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  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wrestling With God October 2023

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Dec 1, 2023
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    We might think of It as odd that Jacob was involved in a wrestling match with an unspecified person. ….. Was it an another human, his brother Esau, an angel or even God appearing in the form of this wrestling opponent?

    WRESTLING WITH GOD Text: Genesis 32:22-32 Gen 32:22-32 The same night he got up and took his two wives, his two maids, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. (23) He took them and sent them across the stream, and likewise everything that he had. (24) Jacob was left ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    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

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    10th Sunday After Pentecost. August 2nd, 2026. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 19, 2023
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     | 3,419 views

    Year A, Proper 13.

    Genesis 32:22-31, Psalm 17:1-7, Psalm 17:15, Isaiah 55:1-5, Psalm 145:8-9, Psalm 145:14-21, Romans 9:1-5, Matthew 14:13-21 A). A METAPHOR FOR PRAYER. Genesis 32:22-31. “The ford Jabbok” (Genesis 32:22) is significant, first, in that it was the border of the land of promise (cf. Numbers ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Sun Rose Above Him

    Contributed by Clement Swarnappa on Jun 30, 2023
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    Today, we may have many of us who are Jacob's , and some who are still trying to become a Jacob. Is being Jacob a blessing?

    Genesis 32:31 The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel,[a] and he was limping because of his hip. A great turnover in the life of Jacob. Jacob was a man who struggled with man, and wrestled with God ( Remember, he did not struggle with God) Today, we may have many of us who are Jacob's , ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    Wrestling With God

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jul 19, 2023
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    Jacob wrestles with the Divine, but he really wrestled with his self, and we do to.

    “Wrestling with God” Genesis 32:22-32 1. Wrestling is a tough sport it not for the faint at heart • One needs upper body strength • One needs a strong determination • One needs a strong work ethic • One needs to be courageous you must fight 2. Today’s text tells us that Jacob wrestled all his ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    Jacob Lucha Con Dios Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Aug 13, 2023
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    Como en el caso de Jacob, puedes tener tu experiencia más importante con Dios cuando estás en tu angustia más intensa. Es parte de su proceso de santificación de llegar a ser más como Cristo.

    Una profesión de fe en Cristo no es un fin en sí misma. Es el comienzo de una peregrinación. A lo largo del camino habrá momentos decisivos y momentos espirituales destacados. Para Jacob su momento decisivo fue en Peniel. El significado de Peniel es el rostro de Dios. Peniel ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tom Shepard avatar

    Genesis Chapter Thirty-Two Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 18, 2023
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     | 1,540 views

    These are thoughts on Genesis Chapter Thirty-Two. In his work, "What does every Bible chapter say..." John Hunt gives an overview of each chapter of the Bible. It is my intention to do the same thing here.

    GENESIS CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO OVERVIEW Overall what is happening in this chapter is that Jacob prepares to meet Esau and on the way wrestles with God. Thomas Coke (1801) – Genesis 32 The angels of God meet Jacob: he sends messengers to Esau, with presents, to soften him. Jacob wrestles all night ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andrew Moffatt avatar

    Jacob Wrestles With God, A Salvation Story. Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 6, 2024
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     | 2,168 views

    Jacob had been at odds with pretty much everyone his entire life, He wrestles with God and surrenders. There is a new beginning. Why do we wrestle with God and not just surrender to him?

    Read Genesis 32:22-32 Who here likes a bit of alone time, the family have gone off on a trip and here’s an opportunity, there’s that novel that you would like to finish reading, that project that you’ve been wanting to finish or in my case get started, the hobby that it would be good to lose ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • William Akehurst avatar

    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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rick Crandall avatar

    Part 4: Hang On To The Lord And Never Let Him Go! Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Oct 16, 2024
     | 1,977 views

    1. Notice Jacob’s struggle with God. 2. Notice God’s strategy with Jacob. 3. Notice Jacob’s success with God.

    Great Prayers of the Old Testament Part 4: Hang on to the Lord and Never Let Him Go! Genesis 32:13-31 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared October 16, 2024) BACKGROUND: *Today, we will explore one of the most interesting answers to prayer in the Old Testament. The Lord's answer was life-changing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Blitz avatar

    Wrestling With Sanctification

    Contributed by Michael Blitz on Jul 21, 2024
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    The life of Jacob is a wonderful story which shows us the struggle in this world we go through as we wrestle with trusting in God as He converts our lives from where we were, to where He is taking us.

    Good Morning. Last week, we focused on the Gospel, becoming a Christian, and Romans 6:23 which says that “The Wages of Sin is Death, but the Free Gift... This week we move to what comes next, changing our life having become believers, which is displayed wonderfully in the story of Jacob in Genesis. ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    What Is Your Name? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023
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     | 1,401 views

    Explore Jacob's transformative encounter with God at Peniel, and emphasize the significance of struggle and wrestling with God in our own spiritual journeys.

    Good morning, church family. Isn’t it amazing how God reveals himself in the most unexpected ways and places? Today, we're turning our attention to an encounter that strikes us with its intensity and its significance. It's a story of wrestling, of struggle, and ultimately, of transformation. We're ...read more

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    The Blessing Was Already Given PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,106 views

    Explore the story of Jacob wrestling with God, emphasizing the relationship between obedience and blessing, and the promise that God's blessing is already bestowed upon us.

    Good morning, family! In the spirit of warm fellowship, let's delve into the deep waters of God's Word today. We're going to wrestle with a familiar and powerful passage from Genesis 32:22-32, where our forefather Jacob, in the quiet of the night, wrestles with God Himself. This story is a vivid ...read more

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