Sermons about Genesis 32:22-32

Wrestling With God Series

Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Aug 18, 2001

based on 56 ratings

| 11,911 views

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

Wrestling With God

Contributed by Scott Lamshed on Apr 19, 2001

based on 69 ratings

| 27,125 views

WE all need a limp, just as Jacob wrestled and God touched him, let’s be like him

WRESTLING WITH GOD I need a limp - a life changing limp. I have told you we need it but I have not shown you how. Today I would like to take that one step further and show you how we can get a limp by wrestling with God, then it’s up to you. Unfortunately too many Christians spend very little ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jake The Snake Wrestles With God

Contributed by John Stensrud on Apr 29, 2001

based on 95 ratings

| 7,521 views

Jacob suddenly meets something in his life that he is powerless over.

Jake the Snake Wrestles with God By Pastor John Stensrud Immanuel Baptist Church Elgin, IL October 1, 2000 If he was alive today, hi-tech head-hunters would be on the phone to him regularly. Better yet, he would be well-suited as a shifty-eyed used-car salesman. I can just hear him say: Hi my name ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Baptist

God The Adversary/ God The Advocate

Contributed by Michael Pahls on May 2, 2001

based on 45 ratings

| 4,294 views

An exposition of the story of Jacob’s wrestling of the Angel/God that reveals the importance of prevailing faith through the suffering and temptation in our lives.

GOD THE ADVERSARY/ GOD THE ADVOCATE Genesis 32:22-32 INTRO. JACOB: THE USED CAR SALESMAN Now as you may or may not know, Jacob was the grandson of Abraham and the younger son of Isaac. Now the name Jacob, as Genesis 25:26 confirms, comes from the Hebrew word “heel” and was understood to mean ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Wrestling Match

Contributed by James May on May 3, 2001

based on 41 ratings

| 6,953 views

There is a lifelong wrestling match between the desires of the flesh and the complete surrender of our will to the will of God.

Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-30

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Championship Wrestling

Contributed by Johnny Carver on May 17, 2001

based on 74 ratings

| 4,715 views

This sermon seeks to enlighten Christians as to the difficulty of the battle in overcoming our fleshly desires that would keep us defeated.

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-31 Title: “Championship Wrestling” Introduction: It is now twenty years since Jacob made his covenant at Bethel. The place where Jacob made a pillow of stones and laid down and slept. During the night as Jacob dreamed he saw a ladder setting upon the earth and reaching to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Keys To Overcoming The Enemy And Possessing The Promises Of God

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jun 22, 2001

based on 35 ratings

| 13,079 views

1.BESEECHING 2.FORCING 3.WRESTLING 4.RESISTING 5.PRESSING 6.SOWING 7.LABOURING

KEYS TO OVERCOMING THE ENEMY AND POSSESSING THE PROMISES OF GOD **************************************************************************************************** OUTLINE 1.BESEECHING 2.FORCING 3.WRESTLING 4.RESISTING 5.PRESSING 6.SOWING 7.LABOURING THE MESSAGE KEYS TO OVERCOMING ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-28

Denomination: Pentecostal

Wrestling For A Change Series

Contributed by Wayde Wilson on Nov 13, 2000

based on 210 ratings

| 44,164 views

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

Jacob's Personal Revival

Contributed by Edgar Foster, Sr. on Jan 14, 2001

based on 95 ratings

| 7,273 views

Jacob’s personal revival is a pattern for modern-day believers.

Jacob’s Personal Revival Genesis 32:24-28 Personal worship and real revival go hand-in-hand. God is calling his people to revival. Revival is needed! A constant flow of personal commitment is needed to “kneed” God’s people into the whitened and falling harvest of this last hour. But religious ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-28

Denomination: Church Of God

God Encounters: Jacob Series

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Jun 20, 2004

based on 38 ratings

| 11,060 views

This is about Jacob’s wrestling match with God and the significance for us.

Jacob was the grandson of Abe. Give brief background of Jacob’s life. Sneaky, underhanded, trickster, etc. Jacob had tricked his father, Isaac, and his father-in-law, Laban. He was a marked man by Esau. He is older now, and he is headed to meet his brother. Read Genesis 32:22-32. What we ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Wesleyan

Jacob Series

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jul 5, 2004

based on 18 ratings

| 12,352 views

God brings Jacob to Peniel to bless him but not before he has struggled all night with God. Limps are reminders from God.

GENESIS 32.23-32 JACOB AND THE STRUGGLE WITH GOD. If I were to say the letters WWF would you know what it meant? My immediate answer to that is World Wildlife Fund. Ask the children and you will probably get World Wresting Federation. I am not a great fan of wrestling but I know a lot of the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:23

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

In The Sinew That Shrank..." By Dr. E. Winson Butler

Contributed by Winson Butler on Aug 4, 2004

based on 8 ratings

| 2,710 views

The strength of a man consists in finding out the way God is going and going that way! Jacob learned the hard way. Had he followed God without reservation, he may not of walked with a limp for the rest of his life. Let’s examine the story together!

Introduction Going God’s way is not only the best way but the only way! It’s when we look back we say, "I wish I had followed God..." Jacob knew the feeling too well. A person is never what he ought to be until he is doing what he ought to be doing. Jacob was neither. In other words it took a bit ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:31-32

Denomination: Baptist

Atravete Provocar A Dios

Contributed by Ramon Rojas on May 26, 2004

based on 241 ratings

| 40,778 views

Ha llegado el momento de evaluar áreas en tu vida con relación al cumplimiento del propósito de Dios en ti. Quiero que puedas reconocer la razón por la cual las cosas en tu vida no están surgiendo conforme a lo que la Palabra de Dios establece para ti. Es

Introducción: Ha llegado el momento de evaluar áreas en tu vida con relación al cumplimiento del propósito de Dios en ti. Quiero que puedas reconocer la razón por la cual las cosas en tu vida no están surgiendo conforme a lo que la Palabra de Dios establece para ti. Es necesario que determines ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-30

Denomination: Pentecostal

Getting Blessed In Midst Of Your Struggles

Contributed by Elizabeth Mccaskill on Oct 28, 2004

based on 88 ratings

| 26,684 views

In life we all have struggles, regardless of who we are, whether we are young or old. No matter if we are male or female, black or white, in this life we all have struggles. In other words, we all have issues in our life that we wrestle with each day.

State Subject: Being Blessed in the Midst of your struggles. Introduction: In life we all have struggles, regardless of who we are, whether we are young or old. No matter if we are male or female, black or white, in this life we all have struggles. In other words, we all have issues in our life ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:21-29

Denomination: Methodist

Wwf (Wrestling With The Father)

Contributed by Paul Tuck on Jan 20, 2002

based on 250 ratings

| 30,195 views

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

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