Sermons on Patriarchs Jacob:

When We Fail

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Nov 8, 2015

IN Genesis 20, we see one of the many failures in the life and ministry of Abraham. This sermon highlights how God responds to our failures.

WHEN WE FAIL Genesis 20:1-18 (NLT) For a audio and video of this sermon visit: thecreekmonroe.com Intro: Sports fans are fickle aren’t they? Last weekend, as I was watching our Atlanta Falcons play football, I noticed something that made me wonder. If any of you watched the game, you know ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 20:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Eyewitness Genealogy (Genesis 5)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 10, 2024

Do we believe the eyewitness testimony of patriarchal history or the unreliable data from chronometric dating? Let's take a look at Genesis 5.

Which is more reliable, eyewitness testimony including genealogies or wildly unreliable chronometric dating methods? If ancient patriarchs walked with God, can we walk and talk with God too? Was it Enoch’s faith that pleased God? Can we also have such faith? Let’s find out in a document possibly ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The 12 Stone Memorial Part 2: Reuben And Simeon Series

Contributed by Rodney Burton on Mar 26, 2009

In part 2 of this series, we look at Jacob’s first 2 sons, Reuben and Simeon and what they symbolize in and for the church.

We continue to look at the 12 stone memorial that was set up by the Israelites after crossing the Jordan. Each stone was for each of the 12 tribes of Israel. We are going to look together at the first two sons born to Jacob and the significance of what God was doing in and through these sons. n ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 29:31-33

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Robbing A Blessing Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 28, 2009

Jacob finds out the hard way that sin has built-in consequences.

Deception carries some built-in consequences. One beautiful Sunday morning a deacon decided to skip church and play a round of golf. The fifth hole was the most challenging of the entire course, but nonetheless the deacon, to his delight, made a hole-in-one. An angel observing this turned to God ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 27:1-46

Denomination: Congregational

Lessons From Leah

Contributed by Nathan Robertson, Jr. on Nov 18, 2002

By examining the experiences of Leah, the modern church need to learn three basic lessons in order to better minister to people needs.

Lessons from Leah Genesis 29:31-35 The best teacher is Experience. When nothing else can teach us some of life’s most important questions, Experience can. We should learn from our own experiences, Experience is the best teacher. The lessons we learn from experience we seldom forget. If a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 29:31-35

Denomination: Baptist

Wrestling With God

Contributed by Chris Surber on Aug 1, 2008

As a Christian, it is a good thing to question, to seek; the key is to ask good questions and seek out good sources for your answers; most notably, the Bible.

Wrestling with God, Genesis 32:22-31 Introduction Once a Hasidic teacher told this parable; a man had been wandering about in a forest for several days, unable to find the way out. Finally he saw a man approaching him in the distance. His heart was filled with joy. Now I shall surely find out ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-31

Denomination: Christian Church

Whch Way To Go? Part 4

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jul 15, 2013

Worry will make you old; stress will kill you; prayer will set you free!

Which way to go and where to go? Part 4 Kneel down rather than buckling down…. Life of Jacob By sis bala samson Visit www.worshipjesusministries.org Check my blog: balasamson@wordpress.com Genesis 32:10 “I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Heaven's Open Door

Contributed by Carl Greene on Jul 18, 2009

In the middle of nowhere, Jacob encounters God and realizes God’s presence encompasses more that what just his eyes see.

Last week, we looked at a central figure of the OT, Abram, later named Abraham. We talked about some of the similarities between the unknowns of Abrahams life, such as the lack of any information about his childhood, and that of Jesus and how little is know of his childhood. We discovered that as ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-15

Denomination: Methodist

Say Yes To The Goat Skins Series

Contributed by Troy Luttrell on Oct 6, 2014

This sermon will focus on the difficulty of saying no to the flesh. Even though we have rules and law, they are no match to stop us from choosing our fleshly desires.

Background • Review Genesis 25; twins yet born completely opposite (lost/saved) • Parents show favoritism, and this will lead to a divided family. When we come to chapter 27, Isaac is around 137 and both boys are in their middle 70’s. • This sermon will focus ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 27:1-40

Denomination: Baptist

Selfishness Separates Families

Contributed by John Lowe on May 6, 2013

Jacob and Esau, the twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah, differed from the start. Esau, the oldest, was a man of the field, while Jacob was a “home boy.” Twice, during their days at home, Jacob took advantage of Esau.

Title: Selfishness Separates Families Text: (Genesis 27:43). Scripture Reading: Genesis 27:30-45 Introduction Jacob and Esau, the twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah, differed from the start. Esau, the oldest, was a man of the field, while Jacob was a “home boy.” Twice, during ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 27:30-45

Denomination: Baptist

Judah, His Failures And His Future Series

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jul 29, 2022

Judah was the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. He failed, several times, but God forgave him and gave him a future to be proud of.

Introduction: Each of Jacob’s twelve sons was different from the others. That goes without saying, as any parent of more than one child will probably agree! Judah was the fourth son of Jacob and Leah and his name is related to the Hebrew word for “praise (Gen. 29:35)”. Some of his deeds might have ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:25-28, Genesis 43:1-10, Genesis 49:8-12

Denomination: Baptist

"Struggling With God"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Oct 15, 2014

The sermon shares how we all struggle in life and with God.

“Struggling with God” Genesis 32:22-32 WE are likened unto Jacob. Jacob had a situation where wrestled all night with an angel. Jacob struggled with God He had always had struggles • He struggled over a birth rate • He struggled with his brother and he conspired with ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Methodist

Isaac's Turmoil Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Apr 9, 2016

From jealousy to deceitfulness, Isaac's life was in urmoil.

In 1840 Nathanael Hawthorne wrote a story titled “The Bosom Serpent.” The story is about a man, once happy in marriage, which had been separated from his wife because of jealous suspicions. He would sometimes hold his hand to his bosom and lowly chant, “It gnaws! It gnaws!” ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare

How To Turn Pillows Into Pillars :

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 3, 2015

How To Turn Pillows Into Pillars :

Genesis 28:10-22 How To Turn Pillows Into Pillars : Many years ago during the war, a group of soldiers in a trench, were being shelled. “Can you tell me the way to heaven?” ‘For God so loved the world, Peace came over soldier's face as he kept ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22

Denomination: Holiness

By Chance Or By The Will Of God?

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 31, 2017

Does God ordain all that happens or is He captive to Chance?

By Chance or by the Will of God Genesis 29:1-14 It is never bothersome to remind you that every Scripture in the Bible is set in context with what comes before and after it. This is the literal context. Even though it would be centuries before Moses would write the Book of Genesis by the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 29:1-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible