Joseph Thriving, Fleeing, & Descending

Genesis 39:1-23

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: In every place, in every temptation, and in every descent, we belong to and are blessed by God in Christ.

OUTLINE:
1. God’s Presence In Every Place
2. God’s Possession In Temptation
3. God’s Providence In Descent

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Genesis 12-50 ed. Mark Sheridan; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; From Eden to Egypt: A Guided Tour of Genesis by Alex Duke; Joseph and the Gospel of Many Colors: Reading an Old Story in a New Way by Voddie Baucham Jr; The Letters of Samuel Rutherford by Samuel Rutherford

Tragedy & Triumph

Genesis 38:1-30

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: The sovereign grace triumphs over sin and sorrow.

OUTLINE:

  1. The Tragedy of Sin & Disgrace

  2. The Triumph of Sovereign Grace

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Whole Bible Commentary by Matthew Henry; Whole Bible Commentary by John Gill; Unloved: The Rejected Saints God Calls Beloved by Elyse Fitzpatrick; The Seed of the Woman: 30 Narratives That Point To Jesus by Nana Dolce; On Fairy Stories by J.R.R. Tolkien

Betrayal of a Beloved Son

Genesis 37:1-36

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: We have hope in the hidden hand of God.

OUTLINE:

  1. The Stubbornness of Sin

  2. The Carnage of Cruelty

  3. The Promise of Providence

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Limping with God: Jacob & the Old Testament Guide to Messy Discipleship by Chad Bird; Commentary on Genesis by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Genesis: Book of Origins by Philip Eveson; Whole Bible Commentary by Matthew Henry; Providence by John Piper; The Wonderful Works of God by Herman Bavink; Systematic Theology: From Canon to Concept by Stephen Wellum; A Body of Divinity by Thomas Watson

Lessons From Esau’s Legacy

Genesis 36:1-43

Pastor Garrison Greene

OUTLINE:

  1. Be Sure: God Keeps His Word

  2. Beware: Gain Without God Is Loss

  3. Behold: Grace Reaches the Estranged

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentary on Genesis by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Genesis: Book of Origins by Philip Eveson; Whole Bible Commentary by Matthew Henry; Historia Scholastica by Peter Comestor Flowers From the Puritan’s Garden by Charles Spurgeon

The Propagating Promise

Genesis 35:16-29

Pastor Brian Drake

TEXT: Genesis 35:16-29

OUTLINE:

  1. God's Promise is for those afflicted by the fall.

  2. The Promised Son will conquer and comfort like an older brother.

  3. Death cannot separate us from the Promise of God.


RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible, ESV Gospel Transformation Bible, Genesis by John Calvin, Genesis by Richard Phillips, Limping With God by Chad Bird

Living Savior, Living People, Living Hope

1 Peter 1:3-5

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Through the living Savior, God makes us a living people with a living hope.

OUTLINE:
1. The Living Savior
2. A Living People
3. Our Living Hope

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Christian Standard Commentary: 1 & 2 Peter and Jude by Thomas Schreiner; You Must Be Born Again by Jonathan Master; How To Reach the West Again: Six Essential Elements to a Missionary Encounter by Timothy Keller; Surprised By Hope by NT Wright

Fellowship: Like Oil & Dew

Psalm 133:1-3

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Blessings flow through Christian fellowship.

OUTLINE:

  1. Two Words

  2. Two Pictures

  3. Two Takeaways

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Psalms: A Christ-Centered Commentary by Christopher Ash; Psalms 73-150: An Exegetical & Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture by Daniel Estes; Treasury of David by Charles Spurgeon; ESV Expository Commentary on Scripture: Psalms by C. John Collins; Everyday Church by Tim Chester

The Lord's Supper: The Covenant Meal

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Pastor Dan Turner

BIG IDEA: Being devoted to the Lord’s Supper moves us out of malpractice and into proper practice of the Lord’s Supper.

OUTLINE:

  1. MALPRACTICE
    Problem (vv 17-22)
    - The Context
    - The Conduct

  2. PRACTICE
    Pattern (vv 23-26)
    - Passover
    - Ponder
    - Proclamation
    Partake (vv 27-34)
    - Discernment
    - Discipline
    - Delight

Baptism: Our Covenant Sign & Seal

Acts 2:37-42

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Baptism is God’s covenant sign of our salvation in Christ.

OUTLINE:
1. Baptism Swears
2. Baptism Signifies
3. Baptism Summons
4. Baptism Seals
5. Baptism Sets Apart

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible by John Gill; ESV Expository Commentary: Acts by Brian Vickers; Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible by Matthew Henry; The Water & the Blood: How the Sacraments Shape Christian Identity by Kevin Emmert; Waters of Promise: Finding Meaning in Believer’s Baptism by Brandon Jones; One Baptism for the Remission of Sins: Baptists and the Baptism Clause by Lucas Stamps; Baptism & Becoming A Christian in the New Testament by Robert Stein; Green Pastures: A Primer on the Ordinary Means of Grace by J. Ryan Davidson; The Ordinary Means of Grace: Or, Don’t Do Weird Stuff by 9Marks Journal; The Deep Waters and Lively Works of Christian Baptism by Carlton Wynne; 95 Theses by Martin Luther; A Short Confession of Faith Containing the Substance of All the Fundamental Articles in the Larger Confession Put Forth by the Elders of the Baptist churches, Owning Personal Election and Final Perseverance by Benjamin Keach; Baptism & Problem Passages: Acts 2:38 by Michael Heiser