{"id":10043,"date":"2026-08-02T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dpc.or.tz\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=10043"},"modified":"2026-08-06T16:38:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:38:32","slug":"encounter-with-god-transforms-lives","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/dpc.or.tz\/?ctc_sermon=encounter-with-god-transforms-lives","title":{"rendered":"ENCOUNTER WITH GOD TRANSFORMS LIVES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ENCOUNTER WITH GOD TRANSFORMS LIVES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GENESIS 32:22 \u2013 31; 35:9 \u201311; Ezekiel 36:26<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ENCOUNTER WITH GOD WILL TRANSFORM YOUR IDENTITY Genesis 32:9 \u2013 12, 24 \u2013 28; Matthew 11:12<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key verse:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Genesis 32:28<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><sup>28&nbsp;<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><em>&#8230;<strong>&nbsp;<u>\u201cYour name&nbsp;will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,<\/u><sup>&nbsp;[<\/sup><\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis%2032&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-957f\"><strong><em><sup>f<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/a><em><sup>]<\/sup><\/em><em>&nbsp;because you&nbsp;<\/em><em>have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ENCOUNTER WITH GOD WILL TRANSFORM YOUR CHARACTER Genesis 33:3 \u2013 4\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key verse:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Genesis 33: 3 \u2013 4\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em><sup>3&nbsp;<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><em>He himself went on ahead and<strong><u>&nbsp;bowed down to the ground&nbsp;seven times&nbsp;as he approached his brother<\/u><\/strong><\/em><strong><em>.<sup>4&nbsp;<\/sup>But&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><u>Esau&nbsp;ran to meet Jacob and<\/u><\/em><\/strong><em><u>&nbsp;<strong>embraced him<\/strong><\/u><\/em><em>; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him.&nbsp;And they wept.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ENCOUNTER WITH GOD WILL TRANSFORM YOUR PURPOSE Genesis\u00a035:9 \u2013 11\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key verses:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Genesis 35: 11\u00a0<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong><em><sup>11\u00a0<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><em>And God said to him, \u201cI am God Almighty<sup>[<\/sup><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis%2035&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-1023f\"><em><sup>f<\/sup><\/em><\/a><em><sup>]<\/sup>;\u00a0be fruitful and increase in number.\u00a0<strong><u>A nation\u00a0and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Acts 9:15<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThis man is&nbsp;<strong>my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and the people of Israel.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/encounterwithgod\/\">#EncounterWithGod<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/transformedlife\/\">#TransformedLife<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/newidentity\/\">#NewIdentity<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/newheart\/\">#NewHeart<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/kingdompurpose\/\">#KingdomPurpose<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/faithingod\/\">#FaithInGod<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/jesuschangeslives\/\">#JesusChangesLives<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/genesis32\/\">#Genesis32<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/genesis35\/\">#Genesis35<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/ezekiel3626\/\">#Ezekiel3626<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/acts915\/\">#Acts915<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/christianliving\/\">#ChristianLiving<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/walkwithgod\/\">#WalkWithGod<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/transformation\/\">#Transformation<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/dpckinondoni\/\">#DPCKinondoni<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/daressalaampentecostalchurch\/\">#DarEsSalaamPentecostalChurch<\/a>36:26<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/encounterwithgod\/\">#EncounterWithGod<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/transformedlife\/\">#TransformedLife<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/newidentity\/\">#NewIdentity<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/newheart\/\">#NewHeart<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/kingdompurpose\/\">#KingdomPurpose<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/faithingod\/\">#FaithInGod<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/jesuschangeslives\/\">#JesusChangesLives<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/genesis32\/\">#Genesis32<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/genesis35\/\">#Genesis35<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/ezekiel3626\/\">#Ezekiel3626<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/acts915\/\">#Acts915<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/christianliving\/\">#ChristianLiving<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/walkwithgod\/\">#WalkWithGod<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/transformation\/\">#Transformation<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/dpckinondoni\/\">#DPCKinondoni<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/daressalaampentecostalchurch\/\">#DarEsSalaamPentecostalChurch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ENCOUNTER WITH GOD TRANSFORMS LIVES GENESIS 32:22 \u2013 31; 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