Sermons on Genesis 27:1-28:17: showing 1-15 of 257

God Must Be A Liar. Right?

Contributed by Nate Buchner on Oct 5, 2020

Life is often disappointing. Is God the one to blame for this?

With spring hopefully coming around the corner, you can usually expect to hear more and more about the local high school’s senior prom. Unfortunately, you may also begin to hear of some of those girls being sorely disappointed by the dress they had ordered. It is not all that uncommon for someone ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-17

Denomination: Lutheran

Too Blessed To See God

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jan 28, 2001

The greatest spiritual discipline is to continually be focused on God, and His blessings are what make it difficult

1/28/2001 Golf immortal Arnold Palmer recalls a lesson about overconfidence: It was the final hole of the 1961 Masters tournament, and I had a one-stroke lead and had just hit a very satisfying tee shot. I felt I was in pretty good shape. As I approached my ball, I saw an old friend standing at ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

12 Steps To Heaven

Contributed by Lindeal Greer on Jan 6, 2001

about climbing a ladder to heaven

12 steps to heaven Gen. 28:10-22 I. Come and seek God De 4:29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. Mt 7:7 ¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Let's Get Back To Our Senses

Contributed by Ron Hicks on Sep 1, 2005

When was the last time that you sensed God’s presence in your life?

LET’S GET BACK TO OUR SENSES Gen 28:16 16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place ; and I knew it not. My heart is burdened this morning. I feel that we have allowed complacency to creep in. Maybe not on purpose, but maybe by carelessness. (too busy, too ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Sound Speech

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Nov 4, 2005

How could anyone ever love someone like Jacob? Is spite of who you are, what you have done right, what you have done wrong, God has not given up on you!

THE BETHEL EXPERIENCE INTRODUCTION: We have studied in detail the ups and downs of the Old Testament family of Isaac, Rebekah, Esau and Jacob. Perhaps we feel fortunate we don’t have the kind of problems they had. Or maybe some of us wish family could have been more like them. I want to look ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:15-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Chip Off The Old Block Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Apr 28, 2005

Bible Couples, Pt. 3 "Isaac and Rebekah"

A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK (GEN 27:1-46) To relatives and friends, guessing who the favorite child in the family is not difficult. Growing up, my sister was daddy’s girl. The family included two boys and a sister in the middle, each a year apart, but my youngest son status was in vain. The stark ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 27:1-46

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Backfiring Schemes Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 20, 2005

What happens when everyone does the wrong thing? We find that in this chapter - and how God gets His way despite our best efforts to mess up!

Do you ever find a situation where absolutely everybody does the wrong thing - and yet God still gets His way? That’s what we find in Genesis 27. Everyone - Isaac, Essau, Jacob, and Rebekah - all have plans they want hatched and so they go about trying to maneuver God’s blessing to their benefit. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 27:1-46

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

How Can I Get Blessed Series

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jun 2, 2005

Jacob and Esau sought the blessings from Isaac. How did Jacob end up with the prize? This text discusses and contemplates the whole issue.

Jacob Sermon Series # 1 - The Obtaining of Blessings - Genesis 27 Donald Trump’s TV show called “the Apprentice” has become a hit in the ratings in the past two years. I have watched it about two or three times. It makes me glad I am not working within that type of an atmosphere. Talk about a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 27:1-40, Genesis 28:11-17

Denomination: Lutheran

A Precious Promise To Persona Non Grata God's Mercy To The Unworthy Series

Contributed by Thomas Black on Feb 2, 2005

God’s promises to Jacob in the desert are types of the promises made to us. Like Jacob God has promised us his PRESENCE, A Permanant PLACE and PROTECTION. We Perfect his promise when we trust him.

You remember the circumstances, Jacob had deceived his father stolen the blessing which was itself a testimony that he had no faith that God would bring about what He had promised: since Jacob (and his mother) didn’t believe God’s word they took things into their own hands and created heartbreak ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Believers Never Travel Alone

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Feb 23, 2005

LENT 2(B) - Our Lord’s promise and our Lord’s blessings is that Believers never travel alone.

BELIEVERS NEVER TRAVEL ALONE (Outline) GENESIS 28:10-17 - February 20, 2005 - LENT 2 INTRO: Our society is a very mobile society. We travel a lot – both locally and globally. Often we put on many more miles in one day than the people of the Bible would be able to travel in a couple of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-17

Denomination: Lutheran

1-800-2heaven

Contributed by Rick Labate on Feb 19, 2003

Just like Jacob we sometimes need to relearn that God is always with us...even when we don’t live as we ought.

"1-800-2HEAVEN" INTRODUCTION If you were to go to sleep and when you woke up in the morning God was standing by your bedside, how would you react? Please open your Bibles to Gen. 28 as we see this statement exemplified in the life of Jacob. Gen. 28:10-19 is where we find the story of "Jacob’s ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-19

Denomination: Adventist

A Fathers Blessing

Contributed by Joey Nelson on Jun 16, 2003

This week I needed an oil change and car check-up for both of my vehicles, so I took both of my cars to Herb Winters at the Shell station here in town. (They do a great job. When I go in there, it feels like I’m going back in time when my own father would

INTRODUCTION Opening Statement: This week I needed an oil change and car check-up for both of my vehicles, so I took both of my cars to Herb Winters at the Shell station here in town. (They do a great job. When I go in there, it feels like I’m going back in time when my own father would take me ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 27:25-34, Genesis 34:1

Leaving A Spiritual Inheritance

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 29, 2003

God gave Jacob a powerful dream and an impressive promise. But Jacob didn’t deserve either. What he received, he received because of a spiritual inheritance for a greater man of faith.

OPEN: During the Persian Gulf War, a soldier was assigned to go to Saudi Arabia. As he was saying good-bye to his family, his three-year-old son was holding on to his leg and pleading with him not to leave. "No, Daddy, please don’t go!" he kept repeating. We were beginning to make a scene when my ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jacob's Three Meaningful Journeys

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Jul 20, 2003

Jacob assuredly had many journeys in his long and eventful life...but none more meaningful than the three set forth in this brief outline.

JACOB’S THREE MEANINGFUL JOURNEYS "And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: ’I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac’…Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, ’Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.’ And he was afraid and said, ’How awesome is this ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

Funny How Some Cry Even Me

Contributed by Charles Jones on Jan 12, 2003

One cannot afford to be neglectful of Spiritual things!

Funny How Some Cry Even Me There is a great danger that many in the church today are practicing.It is so dangerous that the bible warns against this very thing.This danger is one of peril and one of risk.It is the danger of becoming a "profane" person.The word "Profane" means to be unhallowed ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 27:6-41

Denomination: Pentecostal