Sermons on Jacob Vision:

Discover Your Calling: Let God Define You And Your Dreams Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on May 16, 2017

Do we really allow God to define us and our dreams? Are you really seeking to be the person God has called you to be? Are your dreams and plans aligned with God’s will and purpose for your life?

Discover your calling: Let God define you and your dreams We continue in our series on Discovering Your Destiny and today our focus is on letting God define you and your dreams My first question for us this morning is: Do we really allow God to define us and our dreams? Let me be a little more ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, Ephesians 2:10, Romans 5:2-4, Joel 2:28-32, Acts 2:38, John 14:6, Romans 10:3-17, Acts 2:16-17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

"i Know The Plans I Have For You!" Does This Apply To Us?

Contributed by Michael Stark on May 10, 2025

God guides His people as they serve Him. The means of His guidance may vary, but it will never contradict what is given in His holy Word.

“I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” [1] Years ago, I read Herbert Lockyer’s delightful tome, “All the Promises of the Bible.” [2] In that book, Dr. Lockyer discussed what a promise is, cautioning that the ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Denomination: Baptist

New Eyes

Contributed by Dennis Fox on Jun 24, 2023

Being Born Again changes everything about how you see the world. Taking children as an example What I find most exciting is that you get the see the world new all over again through their eyes. There is so much wonder; so much amazement. We get new eyes when we are reborn, and a new perspective.

New Eyes 14 May 2023 Children always bring excitement into your life. What I find most exciting is that you get the see the world new all over again through their eyes. There is so much wonder; so much amazement. Everything is a new experience. When my son was small, we had just moved back to ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:26, Colossians 3:5-10, Ephesians 2:4-5

Denomination: Other

How To See God Anytime

Contributed by Felix Ishola on Feb 13, 2020

One interesting truth of scriptures is that the invisible God can be seen. The bible says that 'Moses endured as seeing Him who is invisible' (Hebrews 11:27). But how can someone who is invisible been seen?

One interesting truth of scriptures is that the invisible God can be seen. The bible says that Moses 'endured as seeing Him who is invisible'. (Hebrews 11:27) But how can someone who is invisible been seen? How possible is it for someone to see, know and recognize the Person who is famous ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:27, John 4:24, Deuteronomy 4:15, John 1:1, Hebrews 1:1-3, John 1:14, 1 Samuel 3:21, Micah 1:1, Isaiah 2:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Recovering What’s Lost

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Mar 16, 2020

This sermon looks at what it is going to take to recover what has been lost in our country, church, and in our lives. It looks at vision, passion, and guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Sermon - "Recovering What’s Lost" {Audio: https://mega.nz/#!PdNhTAaQ!-KqtwlASOwEcUaSpQe6A-vvBat09LSkidDKaAxDsM3w} The Bible says that Manasseh did evil in the sight of the Lord according to the nations God had kicked out; but then it says something we all need to sit up and pay ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14, 1 Samuel 27:1

Denomination: Foursquare

Paul's Intention For Romans Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Feb 22, 2022

Intention of Paul is revealed in this passage. Paul had higher vision in his prayer for the believers, even whom he never met. Paul a great missionary and visionary lays down foundations for prayer.

Romans 1:8-15 Intention of Paul Paul was a man of Prayer (Romans 1:8-10): He says that he thanked God for the faith and spiritual life of the believers in Rome. We have the customs of praying for the needs of believers, friends and even strangers. But it is equally significant to praise God for ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:8-15

Denomination: Methodist

Cleaning Up Our Act To Be Useful To The Lord Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 26, 2022

God loves us and wants us to accept His forgiveness for our sins and bad habits, and help build the kingdom of God, and fall in love with Him and our brothers and sisters so we can all enjoy the divine companionship forever.

Eighth Sunday in Course I have never served in the Army, but I know quite a few of my acquaintances who have. All of them testify to the rigors and hazards of the battlefield. Just moving one’s feet forward in the direction of the foe is dangerous, even without projectiles aimed at you coming at ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:39-45, Psalm 92:2-3, 1 Corinthians 15:54-58

Denomination: Catholic

Seeing As God Sees 1 Samuel 16:7 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 3, 2024

Let's consider the profound truth found in 1 Samuel 16:7 and explore how God’s perspective differs from ours and how we can align our vision with His.

Transformed by Truth: Seeing as God Sees 1 Samuel 16:7 1 Samuel 16:7 (NLT): "But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:7, Proverbs 4:23, Psalm 51:10, Ezekiel 36:26, Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 5:17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Life Lessons Learned From A Wounded Wrestler

Contributed by Steven Dow on Jul 17, 2002

We’ve all wrestled with God and so we can learn some valuable lessons from Jacob, the Wounded Wrestler.

JACOB: LIFE LESSONS LEARNED FROM A WOUNDED WRESTLER Genesis 32:22-32 July 21, 2002 INTRODUCTION: Allow me to set the stage for you. Jacob had not seen his brother, Esau, in a long time and he was very apprehensive about their meeting. You see, many years earlier Jacob tricked his brother out ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Don't Be A Sore Loser

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Aug 28, 2005

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

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-31

Denomination: Methodist

No Sneezing For This Blessing

Contributed by Daniel Johnson on Mar 18, 2008

This sermon uses the story of Jacob fighting the angel of Yahweh to show how we as Christians should strive for God’s blessing.

This morning we are going to look at the life of a man who was nothing more than a deceiver. We are going to examine his life, to learn how his life changed for the better. We are going to find out how Jacob received a blessing from God that completely changed his life. This morning I pray that ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-32

Denomination: Baptist

Prayer Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Sep 30, 2016

Jacob wrestles with God to receive the blessings. He struggled and finally succeded in Life. Never give up until you get.

Genesis 32:22-32 Success and Struggles in Life Genesis 32:29. I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. When Jacob offered this prayer when he was a wealthy and healthy man. He had the blessings of two legal wives and another two as a bonus, he had eleven children, (v.22). He is a foreign ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Methodist

Making Amends Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 23, 2013

James (or actually, Jacob in Hebrew) was one of the most dramatic cases of a changed life after having been an eyewitness to the resurrection.

Show Jesus’ Little Brother video clip from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2BfHfkFJCQ 1. James’ Ossuary A little over 10 years ago, a French scientist made the discovery of an ossuary with the inscription, “James, the son of Joseph, brother of Jesus” on it. An ossuary was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Presence In The Lonely Places Of Our Lives Series

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Oct 20, 2012

Jacob's night with a stone for a pillow teaches us that God uses loneliness and isolation to speak to us in ways that would otherwise be missed.

I have a very special pillowcase that might tempt you to make fun of me. It is my “Where’s Waldo” pillowcase. Actually, it belonged to one of our children, but I use it as my pillowcase when I go camping in the wilderness. My wilderness gear consists of leftovers from around ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Metaphor For Prayer.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 26, 2022

Such outpouring of ourselves, painful perseverance, tenacity in prayer - will cause us also to prevail. Thus, like Jacob, we will procure the blessing

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 21:24). Second, it was here that Jacob had a lifechanging encounter with God, and had his name changed from Jacob to Israel (Genesis ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational