Sermons on Genesis 32:32:

How To Wrestle God And Win Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 20, 2002

We win with God by losing.

HOW TO WRESTLE GOD AND WIN Genesis 32:22-32 S: God’s blessing Th: Prayer: A Passion for His Presence Pr: WE WIN WITH GOD BY LOSING. ?: How? KW: Needs TS: We will discover in Genesis 32 three needs that we have in order to win in our losing battle with God. Inductive The _____ need we have is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Baptist

"Touched By An Angel"

Contributed by Danny Moss on Jan 17, 2002

This message concerns Jacob’s encounter with God.

TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL Text: Genesis 32:24-32 Introduction- Hebrews 13:2 tells us "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." Most of us would probably be astounded if we really knew how involved God’s angels are ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-32

Denomination: Baptist

God's Protection And Answered Prayer Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on Jan 19, 2002

We continue to study Jacob’s walk as he returns to his homeland. God’s host meets Jacob just as he finds out some unsettling news. Esau is coming towards him with 400 men. Let us see the steps Jacob takes to prepare for this and in the process becomes

God’s Protection and Answered Prayer DBF 1/20/02 Genesis 32 Protection of God in our time of need Purposeful Prayer in our lives Purposefully striving for God’s Perfect will Have you ever found yourself in a situation that is beyond you, without any true means within yourself of getting ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:1-32

Denomination: Baptist

Wwf (Wrestling With The Father)

Contributed by Paul Tuck on Jan 20, 2002

Ok, Ok, you’re probably wondering what the title of this sermon is all about. Well, the letters “WWF” don’t stand for the World Wrestling Federation. They stand for Wrestling With the Father. And today’s message is about a man who did just t

Ok, Ok, you’re probably wondering what the title of this sermon is all about. Well, the letters “WWF” don’t stand for the World Wrestling Federation. They stand for Wrestling With the Father. And today’s message is about a man who did just that. Jacob wrestled with the Lord. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Baptist

Wrestling With God Series

Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Aug 18, 2001

This sermon embraces the uncomfortable ideas of wrestling with God, God self-limitation in the struggle, and change that occurs.

Genesis 32:22-32 Our Bible story needs a little prefacing this evening. Its kind of like the original Star Wars Triliogy - we’re coming in to the story at Episode VI. In recent days we’ve been taking a look at some Old Testament characters, and tonight we turn our attention towards Jacob - the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Methodist

God's Favorite House Part 4: The Importance Of His Name Series

Contributed by Randy West on Mar 13, 2002

Whatever you name is tonight it can be changed to Child of God. Names are important. What’s your name tonight?

God’s favorite House part 4 The importance of His name Text Genesis 32:24-32 The importance of a name can easily be understood when we look back to the early 1980’s. In that time frame a new revolutionary diet control candy hit the market. The candy was gaining popularity nationwide and was ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-32

Denomination: Church Of God

Wrestling For A Change Series

Contributed by Wayde Wilson on Nov 13, 2000

Spiritual Growth

“Wrestling For A Change” Genesis 32:22-32 Change can be a painful process, particularly in the area of spiritual maturity. I look back 20 years or so ago to my high school and college days and I realize God was working with some pretty “raw” material. I think of some of the things I did and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32, Ephesians 6:12-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Life Lessons Learned From A Wounded Wrestler

Contributed by Steven Dow on Jul 17, 2002

We’ve all wrestled with God and so we can learn some valuable lessons from Jacob, the Wounded Wrestler.

JACOB: LIFE LESSONS LEARNED FROM A WOUNDED WRESTLER Genesis 32:22-32 July 21, 2002 INTRODUCTION: Allow me to set the stage for you. Jacob had not seen his brother, Esau, in a long time and he was very apprehensive about their meeting. You see, many years earlier Jacob tricked his brother out ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

It's Hard To Go Back Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Aug 16, 2005

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

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Danger Zone Of Faith

Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on Mar 9, 2007

This sermon is actually a testimony of our experince as my wife and I answered God’s call to be missionaries.

The Danger Zone of Faith Pray I would like to talk a little bit this morning about the journey that we have been through since God called us to go to Slovakia. As I have just mentioned we will be moving on the 16th September 2006. Before I do that I just want to read a passage of scripture ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Pentecostal

Preparing To Meet God

Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Jan 15, 2005

This message addresses the question, are we ready to meet God at the Judgement Seat of Christ? I show using Jacob, Rachel, and Leah how to prepare to meet the Lord face to face. Enjoy!

Title: Preparing To Meet God Text: II Cor 5:10; Gen 32:22-32 Pray!!! Read Text!!! Introduction: Several centuries ago, a Japanese emperor commissioned an artist to paint a bird. A number of months passed, then several years, and still no painting was brought to the palace. Finally the emperor ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Pentecostal

Olympic Or Smack Down

Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Feb 17, 2005

Is your prayer life real or just an exaggerated production?

Genesis 32: 22-32 Olympic or Smack Down? Prosper CRC: Falmouth, MI April 8, 2001 PM On a Thursday night not to long ago I caught a few minutes of WWF Smack Down, trying to get a current picture of what comes to mind when the word wrestling is mentioned. It has been quite a few years since I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Keys To Receiving The Blessings Of God

Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007

Obviously, this chapter in the Bible is about the familiar story when Jacob started a journey to meet his brother Esau. While Jacob was on his journey to meet Esau, he received the blessing of God on the way. It is at this point, where Jacob’s name was ch

Text: Genesis 32:1-32 Introduction: Obviously, this chapter in the Bible is about the familiar story when Jacob started a journey to meet his brother Esau. While Jacob was on his journey to meet Esau, he received the blessing of God on the way. It is at this point, where Jacob’s name was changed ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:1-32

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Surrender: Smack Down 2005

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 28, 2006

What is it going to cost you, surrendering to God?

William Borden. Heir to the Borden Dairy Estate, graduated from high School in 1904 a millionaire. His parents gave him a trip around the world, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. He wrote home saying, I’m going to give my life to prepare for the mission field. When he made his decision, he wrote ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:1-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wrestles With God

Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 31, 2006

The whole experience of PRAYER is not to wrestle with God over our demands, but to know the heart of the One who seek to bless us and call us to a higher purpose in life, and help us understand our utter dependence on Him for success.

This picture of Jacob wrestling with a God-man can be considered as one of the most bizarre encounter in the Bible. • He was all alone, having sent his family and all his possessions across the stream. • It was in the night, and he wrestled with this God-man until daybreak. Many see him as a hero ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Independent/Bible