This week we find Jacob suddenly in a wrestling match with a stranger. On the surface, it looks like a bizarre incident – a distraction even from the emotionally charged situation Jacob is in, but God the Master Storyteller is revealing something that Jacob could not have understood at the time. Find out the amazing lessons from this struggle in “Jesus in the Wrestling Match,” part of our Good News Everywhere Series.
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MESSAGE STUDY NOTES (also as PDF download above)
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WARM UP
Describe a battle you have waged in your life.
READ
Genesis 31:3; 32:22-32; Colossians 2:15
TAKEAWAYS
Three lessons:
1. A relationship with God is ultimately personal
2. Change comes in desperation
3. Victory comes in losing
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1. What do you think happens when someone relies solely on being part of a church or family to be a follower of Jesus?
2. Do you think our greatest victories come in losing? Why or why not?
APPLICATION
How could this story be a comfort for someone who is struggling?
FOR MENTORING
What are you wrestling with God about these days?
