Sermons on Sermon On Jacob:

What’s The Catch? - Matthew 7:7 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Nov 15, 2024

We know we do not get everything we ask for, so when Jesus says “Ask and you will receive” what is the catch?

Matthew 7:7-12 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 "Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7

Second Mile People

Contributed by Bruce Lee on May 28, 2025

This Scripture ... is part of a very well known passage .... called the "Sermon on The Mount"

Second Mile People "If anyone forces you to go one mile go with him two miles." Matthew 5:41 Intro: This Scripture ... is part of a very well known passage .... called the "Sermon on The Mount". This teaching ...was shared very early ... in our Lord's ministry. Jesus is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living The Good Life: A Guide To Christian Virtues SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 10, 2023

This is an introductory overview of the nine virtues for Christian living, also known as the 'Be' Attitudes. The following sermons will delve deeper into each virtue. This sermon can stand alone or serve as a kick-off to the series.

This sermon is an introduction to the series on the Beatitudes, which are found in the Sermon on the Mount in the book of Matthew. The Beatitudes are nine attitudes that Christians should strive to have in their lives. Let's take a closer look at each of these attitudes. "Blessed are the poor in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-12

Topics: Sermon On The Mount, Christian Living

Sermon # 12 - Healing From Our Hurts Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on May 3, 2024

Are there hurts and pain from the past that is still lingering on? How can we forgive those who hurt us and experience the healing that Jesus offers us? The life of Joseph will help us understand this in a practical way.

We read in 2 Corinthians 9:8, Besides, God is able to make every blessing of yours overflow for you, so that in every situation you will always have all you need for any good work. (ISV) The Lord assures us that He is able to make our lives overflow with every blessing in all areas of our lives. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:8, Genesis 37:3-4, Proverbs 10:12, Genesis 37:14, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 45:11, Genesis 45:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

A Different Kind Of Eulogy Series

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Aug 17, 2002

how Joseph and Jacob prepared for their funerals and dealt with their deaths

August 18, 2002 Genesis 48:15-16, 49:33, 50:24-26 Then he blessed Joseph and said, “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, 16 the Angel who has delivered me from all harm —may he bless these boys. May they be called ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

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

God Is A Name Changer PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 4, 2023

This sermon explores the transformative power of encountering God, using Jacob's struggle and name change as a metaphor for personal spiritual growth and identity.

Welcome, dear friends! It's wonderful to see each of you here, gathered in fellowship, ready to open your hearts to the Word of God. It is a privilege to share this time with you, a moment we set aside to seek the wisdom of our Creator, to bask in His love, and to learn from His teachings. Today, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:28

Topics: Encounter, God

Sermon # 7 - Throw-Off, Rebuild, Unite Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Sep 11, 2024

The call of God to the church today is to cast off everything that hinders us from reaching our destination, to rebuild the broken altars, and to work towards the unity of the body of Christ. The coming of the Lord is near and the church must be ready to receive the bridegroom.

We read in Jonah 1:5, Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. (ESV) As we continue our study on the life of Jonah and the church, I believe that God is declaring His word to the church of ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:5, 1 Kings 18:30-31, 1 Kings 18:21, Genesis 13:17, 2 Kings 5:10, Proverbs 21:31, Luke 10:1, John 10:10, James 3:14, 1 Timothy 1:19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

Who's The Nice Guy? Series

Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 1, 2004

Even as Jacob and Esau meet, it seems like Esau is the more righteous of the two brothers. However, it is Jacob whom God has chosen.

Genesis 33 January 24, 2004 One of the big questions that the book of Genesis has answered has been, "Where do we come from?" For the Israelites sitting around Mount Sinai this has been pretty heady stuff. The creation of the world, the deliverance through the flood and the story of the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 33:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

God Is Faithful Despite Sin And Death Series

Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 1, 2004

Even as Jacob’s world is filled with the sins of his sons and the death of his wife and father, God renews his faithful promises.

Genesis 35 February 22, 2004 As we begin this morning I want you to go back with me to the time when Moses wrote this book. The children of Israel are somewhere out in the wilderness. They still have very vivid memories of their time in Egypt. In fact, we know that not only were there memories ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 35:1-29

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Are Those That Mourn, For They Will Be Comforted Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jan 7, 2011

Blessed are those who mourn for others and have the compassion of Christ. They will be comforted in their time of need.

January 9, 2011 Blessed are those who morn, for they will be comforted Matthew 5:1-5:12 Introduction We continue to study the Sermon on the Mount. Last week we looked - “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God.” We saw that to be poor in spirit had nothing to do with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Nazarene

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

Pursuing Purity In An Impure World Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 24, 2004

We can con our coworkers, fool our friends and family, play charades with church members, and even deceive ourselves, but we can’t masquerade before the Lord because He sees right through our masks.

Pursuing Purity in an Impure World I remember seeing a cartoon that shows a pastor and his wife deep in conversation. The wife says, “Today let’s do something different. Why don’t you be charming at home and grouchy at church?” Ouch. That really doesn’t apply to me…because I’m often grouchy in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Baptist

Technicolor Faith - The Dreamer Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 6, 2003

Joseph overcame immense difficulties in his life that would have crippled the faith of a lesser man. How did he do it?

OPEN: Years ago there was a TV show called The Honeymooners (does anyone remember it)? Art Carney played one of the characters on the show Ed Norton - a kind of happy go lucky, but fairly slow thinking worker in the sewer systems of the city. Ed Norton once summed up his philosophy of life with ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-36

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Compassion For The Broken Hearted Series

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Jan 12, 2013

Even though we sin, God is compassionate and blesses those who call on His name.

Our text today is a story within a story. We are studying Genesis 29-30, the story of the expansion of God’s promise through the descendants of Jacob. The STORY is the life of Jacob. But the story within the story is about dramatic way in which Jacob’s sons are born. The bookmarks ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational