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  • Mark Holdcroft avatar

    Receiving The Blessing

    Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on Mar 27, 2004
    based on 33 ratings
     | 8,996 views

    Jacob was the man who entered into the promise given to Abraham. He became Israel and the father of the great nation. How did Jacob receive the promise of God?

    Receiving the Promise Genesis 32:3 Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. 4:He instructed them: "This is what you are to say to my master Esau: `Your servant Jacob says, I have been staying with Laban and have remained there till now. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Showdown At Jabbok's Ford

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 27, 2005
    based on 40 ratings
     | 7,934 views

    The incident at Jabbok’s Ford was a watershed in Jacob’s life. For it was a time where Jacob drew aside from everyone else to spend time alone with God. And if you mean business with God, he will mean business with you.

    The Showdown at Jabbok’s Ford – a watershed in Jacob’s life Story: Bruce and the spider After the Scottish defeat at the battle of Falkirk, and then the terrible news of Wallace’s execution - Robert the Bruce is said to have been inspired to continue the struggle against the English - by the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Down And Dirty

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jul 28, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 3,756 views

    Jacob wrestles with God in the dust before he returns to his homeland to face his brother Esau.

    Down and Dirty – Genesis 32: 22 - 31 Intro: “The young man, Jacob was the kind of person that could enter a revolving door behind you and come out ahead of you.” --- Ever known anybody like that? --- If you don’t and everybody is looking at you, it’s probably you! I. Jacob – means trickster, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "A Dark Night Of The Soul"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jul 30, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,627 views

    Only God can break the barriers of guilt, fear, anxiety and sin.

    Genesis 32:22-31 “A Dark Night Of The Soul” By: Rev. Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org Jacob had fled from his home after stealing his brother Esau’s birthright and blessing. He had gotten a safe distance away and had stayed ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Wrestling With God

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Aug 3, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 8,280 views

    We struggle or we don’t grow. Jacob gives us the keys for how to struggle (and how NOT to struggle).

    THE PASTOR’S POINTS (The view from my garden) Wrestling with God Genesis 32:1-27 Of all the mysteries I would like solved before I die, it is the one that says you must struggle if you are going to grow. Growth always means struggle in one form or another. I struggled when I was a youth, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    It's Hard To Go Back Series

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Aug 16, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,510 views

    An inductive style look at Jacob’s wrestling match with God--a case study in a transformed life.

    It’s Hard to Go Back Genesis 32:22-32 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Sometimes it’s hard to go home. It was for Jacob. Jacob was headed home for the first time in twenty years. Twenty years is a long time. A lot can change. On the other hand, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Don't Be A Sore Loser

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Aug 28, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,902 views

    When Jacob wrestled with the angel that night at the river, he was a good loser because he was willing to learn from his struggle.

    Don’t Be a Sore Loser Genesis 32:22-31 Proverbs 3:12 August 28, 2005 My first and only foray into the world of coaching came during the summer that I coached my son’s baseball team. We were living in Morocco, Indiana at the time. Morocco is in Newton County and the North Newton High School ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Something's Gotta Give!

    Contributed by Christine Forehand on Nov 3, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,811 views

    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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    Believers Wrestle With God

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Nov 19, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,188 views

    Pentecost 21(C) - Believers wrestle with God both in troubles and also for blessings.

    BELIEVERS WRESTLE WITH GOD (Outline) October 25, 2009 -- PENTECOST 21 -- Genesis 32:22-30 INTRO: Today’s text teaches about Jacob struggling. Our earthly lives are filled with various struggles that everyone wrestles with from time to time. At times people wrestle with problems, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Danny Moss avatar

    "God Moments" Series

    Contributed by Danny Moss on Jun 8, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 12,222 views

    This sermon deals with the times in our lives that we encounter God as He works in our lives and reveals Himself and His will to us, and calls and prepares us for His service.

    "GOD MOMENTS" Text: Genesis 32:22-32 Preached: at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church 814 Marwood Loop, SE Bogue Chitto, Mississippi 39629 Introduction- I think that most of you will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Having Power With God

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 26, 2012
    based on 13 ratings
     | 16,661 views

    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

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    A Name Change Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 11, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,130 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

  • Paul Green avatar

    Radical Prayer Series

    Contributed by Paul Green on Jul 13, 2009
    based on 58 ratings
     | 30,276 views

    Many prayers of God’s people are weak, empty, passion-less, and vision-less. If we are going to see God move, if we are going to see God at work, if we are going to see situations turned around and lives dramatically changed by the mighty hand of God the

    Walnut Prayers There was once a man who was very faithful in his prayer life. Every morning when he got up he would kneel by his bed and he would pray, ‘God bless me, God bless my family, God bless this day’. And before every meal he would say a prayer ‘God bless this food’. And every night ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wrestling With God

    Contributed by Carl Greene on Jul 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,015 views

    Jacob wrestles with God and names the place "Peniel," meaning "face of God". Each of us needs our own "Peniel," a place to meet God. God gives us such a place, the Holy Bible.

    OPENING Talk about the courage to suffer: A first-grade teacher seated her students in a circle. She asked them what they wanted to be when they grew up. One by one, each child got up and announced, "I’d like to be a nurse like my mother," or "I want to be a banker like my father," or "I want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Your Character Arc

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jul 30, 2011
     | 4,034 views

    If you’re a person of faith, you are a person in process. It’s process guided by the Holy Spirit, of course, and what he’s doing is -- he’s transforming you from building your life around yourself to building it around God.

    First Presbyterian Church Wichita Falls, Texas July 31, 2011 YOUR CHARACTER ARC Isaac Butterworth Genesis 32:22-32 (NIV) 22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 After he had sent them across the stream, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed