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  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    When We Make A Mess Of Our Lives…

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 17, 2022
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    An extraordinary thing has happened in this passage of Scripture concerning Jacob.

    Sometimes when we get together with others and they tell us of some unusual thing that has happened to them, we feel almost compelled to share some unusual thing that has happened to us. Illus: For example, little Johnny was talking to a couple of boys in the school yard. Each was bragging about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    'wrestling With God'

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jun 16, 2025
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    'Wrestling with God' - Genesis chapter 32 verses 22-32 - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: (1). The Stage is Set (vs 22-24A) (2). The Match (vs 24B-25) (3). The Result (vs 26-32) THE TAKEAWAY. #1: God Alone Determines Our Identity. #2: God Alone Assures Our Victory SERMON BODY: Ill: • Hulk Hogan is probably the best-known wrestler in the world. • Standing at 6 feet ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    Jacob Wrestles With God Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jun 8, 2022
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    Peniel was a place where Jacob reached brokenness. He lost all self-sufficiency and depended completely on God. This was a time for Jacob of genuine soul searching and spiritual struggle. It was also a significant time of knowing God’s grace.

    A profession of faith in Christ is not an end in itself. It is the beginning of a pilgrimage. Along the way there will be defining moments and spiritual highlights. For Jacob his defining moment was at Peniel. The meaning of Peniel is the face of God. Peniel was a place where Jacob reached ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is Dangerous Prayer? Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 14, 2022
     | 5,167 views

    Dangerous prayers ask God to bless us by first breaking us.

    NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    Wrestling With God

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jul 19, 2023
     | 3,650 views

    Jacob wrestles with the Divine, but he really wrestled with his self, and we do to.

    “Wrestling with God” Genesis 32:22-32 1. Wrestling is a tough sport it not for the faint at heart • One needs upper body strength • One needs a strong determination • One needs a strong work ethic • One needs to be courageous you must fight 2. Today’s text tells us that Jacob wrestled all his ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    A Metaphor For Prayer.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 26, 2022
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     | 1,848 views

    Such outpouring of ourselves, painful perseverance, tenacity in prayer - will cause us also to prevail. Thus, like Jacob, we will procure the blessing

    A METAPHOR FOR PRAYER. Genesis 32:22-31. “The ford Jabbok” (Genesis 32:22) is significant, first, in that it was the border of the land of promise (cf. Numbers 21:24). Second, it was here that Jacob had a lifechanging encounter with God, and had his name changed from Jacob to Israel (Genesis ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Roger Hasselquist avatar

    A Wrestling Match With God

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Sep 12, 2022
     | 3,758 views

    Jacob needed to deepen his relationship with God. He also needed an object lesson that would teach him some things about the way he related to God. Because Jacob needed a change. Most of us need that too, both the lesson and often the change.

    Alba 4-21-13 A Wrestling Match With God Genesis 32:22-32 Most of you probably know about the song called “A Boy Named Sue” that was recorded by Johnny Cash. It is about a boy whose father left him and his mother when he was little, but before leaving named the boy Sue. Part of the song goes like ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    Āḇaq: Jacob Wrestles With God Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 15, 2022
     | 5,763 views

    Are you a fan of wrestling? I remember watching wrestling growing up. And I remember seeing a few fights during junior high and high school where people were wrestling. What happens when people wrestle?

    Are you a fan of wrestling? I remember watching wrestling growing up. And I remember seeing a few fights during junior high and high school where people were wrestling. What happens when people wrestle? They start fighting, and they inevitably end up on the ground, tossing up dust, spinning around, ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    Jacob Lucha Con Dios Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Aug 13, 2023
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    Como en el caso de Jacob, puedes tener tu experiencia más importante con Dios cuando estás en tu angustia más intensa. Es parte de su proceso de santificación de llegar a ser más como Cristo.

    Una profesión de fe en Cristo no es un fin en sí misma. Es el comienzo de una peregrinación. A lo largo del camino habrá momentos decisivos y momentos espirituales destacados. Para Jacob su momento decisivo fue en Peniel. El significado de Peniel es el rostro de Dios. Peniel ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    19th Sunday After Pentecost. October 19th, 2025. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 10, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,976 views

    Year C, Proper 24.

    Jeremiah 31:27-34, Psalm 119:97-104, Genesis 32:22-31, Psalm 121, 2 Timothy 3:14-17, 2 Timothy 4:1-5, Luke 18:1-8 A). BEHOLD THE DAYS ARE COMING. Jeremiah 31:27-34. “Behold, the Days are Coming.” This is a recurring motif in Jeremiah (cf. Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 30:3; Jeremiah 31:27; ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Don Aldrich Tamayo avatar

    A New Identity

    Contributed by Don Aldrich Tamayo on Jan 10, 2025
    based on 1 rating
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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

  • John Williams III avatar

    Wrestling With God October 2023

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Dec 1, 2023
     | 1,597 views

    We might think of It as odd that Jacob was involved in a wrestling match with an unspecified person. ….. Was it an another human, his brother Esau, an angel or even God appearing in the form of this wrestling opponent?

    WRESTLING WITH GOD Text: Genesis 32:22-32 Gen 32:22-32 The same night he got up and took his two wives, his two maids, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. (23) He took them and sent them across the stream, and likewise everything that he had. (24) Jacob was left ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Tom Shepard avatar

    Genesis Chapter Thirty-Two Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 18, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,523 views

    These are thoughts on Genesis Chapter Thirty-Two. In his work, "What does every Bible chapter say..." John Hunt gives an overview of each chapter of the Bible. It is my intention to do the same thing here.

    GENESIS CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO OVERVIEW Overall what is happening in this chapter is that Jacob prepares to meet Esau and on the way wrestles with God. Thomas Coke (1801) – Genesis 32 The angels of God meet Jacob: he sends messengers to Esau, with presents, to soften him. Jacob wrestles all night ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Andrew Moffatt avatar

    Jacob Wrestles With God, A Salvation Story. Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 6, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,115 views

    Jacob had been at odds with pretty much everyone his entire life, He wrestles with God and surrenders. There is a new beginning. Why do we wrestle with God and not just surrender to him?

    Read Genesis 32:22-32 Who here likes a bit of alone time, the family have gone off on a trip and here’s an opportunity, there’s that novel that you would like to finish reading, that project that you’ve been wanting to finish or in my case get started, the hobby that it would be good to lose ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    10th Sunday After Pentecost. August 2nd, 2026. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 19, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,378 views

    Year A, Proper 13.

    Genesis 32:22-31, Psalm 17:1-7, Psalm 17:15, Isaiah 55:1-5, Psalm 145:8-9, Psalm 145:14-21, Romans 9:1-5, Matthew 14:13-21 A). A METAPHOR FOR PRAYER. Genesis 32:22-31. “The ford Jabbok” (Genesis 32:22) is significant, first, in that it was the border of the land of promise (cf. Numbers ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational