Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 10, 2003
                    
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Jacob wrestled all night with God and wouldn’t let Him go.  Because of Jacob’s tenacity, God blessed him and changed his name to Israel, i.e., a Prince with God.
                
                    
                        A. INTRODUCTION: GENESIS 32:22-32
What an encounter is not.
1. Not a greeting, i.e., when we talk to God.
2. Not a thought, i.e., when we meditate on God.
3. Not a meeting, i.e., our scheduled communion.
4. Not incidental, i.e., something we do every day.
5. Not an answer to prayer.
B. WHAT
                        
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                        Baptist