Sermons on Jacob And Esau:

Wrestling And Reconcilliation Series

Contributed by Brian Williams on Mar 31, 2025

God had patiently pursued Jacob, wrestled with him, wounded him, weakened him so Jacob could see that the greatest blessing was God himself.

The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children,e and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. He took them and sent them across the stream, and everything else that he had. And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Approval Or Achievement Series

Contributed by Ken Ritz on Mar 1, 2016

Part 3 of a series on the life of Jacob

Approval or Achievement? Dying To Self, Part 3 If you have your bible turn to Genesis 29 We’ve been looking for the last couple weeks at the life of Jacob, and one of the things we saw is that God uses conflicted, complicated people, which is a good thing because all of us are ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unfinished Grace Series

Contributed by Dave Vance on Jan 20, 2019

Where is grace leading you?

"See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no "root of bitterness" springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so ...read more

Keep The Siblings, Lose The Rivalry Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on May 2, 2010

A look at sibling rivalry from a biblical perspective.

Keep the Siblings, Lose the Rivalry Genesis 4-50 Rev. Brian Bill 5/2/10 Most of you know that I have four sisters and no brothers. Do you feel my pain? The only good thing about this arrangement is that I’m the oldest. Being a brother, I was always on the lookout for ways to torment my sisters. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 33:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Landmark Legacies

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jun 16, 2015

Dads can give their children landmarks to help direct their journey with God.

1. A custom in ancient times: When something significant happened regarding God (or a god) -- people would stand up a stone to draw attention to the event -- Generally, they did not write on the stone -- a silent testimony -- when people walked by the stones they would ask why they were there; ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Recognizing God

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 10, 2015

Many a times we have wondered what would it be like if God showed up? In fact God is looking for that time alone with you so that you would voluntarily shut yourself out from the busyness of life and respond to His attention. Will we?

Opening illustration: Children sometimes seem like they have holes in their ears. You tell them what you want them to do, and it goes in and out without ever being registered. But if you promise something special to a child, they will not ever forget. Try to tell your child that you can’t go ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Blessings Of Children

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 8, 2017

When can a blessing be the cause of cursing?

The Blessing of Children Genesis 29:31-35 The Bible says that children are blessings. Psalm 127:3 says they are the “heritage of the LORD, and that the man who has many of them is blessed. Jacob would eventually have 12 sons and at least one daughter. So in one way we can see that Jacob was ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 29:19-34, Genesis 29:31-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God's Selection: Conditional Or Unconditional? Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Dec 9, 2015

Does God choose His people based on things they have or have not done? Or does He choose them based on His own purposes?

God’s choices or men’s? Election “God sees the future. He sees who will make a decision for Him, and saves those people,” or, “Before there was a world, He chose His disciples, the ones He would call out of this evil world, and then visited those chosen ones with ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:9-33

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Godly Criteria For Selecting A Mate

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 7, 2001

God uses Godly criteria for selecting our companions

Unit 9 – Family Lesson 21 – A Wife for Isaac – Genesis 24 For The Teachers’ Preparation 1. Aim: To lead the people to understand how God uses godly characteristics as criteria for selecting those He will greatly use. 2. Explanation of the Aim: The Lord used Abraham’s servant, Eliezer, to help ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 24:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A God's Eye View Of Abortion Series

Contributed by Steven Haguewood on Jul 25, 2008

One in a series concerning morals and ethics in the USA. With "church attendance" at an all time high, our morals have slipped to an all time low, let’s understand God’s perspective on these matters and be a nation drawn to God again

A GOD’S EYE VIEW ABORTION Text: Psalm 139:13-24 Scripture Reading: Psalm 127:1-5 INTRODUCTION 1. Abortion is a plague that has tormented our society for decades a. Since the Roe V. Wade decision handed down January 22, 1973 humans have had the right from the state to kill their own children b. Our ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:13-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Modeling And Teaching Discipleship Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Mar 12, 2013

This second message in the series deals with the teaching of Jesus that was prompted by the request of Greeks who had asked Philip to see Jesus. This Easter series message then deals with Jesus modeling and teaching discipleship.

EASTER SERIES 2013 MODELING AND TEACHING DISCIPLESHIP JOHN 12:20-27 John 12:19-27 So the Pharisees said to one another, "See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!" 20  Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the Feast. 21  They came to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Herod The Not So Great

Contributed by Ron Hietsch on Dec 20, 2019

Herod's God was himself. Herod loved Herod. He would do anything to keep his job. His audience of one was not God but the Roman Caesar

Jesus told a parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and treated others with contempt. Two men went up to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector The Pharisee - keeping his distance from the tax collector -- thanked God that he was not like ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-23

Denomination: Lutheran

What A Family Background!! Series

Contributed by Marian Diceanu on Jun 14, 2001

The message deals with the context in which Joseph grew up.

Genesis 37 What a family background!! In Britain there are a couple of TV programs that are called this: One is called “holidays from hell” –explain-. The other is called “neighbors from hell”. I remember watching a program about a family that was described by their neighbors as a family from ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-36

Denomination: Baptist

When The Impossible Becomes Possible Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 14, 2008

Abram comes to find that God works out the impossible in the midst of personal pain

When the Impossible Becomes Possible Genesis 15:1-5 Series: Essential 100 January 13, 2008 Morning Service Introduction Pain was not part of God’s original plan for creation but when sin entered, pain became a part of human life. Pain seems to be a recurring theme throughout the scriptures. We ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-6

Denomination: Church Of God

"Can I Get A Witness?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 1, 2016

A sermon for All Saints Sunday.

"Can I Get a Witness?" Hebrews 12:1-3 Among the books of the New Testament, the Letter to the Hebrews is both strange and fascinating. It's style and content is unlike any of the other letters. And there is an awful lot we don't know about it. We don't know who wrote it. The best answer ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: United Methodist