Sermons on Genesis 29:16-35:23: showing 16-30 of 503

Culture Shift: Casualties Of War

Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Feb 5, 2002

The story of the rape of Dinah is one that makes us feel uncomfortable. What does such a story have to do with revealing God to us? This sermon explores living as faithful Christians in an ever increasingly violent world.

Bibliography: Culture Shifts, lesson 5 Our Bible story makes us feel uncomfortable. We are not really comfortable with it being in the Bible. Its a story that seems rather out of place and it doesn’t seem like it belongs. What is it doing in a book that talks about the relationship of faith ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 34:1-31

Denomination: Methodist

Seeds Rarely Fall Far From The Tree Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on Feb 9, 2002

We will watch as God calls Jacob to Bethel and provides His protection as the family journeys to Bethel. We will also see some consequences of sins in Jacob’s family and things that happen due to it.

Seeds rarely fall Far from the Tree Real consequences of our Sin Cleaning house under God’s Providence Consequences of sins in Jacob’s family Have you ever known someone who was richly blessed in material things, in knowledge, in wisdom, in relationships? What did that person claim as the reason ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 35:1-29

Denomination: Baptist

Contradictions, Confrontations, And Conflicts Series

Contributed by Charles Holt on Apr 13, 2001

Third in a series on Jacob which deals with his encounter with the angel at the brook Jabbok.

A Bible Study by Charles W. Holt email: cholt@gt.rr.com The Story of Jacob: Contradictions, confrontations and conflicts This chapter will emphasize two intense events that ultimately result in a profound change in Jacob’s character. In both instances prayer plays a key role. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:1-32

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Wrestling With God

Contributed by Scott Lamshed on Apr 19, 2001

WE all need a limp, just as Jacob wrestled and God touched him, let’s be like him

WRESTLING WITH GOD I need a limp - a life changing limp. I have told you we need it but I have not shown you how. Today I would like to take that one step further and show you how we can get a limp by wrestling with God, then it’s up to you. Unfortunately too many Christians spend very little ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jake The Snake Wrestles With God

Contributed by John Stensrud on Apr 29, 2001

Jacob suddenly meets something in his life that he is powerless over.

Jake the Snake Wrestles with God By Pastor John Stensrud Immanuel Baptist Church Elgin, IL October 1, 2000 If he was alive today, hi-tech head-hunters would be on the phone to him regularly. Better yet, he would be well-suited as a shifty-eyed used-car salesman. I can just hear him say: Hi my name ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Baptist

God The Adversary/ God The Advocate

Contributed by Michael Pahls on May 2, 2001

An exposition of the story of Jacob’s wrestling of the Angel/God that reveals the importance of prevailing faith through the suffering and temptation in our lives.

GOD THE ADVERSARY/ GOD THE ADVOCATE Genesis 32:22-32 INTRO. JACOB: THE USED CAR SALESMAN Now as you may or may not know, Jacob was the grandson of Abraham and the younger son of Isaac. Now the name Jacob, as Genesis 25:26 confirms, comes from the Hebrew word “heel” and was understood to mean ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Wrestling Match

Contributed by James May on May 3, 2001

There is a lifelong wrestling match between the desires of the flesh and the complete surrender of our will to the will of God.

Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-30

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Championship Wrestling

Contributed by Johnny Carver on May 17, 2001

This sermon seeks to enlighten Christians as to the difficulty of the battle in overcoming our fleshly desires that would keep us defeated.

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-31 Title: “Championship Wrestling” Introduction: It is now twenty years since Jacob made his covenant at Bethel. The place where Jacob made a pillow of stones and laid down and slept. During the night as Jacob dreamed he saw a ladder setting upon the earth and reaching to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Is Your Quiver Full?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jun 3, 2001

How valuable are children to you?

Is Your Quiver Full? I must admit this is one of the hardest messages that I have ever brought because I have struggled with this over the years. In fact, as a grandfather of five, I have had second thoughts about what I taught for years about birth control. I even offered to pay for my ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:3-5, Genesis 30:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

God Balances Crosses And Comforts

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 7, 2001

To lead the people to understand that God proportionally gives out a balance of crosses and comforts so that we do not become too elevated and proud or too depressed by difficulties

Unit 9 – Family Lesson 25 – A Family for Jacob – Gen. 29:1-30 Preparation for the Teacher 1. Aim: To lead the people to understand that God proportionally gives out a balance of crosses and comforts so that we do not become too elevated and proud or too depressed by difficulties. 2. Explanation ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 29:1-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Deliverance And Dealing

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 7, 2001

To lead the people to understand that godly people may experience abuse at the hands of carnal individuals, but we should always turn all of our pain over to the Lord’s care, deliverance and dealing.

Unit 9 – Family Lesson 26 – Jacob Returns Home – Gen. 31:1-33 Preparation for the Teacher 1. Aim: To lead the people to understand that godly people may experience abuse at the hands of carnal individuals, but we should always turn all of our pain over to the Lord’s care, deliverance and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 31:1-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Keys To Overcoming The Enemy And Possessing The Promises Of God

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jun 22, 2001

1.BESEECHING 2.FORCING 3.WRESTLING 4.RESISTING 5.PRESSING 6.SOWING 7.LABOURING

KEYS TO OVERCOMING THE ENEMY AND POSSESSING THE PROMISES OF GOD **************************************************************************************************** OUTLINE 1.BESEECHING 2.FORCING 3.WRESTLING 4.RESISTING 5.PRESSING 6.SOWING 7.LABOURING THE MESSAGE KEYS TO OVERCOMING ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-28

Denomination: Pentecostal

‘jacob's Heartache'

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 12, 2001

In this sermon on the family, we see Jacob’s problem, Jacob’s pursuit, and Jacob’s peace.

‘JACOB’S HEARTACHE’ Genesis 35:1-7, 14 There’s an Ozark story about a hound sitting in a country store and howling as hounds do. In comes a stranger who says to the storekeeper, "What’s the matter with the dog?" "He’s sitting on a cocklebur." "Why doesn’t he get off?" "He’d rather holler." (He ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 35:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Wrestling With God Series

Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Aug 18, 2001

This sermon embraces the uncomfortable ideas of wrestling with God, God self-limitation in the struggle, and change that occurs.

Genesis 32:22-32 Our Bible story needs a little prefacing this evening. Its kind of like the original Star Wars Triliogy - we’re coming in to the story at Episode VI. In recent days we’ve been taking a look at some Old Testament characters, and tonight we turn our attention towards Jacob - the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Methodist

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