Our Foes, Our Folly, & God’s Faithfulness

Genesis 30:25-31:16

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

A Biblical Soap Opera

Genesis 29:31-30:24

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

The Beatific Vision

Revelation 22:1-5

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: We will experience our greatest gladness when we gaze upon our glorious God.

OUTLINE:
1. The Instruments of this Vision
2. The Internality of this Vision
3. The Intimacy of this Vision
4. The Enjoyment of this Vision

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Our God Reigns: An Amellennial Commentary on Revelation by Sam Storms; To Gaze Upon God: The Beatific Vision in Doctrine, Tradition, and Practice by Samuel Parkison; Shining Like the Sun: A Biblical Theology of Meeting God Face to Face by David Wenkel; The Blessed and Boundless God by George Swinnock

The New Heaven & the New Earth

Revelation 21:1-27

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: We await the new creation, in which we’ll obtain the home and life for which we yearn.

OUTLINE:
1. The Home For Which We Hope
2. The Life For Which We Long
3. The Invitation To This Inheritance

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Revelation: A Shorter Commentary by GK Beale and David H Cambell; Baker New Testament Commentary: Revelation by Thomas Schreiner; Lectio Continua: Revelation by Joel Beeke; Not Home Yet: How the Renewal of the Earth Fits Into God’s Plan for the World by Ian K Smith; This Homeward Ache by Amy Baik Lee; Reformed Expository Commentary: Revelation by Richard Phillips; Let’s Study Revelation by Derek Thomas; Revelation For You by Tim Chester; Revelation For Everyone by NT Wright; The Promise of the Future by Cornelius Venema; More Than Conquerors: An Interpretation of the Book of Revelation by William Hendrickson

The Final Judgement

Revelation 20:1-21:8

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: God will justly judge all at the end of the age, inspiring our sobriety, worship, and belief in his gospel.

OUTLINE:
1. The Reality of the Final Judgment
2. The Relevance of the Final Judgment

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Revelation by Richard Phillips; Revelation: A Shorter Commentary by G.K. Beale; Baker Exegetical Commentary on the NT: Revelation by Thomas Schreiner; The Justice and Goodness of God: A Biblical Case for the Final Judgment by Thomas R. Schreiner; The Promise of the Future by Cornelius Venema; Themelios, Volume 11 - Issue 2: The Problem of Judgment by Stephen Travis

Seeking a Bride

Genesis 29:1-30

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

God's Ladder

Genesis 28:1-22

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

The Father’s Blessing

Genesis 27:1-46

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.