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  • Richard Francis avatar

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

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 10, 2009
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    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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Wrestling With God

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Aug 1, 2008
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    As a Christian, it is a good thing to question, to seek; the key is to ask good questions and seek out good sources for your answers; most notably, the Bible.

    Wrestling with God, Genesis 32:22-31 Introduction Once a Hasidic teacher told this parable; a man had been wandering about in a forest for several days, unable to find the way out. Finally he saw a man approaching him in the distance. His heart was filled with joy. Now I shall surely find out ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Christine Forehand avatar

    Something's Gotta Give!

    Contributed by Christine Forehand on Nov 3, 2009
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    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

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What Is Your Name

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 2, 2008
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    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

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    God Plus Sense Equals Blessing Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 2, 2009
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    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

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Blessing Of Brokenness Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 7, 2011
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    If we want to be truly blessed and be a blessing to others, we must let God break us of our self-sufficiency and our 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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    Wrestling With God

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
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    Jacob Wrestles With God. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Genesis chapter 32 verses 22-32. Ill: • James Whistler, the Victorian artist, • Showed scant respect for the hierarchy of any profession. • When his poodle fell ill with a throat infection, • The artist sent immediately for the country’s leading ear, ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Patrick Nix avatar

    Wave The White Flag Series

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010
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     | 12,820 views

    The best thing that a person can do is to surrender to God - give up control, surrender the glory, yield your independence to God.

    Two hundred years after Christ, China’s Han Dynasty began its ruthless conquest of neighboring territories. During a particular battle, an enemy soldier, knowing he was defeated, stripped off part of his shirt and waved it in the air. It was an act of surrender – thus began the tradition of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rodney Burton avatar

    Jacob's Night Of Change

    Contributed by Rodney Burton on Jan 29, 2009
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    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

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • MELVIN MAUGHMER, JR. avatar

    Are You Ready To Be Blessed Series

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jan 18, 2007
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    Everyone wants to be blessed, but are they ready to be blessed. Everyone wants to have stuff, but to be blessed is not about stuff but being equipped with power to be victorious.

    “Are you ready to be Blessed” “The Jabbok Experience” Gen. 32:22-32 Are you ready to be blessed? This may seem like a rhetorical question because there isn’t anyone that doesn’t want to be blessed. If you don’t believe that just stop for a moment and listen around Christiandom. Everyone is ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Revival & Brokenness

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 3, 2008
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    - God uses brokenness in our life to multiply our influence - When our life is broken the very life of God will flow from us

    Lk 20:17-18 17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? Psalm 118:22KJV 22 The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. Isaiah 28:16KJV 16 Therefore thus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Daniel Johnson avatar

    No Sneezing For This Blessing

    Contributed by Daniel Johnson on Mar 18, 2008
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    This sermon uses the story of Jacob fighting the angel of Yahweh to show how we as Christians should strive for God’s blessing.

    This morning we are going to look at the life of a man who was nothing more than a deceiver. We are going to examine his life, to learn how his life changed for the better. We are going to find out how Jacob received a blessing from God that completely changed his life. This morning I pray that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    Becoming A Blessed Community

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Aug 26, 2007
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    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

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Mike Rickman avatar

    Who Am I - The Quest For Identity

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Sep 7, 2007
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    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

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Crazy On A Ship Of Fools"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 19, 2007
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    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

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    Denomination: United Methodist