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Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: What to do when feeling anxious & afraid:
OUTLINE:
1. Be Encouraged by the Lord’s Presence
2. Cast Your Anxieties on the Lord In Prayer
3. Behold the Lord’s Faithfulness in the Past
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis; John G. Paton: Missionary to the Cannibals of the South Seas by Paul Schlehlein; Whole Bible Commentary by Matthew Henry
Pastor Brian Drake
BIG IDEA: When I am afraid, I put my trust in Jesus.
OUTLINE:
1. The Folly of Trusting in Idols
2. The Fragility of Trusting in Self
3. The Freedom of Trusting in Jesus
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 30:25-31:16
BIG IDEA: God is faithful to bless his opposed and obtuse people.
OUTLINE:
1. God Blesses Us Despite Our Foes
2. God Blesses Us Despite Our Folly
3. God Blesses Us Because He Is Faithful
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Even in our pain and perversion, God is still fulfilling his purposes.
OUTLINE:
1. The Heartache of God’s People
2. The Failures of God’s People
3. The Hope of God’s Providence
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Genesis: Book of Origins by Philip Eveson; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Living In the Grip of Relentless Grace: The Gospel in the Lives of Isaac & Jacob by Iain Duguid; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis; Providence by John Piper; The Wonderful Works of God by Herman Bavink; Systematic Theology by Stephen Wellum
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: God secretly & sovereignly guides all things for his aim & our advantage.
OUTLINE:
1. God’s Hidden Hand
2. God’s Perfect Plans
3. God’s Grand Goal
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The JPS Torah Commentary: Genesis by Nahum Sarna; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Providence by John Piper; Foundations of the Christian Faith: A Comprehensive and Readable Theology by James Montgomery Boice; Systematic Theology: From Canon to Concept by Stephen Wellum; Approaching the End of God’s Grand Design by Jonathan Edwards; Heidelberg Disputation by Martin Luther
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: God’s promises & presence are with his chosen, demanding our holiness & devotion.
OUTLINE:
1. God’s Distinct People
2. God’s Dwelling Place
3. God’s Devoted People
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; A New Exposition Of The London Baptist Confession Of Faith Of 1689 ed. Rob Ventura; Preaching the Word: Genesis by Kent Hughes; ESV Church History Study Bible; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentaries: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Living in the Grip of Relentless Grace: The Gospel in the Lives of Isaac and Jacob by Iain Duguid
Pastor Brian Drake
BIG IDEA: The Free Blessing of the Heavenly Father cannot be altered or aided by sinners.
OUTLINE:
1. Beware Of Loving The Blessing More Than The Father
2. Beware Of Fearing The Father Won't Bless
3. Behold The Father Who Freely Blesses
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible, Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentaries: Genesis by Richard Phillips; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis.
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 26:1-35
OUTLINE: Life with God as…
1. Saints
2. Sufferers
3. Sinners
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Preaching the Word: Genesis by Kent Hughes; ESV Church History Study Bible; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentaries: Genesis by Richard Phillips
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: God’s grace chooses to the unlikely and stimulates our endurance.
OUTLINE:
1. God’s Sovereign Election
2. God’s Scandalous Selection
3. God’s Stimulating Lesson
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; ESV Church History Study Bible; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentaries: Genesis by Richard Phillips
Pastor Garrison Greene
OUTLINE: The sunset of the Abraham story shows us….
1. The Contrast of the Two Offsprings (vs. 1-6)
2. The Comfort of God’s People in Death (vs. 7-11)
3. The Certainty of God’s Plan & Promises (vs. 12-18)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentaries: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Faith of Our Father: Expositions of Genesis 12-25 by Dale Ralph Davis