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  • Kerry Haynes avatar

    Wrestling With God

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Aug 6, 2017
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    There are moments in life that change us forever. Today's story looks at the second of two such moments in Jacob's life, where he wrestled with God in prayer and in pride, and was forever changed.

    Genesis 32:22-31 Wrestling with God Have you ever had a pivotal moment in your life that has forever changed you? For me, one such moment was the day I joined the military. I felt like God wanted me to do something truly significant with my life, and that decision forever changed me. In the life ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Vic Folkert avatar

    Wrestling With God Series

    Contributed by Vic Folkert on Mar 23, 2018
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    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

  • David Spiegel avatar

    What Is Your Name? Series

    Contributed by David Spiegel on Oct 24, 2018
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    More than being polite and calling a person by name, names are more important than we think. Scripture shows us multiple times that a name change was in order. A name that was less than desirable was changed by God himself to one of honor!

    What is Your Name? This morning we continue the series, “Questions?” We have looked at the famous questions in scripture, “Did God really say…?”, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” and “Why are you laughing?”. Today we are going to look at a question God asked that is truly about as personal as they ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Sam McCormick avatar

    Wrestling With God

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Oct 26, 2018
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    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

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    The Wrestling Match

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Oct 5, 2015
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    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

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Having Power With God

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 26, 2012
    based on 13 ratings
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    Most spend their lives living nominal Christian lives with little or no power. If you and I desire to be more than mundane believers and to have power with God I believe we need to have four key elements – humility, faith, perseverance, and holiness.

    Having Power with God Genesis 32:22-30 Jacob spent a night encountering God. At the end of that night his name was changed from “Jacob” which means “supplanter”, “heel catcher”, or “deceiver” to Israel meaning “having power with God”. Jacob was changed. No longer was he going to live his way. As ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Reginald Levert avatar

    My Last Day Living Like This!

    Contributed by James Reginald Levert on Aug 1, 2014
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    Sermon aimed at those who are sick in tried of being sick in tried. and now looking for a change.

    My last day living like this! Gen 32:26 As we go through life’s ups and downs I’m sure you've probable heard momma or somebody whom you respected say opportunity only comes once. Webster dictionary describes we look at an opportunity as a good chance for advancement or progress. I do ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Craig Benner avatar

    Darkness And Deception Spell Danger

    Contributed by Craig Benner on Oct 28, 2013
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    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

  • Paul Barreca avatar

    Wrestling With God Series

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Mar 2, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,684 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

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    A Name Change Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 11, 2012
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     | 18,544 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

  • John Gaston avatar

    How To Have Power With God

    Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 18, 2016
     | 10,218 views

    Of Jacob it was said, "As a Prince you have power with God." Why? Because he wrestled in prayer and prevailed. Do we wish to have "power with God?" Here's your chance to find out how.

    HOW TO HAVE POWER WITH GOD Gen. 32:22-30 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. JOKE. Two convicts were working on a chain gang. "I heard the warden's daughter up and married a guy down on cellblock D," the first con says to the other. "The warden's mighty upset about it too." "Why?" asks the second prisoner. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Tom Shepard avatar

    Changed For The Better Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Mar 10, 2016
    based on 13 ratings
     | 42,800 views

    This sermon looks at what happened when Jacob's life was changed forever. There is a four step process of change: 1. The first step is CRISIS 2. The second step is COMMITMENT 3. The third step is CONFESSION 4. The fourth step is COOPERATION

    Changed For The Better What would you most like to change about yourself? If you could change one thing – what would it be? All of us change over time. Each one of us is getting older. But the great tragedy of life is that sometimes we don’t change for the better. Most people ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Between A Rock & A Hard Place

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 7, 2017
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     | 16,528 views

    When Jacob has to flee Laban, he learns Esau is comming at him with 400 armed men. His schemes have caught up with him as he finds himself between a rock and a hardplace. What was God doing in the situation? What do we do when we find ourselves in a place

    Genesis 32:17-31 9/14/14 What do you do when you find yourself between a rock and a hard place? I’m talking about those times in life when there seem to be no good options. Your current job is almost unbearable, but there are no other jobs available—and you do need the paycheck. The people you’re ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • steve kinnard avatar

    I;m Gonna Hold On Til He Blesses Me

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Apr 25, 2017
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     | 10,568 views

    Blessings are here for you HOLD ON

    I'm Gonna Hold on til He Blesses Me Sometimes in life we have some thing we have to Hold on to 1. Your Faith 2. Your Integrity 3. Your Blessing I‘m gonna hold on to God til He Blesses Me a. in the next world b. in this world _ Text: Gen.32:22-29 22 During the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    Wrestling In Prayer.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 30, 2014
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,605 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