Wrestling with God

SERIES: HONEY, HAMMER, AND HOPE

MESSAGE: Wrestling with God

TEXT: Genesis 32:24–32

DATE: January 28, 2024

MESSAGE BY: Pastor Tim Lewis

1. Jacob’s messy life situation. 

1. Jacob’s trouble.
   (Gen. 27:41–45)

2. Jacob’s encounter.
   (Gen. 28:10–19)

3. Jacob’s people.
   (Gen. 29:13–20, 25–26; 31:20–21)

4. Jacob’s problem.
   (Gen. 32:3–7)

5. Jacob’s prayer.
   (Gen. 32:9–12)

6. Jacob’s plan.
   (Gen. 32:13, 17–18)

2. How God changed Jacob. (V. 24)

1. The Lord isolates Jacob.

2. The Lord confronts Jacob.

3. The Lord touches Jacob.

4. The Lord renames Jacob.

5. The Lord blesses Jacob.

3. How the Lord restored Jacob & Esau.
   (Gen. 33:1–4)

1. Jacob honestly humbled himself.

2. Esau graciously forgave Jacob.

3. Jacob saw his brother as never before. 
   (Gen. 33:10–11)