego on May 2, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,203 views

    Based on Rick Warrens book, Answers to lifes difficult Questions, i added the illustrations and made it into a sermon

    HOW CAN I EVER CHANGE? GENESIS 32 Get attention by : Whats’ a sermon worth—3 sermons, 1,000 hk, 15 mins, 400 hk 30 mins, 50 HK (2 hours) lets all stand and ask the ushers to circulate the offering plate and know what sermon you would like to have today. Most of us want some change, in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christine Forehand avatar

    Something's Gotta Give!

    Contributed by Christine Forehand on May 19, 2011
     | 7,978 views

    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

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    The Angel's Touch: An Exposition Of Genesis 32:22-32

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 22, 2020
     | 6,377 views

    Who is it that actually touched Jacob's thigh?

    The Angel’s Touch: An Exposition of Genesis 32:22-32 In the previous passage, we saw that Jacob dreaded meeting his twin brother, Esau. He should have been afraid, for Esau felt cheated out of the patriarchal blessing of the firstborn. The LORD had assured him that al would turn out well. Yet Jacob ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible