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  • C. Philip Green avatar

    The Blessing Of Brokenness Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 10, 2021
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     | 13,966 views

    If you want to be truly blessed and be a blessing to others, let God break you of your self-sufficiency and sin.

    Recently, I came across an interesting set of statistics on sanity. According to the study, one out of every four Americans is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Now, think of your three best friends. If they’re okay, then it’s probably you. (Rita Mae Brown, Church Champions Update, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 22, 2020
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    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

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    Even The Angels Will Serve Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 25, 2020
     | 2,452 views

    Today we are at the beginning of what could be a terrible time in the history of the Catholic Church and all the communities who call themselves Christian.

    Tuesday of 26th Week in Course 2020 Michael, Gabriel and the Archangels Today is a special day for me and my family. My birth name was Michael, and the day reminds me to thank, in spirit, the woman who bore me and gave me to my adoptive parents, who taught me the faith and gave me a loving ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Wrestling With God

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Oct 26, 2018
     | 12,775 views

    On the way to meet his extranged brother Esau, Jacob experienced a strange encounter with a "man," who Jacob identified as God himself.

    WRESTLING WITH GOD Please turn to Genesis 32. Having made a covenant of peace with Laban, his nettlesome father-in-law, Jacob traveled southward through the country east of the Jordan River. The “angels of God” met him there. Their purpose seems to have been to set up a meeting between Jacob and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Wrestling With God Series

    Contributed by Vic Folkert on Mar 23, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,355 views

    In the darkness, which we all feel at times, Jacob wrestles with God. He asks for assurances of blessing (which he already had), but instead, he gets God! Jesus also wrestles in the garden, giving up control, and God raises him from the dead.

    WRESTLING WITH GOD—Genesis 32 (Children’s Message: afraid of the dark?) Are you afraid of the dark—or the darkness? Maybe the darkness is in the hospital, or a war zone, or you found yourself jobless or on the edge of bankruptcy. Maybe the darkness was anguish over children, or marital ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "Struggling With God"

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Oct 15, 2014
     | 8,467 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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    A Big Ugly Family Confrontation: Lesson 4

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 3, 2013
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    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

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    A Name Change Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 11, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,901 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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    Jacob Wrestles With God Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jun 8, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,948 views

    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 Does It Take To Be Transformed?

    Contributed by Chris Beam on Sep 11, 2015
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     | 19,807 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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    What Is Dangerous Prayer? Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 14, 2022
     | 4,998 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

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    Āḇaq: Jacob Wrestles With God Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 15, 2022
     | 5,526 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

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    When We Make A Mess Of Our Lives…

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 17, 2022
     | 2,390 views

    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

  • Jonathan Spurlock avatar

    Jacob-When He Wrestled With God Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Apr 1, 2022
     | 4,878 views

    If you have ever wrestled with anyone. you'll understand a little of what Jacob endured when he spent most of a night wrestling with an unknown Guest!

    Introduction: Jacob and his household had left the land of Laban and were heading back to his homeland. God Himself had told Jacob to do this (Gen. 31:3) and Jacob had obeyed. While on the journey, Moses wrote “the angels of God met” Jacob at a place he called “Mahanaim (Hebrew for “two camps)”. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wrestling With God Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on May 24, 2021
     | 6,165 views

    This morning, I invite you to consider with me, “How do people actually have a life-changing encounter?” Is it near death experience that causes us to change? What would cause you to change?

    We continue our series, My Crazy Family, the story of Jacob. Jacob is a complex character – we would say in our day, “He’s a piece of work.” Jacob’s life is a Russian nesting doll with one conflict inside conflict inside yet another, conflict. What begins as a conflict with his twin brother Esau, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist