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WRESTLING WITH GOD: WHEN LOSING MEANS WINNING (30 OF 47)

by Larry Osborne

Scripture: Genesis 32:1-32
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Wrestling With God: When Losing Means Winning (30 of 47)
Series: The Genesis Project
Dr. Larry Osborne
Genesis 32

THE STORY:
JACOB HEADS HOME
Genesis 32/ Proverbs 3:5-7

LIFE LESSONS
TO TAKE HOME

(1) Eventually - Every knee will bow.
Philippians 2:9-10/ Revelation 5:13/ Romans 14:11/ Isaiah 45:23

(2) God doesn't need our help.
But he blesses our cooperation.

- Submission is not a dirty word.
James 4:6-10/ 1 Peter 5:5-7
- Cooperation is the essence of faith.
Hebrews 11:6
- What happens when we cooperate?
Romans 12:1-2/ Genesis 47:9

(3) Our greatest strength can become our crippling weakness. Our crippling weakness can become our greatest strength. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10/ Psalm 119:67-71/ Hebrews 12:5-12

(4) It's never too late to submit - There's always a "plan B." Jeremiah 18:1-8/ Matthew 22:32

TAKING IT HOME
Looking back at this week's teaching and study, what's the most important thing to remember?

Is there something you're wrestling with God about that you'd like
prayer for?

Growth Group Homework
QUICK REVIEW: Looking back at your notes from this week's teaching, was there anything that particularly caught your attention, challenged or
confused you?

MY STORY:
1. This week we heard how Jacob learned his lesson the hard way. Looking back in your life, can you think of any lessons you too learned the hard way? If so, do you still have any kind of limp?

2. Which one of the two statements on "strength and weakness" in this week's teaching caught your attention the most?


DIGGING DEEPER
1. This weekend, we saw how Jacob trusted in his ...

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