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  • Jimmy Davis avatar

    The Samaritan Woman At Jacob's Well Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Davis on Sep 19, 2001
    based on 114 ratings
     | 71,254 views

    Picture # 4 in the series: The 14 Candid Snapshots of the Maturing Christian as found in the Gospel of John. The Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well is a picture of a rational sinner who can come to Christ. A skid row prostitute can become a child of God.

    Picture # 4: The Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well is a picture of a rational sinner who can come to Christ as a new creation.(John 4:1-42). In this picture, we’re going to see that a skid row prostitute drug abuser can become a child of God, and then immediately become an evangelistic witness for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Choose To Serve The Lord

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 31, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 15,376 views

    Joshua, chose final words that focused the Israelites on one thing: make your choice - for God or against him.

    Compiled by: Herman Abrahams (Pastor), Cornerstone Faith Ministries, P.O. Box 740, Westridge 7802, Rep. of South Africa. E-Mail: Mentorship2003@yahoo.co.uk Note to the reader: If you have been blessed with this sermon compilation, I would be honoured to receive an e-mail from you ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Unstoppable Blessing PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,467 views

    Explore the story of Isaac, Jacob, and Esau in Genesis 27:1-45, emphasizing the unstoppable blessing of God, the importance of obedience, and the consequences of deception.

    Good morning, Church family! Today we're diving into a story from the book of Genesis -- a drama packed episode that shows us the unstoppable blessing of God, the power of faithful obedience, and the jarring consequences of deception. Our text today is Genesis 27:1-45, which tells us about Isaac, ...read more

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    An Unexpected Encounter With God.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 2, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,844 views

    A ladder of God's devising, connecting heaven and earth. Prefigures the Cross.

    AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER WITH GOD. Genesis 28:10-19a. GENESIS 28:10. Jacob had defrauded his brother Esau of both his birthright and his blessing. So now Jacob was on the run from his brother Esau, headed back in the direction of the city which their grandfather Abraham had left behind so many ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Genesis 31:1-21 – Exodus, Gods And Kings And The Matador Of Heaven Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 28, 2015
     | 6,923 views

    Who or what is the bully in your life standing between you and the promises of God? What charges does the devil use against you as you make your stand in the ring? What are you holding onto that attracts a spiritual battle like a red rag to a bull?

    Genesis 31:1-21 – EXODUS, GODS AND KINGS When my wife, Julie, mentioned to a lady that we have been married for 40 years, she was so amazed and happy for us. She was horrified, however, when she discovered that we had seen “The Exodus” on our Anniversary. She said ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Contention Is Over

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 24, 2025
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    Your season of contention is giving way to a season of fruitfulness. Like Isaac, you may have faced opposition, envy, and rejection, but keep digging. Don’t settle at Esek (strife) or Sitnah (hostility). God is leading you to Rehoboth—a place of peace, purpose, and prosperity.

    THE CONTENTION IS OVER By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Genesis 26:18-22 "And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Choose Your Lord Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 28, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,728 views

    What does it mean to say that Jesus Christ is our Lord and how do we live so that others will believe it?

    OPEN: Does anyone know what happened on the moon 55 years ago? That’s right, that was the first time mankind set foot on the Moon. In July of 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the surface of the Moon and they spent over two hours exploring the site. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Tonight....we Wrestle

    Contributed by Russell M Rillie on Jul 30, 2009
    based on 24 ratings
     | 21,996 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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    Back To The Future

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Sep 10, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,731 views

    Jacob

    BACK TO THE FUTURE (GENESIS 35:1-7) In the movie "Back to the Future," Marty McFly, the character played by Michael J. Fox, paid a visit to his mad scientist friend Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown, who revealed to him that he had built a car powered by plutonium that could act as a time-machine when the car ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Which Would You Choose?

    Contributed by James May on Jan 9, 2011
    based on 24 ratings
     | 13,621 views

    It's better to keep our trust in the Lord than to have to play "Let's Make a Deal" with God like David did.

    What Would You Choose? Sunday, January 09, 2011 - AM By Pastor James May David was known as a man after God’s own heart. What a wonderful thing it would be to know that God though of each of us in the same manner. I believe that I am looking out over a lot of people in the church who fit ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Greater Things Than These Series

    Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Mar 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,430 views

    What application could Jacob’s struggles have for us today. A look at a ladder, Jacob, and even Nathanial help us to understand that God is there for us and knows everything.

    GREATER THINGS THAN THESE Genesis 28:10-22 WHO WAS JACOB? Verses 10-11 Was he a traveling salesman?...why was he going from Beer-sheba to Haran? 1.He was looking for a wife. He was told by his father not to take a wife from the Canaanite people, so he had to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Choosing The Path Of Most Resistance Series

    Contributed by David Smith on Jun 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,157 views

    When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there a colt that has never bee

    I’m sure we all know the joke about how many social workers it takes to change a light bulb. It only takes one, of course, but the light bulb has got to want to change. I think it was social workers that were the target of that joke, but it could equally well have been psychotherapists, ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Blessings Lost Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Jan 22, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,861 views

    As we continue our series in the Book of Genesis, here we see Esau lose his birthright to Isaac.

    Blessings Lost Text: Genesis 27:1-29 By: Ken McKinley Now before we begin this morning, I want to remind you of chapter 25… it was in chapter 25 where we read about how Jacob stole Esau’s birthright. Remember? Esau was more concerned about the flesh, and fleshly desires than he was about his own ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Presence Of God

    Contributed by Jim Twamley on Mar 25, 2003
    based on 85 ratings
     | 25,289 views

    Like many of us Jacob was not conscious of God’s presence in his life. Oh, he knew about God, he had worshiped with his dad – he even went through the hassle of stealing the birthright and blessing from his brother Esau. But he, like many of us, went abou

    Gen 28:1-5 28:1 So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him and commanded him: "Do not marry a Canaanite woman. 2 Go at once to Paddan Aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel. Take a wife for yourself there, from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. 3 May God Almighty bless ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Sovereign Over Circumstances Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on May 21, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,679 views

    God orders everything for his glory and for saving his people.

    Scripture Introduction Back in January we resumed our study in John at chapter seven. Since then we have moved verse by verse, arriving now at the end of chapter eleven. (Next week, Lord willing, we will begin a summer series on the Dynamic Church.) Here is a convenient place to pause, because we ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed