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  • Russell M Rillie avatar

    Tonight....we Wrestle

    Contributed by Russell M Rillie on Jul 30, 2009
    based on 24 ratings
     | 22,023 views

    Every man has a "Jacob" in him and an "Esau" they are running from. This sermon gives powerful & direct insight into the things Men and Women to a lesser degree wrestle with.

    Tonight….We Wrestle! - By Minister Russell M. Rillie Genesis 32:24-32 As a boy, I would love to get up on Saturday mornings, turn to channel 9 about 10 am & watch wrestling. Before the WWF ended up on cable, before there was a Wrestle mania, before they changed their name to WWE….there was simply ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Don't Let Go

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Aug 19, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 23,663 views

    Message on "Holding On" to the Lord.

    Disclaimer: I can’t take credit for the whole outline. I picked this up from some where but don’t know where (not on Sermon Central). I just added many of the notes. Don’t Let Go This is the account of Jacob wrestling with the Lord How many Knows you can wrestle with the God How many have ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Touched By God

    Contributed by Phillip Krueger on Nov 25, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,972 views

    God wrestles with Jacob to make him stop running and deal with his problems.

    TOUCHED BY GOD [Genesis 32:22-32] FCC 8-24-08 1. Hidden treasures: a) June 6, 2003—A National Geographic team working with Iraqi and U.S. military authorities recovered one of the greatest archaeological treasure troves of all time. • A vault was discovered below the Central Bank in Baghdad, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Spencer Homan avatar

    Wrestling With God (Battle Of Wills)

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 15, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,637 views

    This is a sermon that begs the question... who’s will are we REALLY following?

    Genesis 32:22-32 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, he sent over all his possessions. 24 So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Revd. Martin Dale avatar

    The Showdown At Jabbok's Ford

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 27, 2005
    based on 40 ratings
     | 7,765 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
     | 3,681 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
     | 4,548 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

  • Russell Brownworth avatar

    Wrestling With God

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Aug 3, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 8,113 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

  • Juan Lane avatar

    Leaving Without Receiving

    Contributed by Juan Lane on Aug 4, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,709 views

    What are willing to do to Receive a blessing from God.

    Leaving Without Receiving Scripture Reference: Genesis 32:24-26 (KJV) Genesis 32:24 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 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Roger Thomas avatar

    It's Hard To Go Back Series

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Aug 16, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,395 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

  • Scott Carmer avatar

    Don't Be A Sore Loser

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Aug 28, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,790 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

  • Donnie De loney avatar

    A Long Day's Night

    Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Jul 14, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,774 views

    Jacob’s Wrestling match with the man of God how it changed Jacob to Israel.

    Jacob the Wrestler Genesis 32:22 – 32:32 Today we’re going to look at Abraham’s grandson, Jacob. Unlike Abraham, who has a reputation for being a Godly man and doing the right thing, we must use different words to describe Jacob; words like shyster, liar, manipulator, cheater, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Adriel Morgan avatar

    Wrestling With The Future

    Contributed by Adriel Morgan on Aug 14, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,879 views

    How Jacob obtained the promise AFTER he struggled.

    As I was watching television the other day I saw an interesting commercial for Dick Devos who is a candidate for governor here in the State of Michigan this year. It was interesting to me because of the angle he took. It wasn’t really a plea for people to vote for him. He didn’t have a laundry ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Daniel Habben avatar

    Smackdown! The Trickster Vs. The Hipster Series

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Aug 14, 2006
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,555 views

    In this strange wrestling match between Jacob and God, friends struggle with one another and the weaker overcomes the stronger. Find out how God used this wrestling match to help Jacob mature in his faith.

    Although I don’t watch pro-wrestling (my parents didn’t allow it lest I practice “piledrivers” on my little sister), I do get a kick out of the wrestlers’ names. There’s Junkyard Dog, Johnny Nitro, The Boogeyman, and The Big Show just to name a few. On our final episode of “Jake TV,” we’ll witness ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Robert Higgins avatar

    A Holy Wrestling Match

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Aug 23, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,635 views

    What happens when you wrestle with God?

    A Holy Wrestling Match Have you ever wrestled with someone bigger and stronger than yourself? Needless to say, it isn’t a pleasant experience, since you are generally destined to lose. All of the tricks in the book, including trying to curl up and keep the other person from flipping you over and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist