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What Draws Humans To Christ And His Church?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 25, 2020

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Christians the world over will reimagine a world that is based on the teachings of Christ and the Church.

Tuesday of the third week of Easter 2020 Whenever authorities take exception to a popular movement, and try to stamp it out, if the movement is actually doing good they end up squishing it out all over the place. A few days ago our reading from the Acts of the Apostles featured the warning of Reb ...read more

Scripture: John 6:30-35, Acts 7:51-60, Acts 8:1, Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Catholic

Answer The Bell! Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Jun 8, 2021

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The bell sounds. You can’t stay huddled in the corner. The fight is on and it is going to be a slugfest!

Slugfest Pt. 5 - Answer The Bell I. Introduction Fix the fight, find your fight song, remember that you have a cut man. We are a body of left-handed warriors - we don't fit in, we are awkward on purpose by God to win unexpected and unlikely victories that will cause others to rally who ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:25-34, Matthew 26:6-13, Genesis 32:24-29

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Is Dangerous Prayer? Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 14, 2022

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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

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Baptist

Heroes Of The Bible: Jacob Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Feb 17, 2022

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The Bible is full of heroes! They don't wear spandex or fly around in capes and cowls, but God empowered these heroes and heroines to accomplish some pretty amazing feats that can inspire us to become heroes of God ourselves. Our next hero is Jacob. (Aliterated Outline, PowerPoint)

Heroes of the Bible: Jacob Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 7/25/2021 NOTE: This sermon was adapted from my book, Holy Heroes of the Bible. If it's a blessing to you, please consider buying my book which includes chapters/sermons on 17 additional Bible heroes: ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:30-32, Genesis 27:2-24, Genesis 28:13-22, Genesis 32:24-30

Denomination: Christian Church

When We Make A Mess Of Our Lives…

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 17, 2022

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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

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Wrestling Match- That Changed Everything.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 27, 2023

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Israel is the name of God's people, do you know where it came from? Again, From a wrestling match… In the night. It is recorded that Jacob was alone, and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of dawn.

The Wrestling Match- That Changed Everything. Genesis 32:24-30AMP As Jacob turns from his Father-in-law, Laban who tricked Jacob more than once, with years of hard labor in earning Laban’s daughters hand in marriage. Jacob should be pretty fed up with bad relationships and so forth. However ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-30, Isaiah 65:15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Have You Ever Wrested With The Lord?

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Mar 20, 2019

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You may be wrestling with the wrong person.

Have you ever wrested with the Lord? Gen.3224 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Baptist

Twenty-First Sunday After Trinity (B C P). Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 3, 2025

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Sermons upon the Bible readings of the Book of Common Prayer.

Psalm 90:1-12, Genesis 32:24-29, Ephesians 6:10-20, John 4:46-54. A). NUMBERING OUR DAYS. Psalm 90:1-12. Psalm 90:1. It is remarkable that the children of Israel survived 400 years in Egypt, and for some of that time under unspeakable oppression. Yet despite their hard labour and sorrow, the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:1-12, Genesis 32:24-29, Ephesians 6:10-20, John 4:46-54

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A New Identity

Contributed by Don Aldrich Tamayo on Jan 10, 2025

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Just like Jacob in Genesis 32, you may have wrestled with struggles in your life—challenges that tested your faith and made you question your future. But I want you to know this: God is ready to meet you in your struggle, transform you, and give you a new identity.

Sermon: Jacob’s New Identity Text: Genesis 32:22-32 Title: "A New Identity for a New Year" Key Text: Genesis 32:28 (NKJV): "And He said, 'Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.' Illustration: ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32, Genesis 32:28

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Jacob's Surrender - Wrestling For The Blessing. Genesis 32

Contributed by William Akehurst on Aug 26, 2024

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Jacob’s Surrender. A strong man’s journey of deceit and lies, that must be wrestled and broken to receive the promised blessing complete with a new name.

2024.08.25.Sermon Notes. Genesis 32. Jacob’s Surrender. Wrestling for the Blessing. William Akehurst, HSWC BIG IDEA: Jacob’s Surrender. A strong man’s journey of deceit and lies, that must be wrestled and broken to receive the promised blessing complete with a new name. Scriptures: Genesis ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:1-32, Genesis 21:3, Hebrews 13:2, 2 Kings 2:1-3, 2 Kings 6:16-17, 1 John 1:9, Psalm 103:12, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Philippians 4:19, Hebrews 4:16, James 4:10, 2 Chronicles 7:14-15, 1 Corinthians 10:31, Matthew 6:9-13, Matthew 6:13, Revelation 2:16-17, Revelation 3:11-12 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Will Not Let Go

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 2, 2026

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Sometimes we have to wrestle with the flesh and refuse to LET GO until we receive our blessings.

I WILL NOT LET GO… SPIRITUAL BREAK THROUGH. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) WHAT A MESS! EVERYTHING IS WRONG. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT A DARK NIGHT? THERE IS NO HOPE. My home is dysfunctional. My home is divided. My brother, ESAU hates me. Our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:5, Genesis 32:24-29, 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Face To Face With God: Seeing Jesus, Following Jesus Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Feb 3, 2026

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Imagine standing face to face with God. What would you feel? Awe? Fear? Wonder? Perhaps all three. Jacob claims to have seen God, yet John asserts that no one has ever seen God. How do we reconcile these two truths, and what does it mean for our walk with Jesus today?

Face to Face with God: Seeing Jesus, Following Jesus Introduction: Engaging the Heart Imagine standing face to face with God. What would you feel? Awe? Fear? Wonder? Perhaps all three. In our sermon today, we see two seemingly paradoxical statements: Genesis 32:30 (NLT): "So Jacob named ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-30, John 1:14-18, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Hebrews 1:1-3, Acts 4:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

From Supplanter To Prince Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 14, 2026

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God transforms flawed individuals into covenant princes when they surrender fully to Him.

FROM SUPPLANTER TO PRINCE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Genesis 32:24-30 Key Verse: “And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.” (Genesis 32:28) Supporting Texts: Genesis 25:26; Genesis ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Wrestling With God For A Change Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 14, 2026

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True transformation often comes through intense spiritual struggle, where faith wrestles with circumstance, fear, and self to receive God’s blessing.

WRESTLING WITH GOD FOR A CHANGE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Genesis 32:22-32 Key Verse: “And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.” (Genesis 32:28) Supporting Texts: Genesis 25:19-34; Romans ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Crossing Over Jabbok Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 15, 2026

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Crossing over Jabbok signifies a decisive spiritual transition where faith, courage, and divine encounter lead to new levels of purpose and destiny.

CROSSING OVER JABBOK By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Genesis 32:22-32 Key Verse: “And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.” (Genesis 32:30)* Supporting Texts: Genesis 31:3-13; Exodus 14:13-16; Joshua 3:14-17; Isaiah ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Assembly Of God

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