Bible Study Questions and Notes

Small group Bible studies meet each week to discuss topics relating to the weekend service.  These study notes act as a guide for the Bible study participants.  Note that on weeks where there is a guest speaker or the Bible studies are not in session, there may not be a set of study notes posted.

Scripture passage: Genesis 32:22-32
Speaker: Pastor John Neufeld

The greatest struggle any believer will ever face is submission to the will of God.  At times we struggle because we are rebellious, but that is not the only reason.  We may not understand the ways of God.  We may be afraid and unable to trust him.  There are so many reasons why the idea of wrestling with God is an appropriate way to describe our walk with God. 

Our passage today is one of the most fascinating and bewildering accounts of the Bible.  How did it come to be that Jacob wrestled with God?  What did this mean for him, and what does it mean for us?  Why didn’t God simply overpower him?  When we answer these questions, we will begin to gain an insight into what God is doing in our lives.

1.  The struggle is with God, not man

2.  Struggling with God can be grace

3.  Struggling with God can lead to insight

4.  The result is our destiny and our blessing

5.  Helpless and limping is the proper posture of a saint

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