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Pastor Dan Turner
BIG IDEA: The LORD’s plan prevails through David’s dynasty.
The Davidic Covenant comes not merely as a particular doctrine giving us something to think about but mainly as the powerful deliverer causing us to hope in Him.
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Through the most unlikely means, God will undo the curse and bless us.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; New Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Exploring the Unity & Diversity of Scripture Ed. T. Desmond Alexander, Brian Rosner, D.A. Carson, & Graeme Goldsworthy; The Handbook on the Pentateuch by Victor Hamilton; The Kingdom of God: A Baptist Expression of Covenant & Biblical Theology by Jeffrey Johnson; The Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary: Genesis by James McKeown; Real Security & the Call of God by Tim Keller; The Offspring of Abraham by Davy Chu; The Successful Seeker by Richard Sibbes; Lectures on Genesis by Jim Hamilton
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Although we’ve made a mess of ourselves and our world, God promises to send the snake crusher.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Hebrew & Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament by Koehler & Baumgartner; Handbook on the Pentateuch by Victor Hamilton; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. Ryken, Wilhoit, & Longman; New Dictionary of Biblical Theology ed. Alexander, Rosner, Carson, & Goldsworthy; The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Genesis by John Sailhamer; The Two Horizon’s OT Commentary: Genesis by James McKeown; Communion with God by John Owen; A Promise of Hope by Tim Keller; Dominion & Dynasty by Stephen Dempster; The Skull Crushing Seed of the Woman: Inner-Biblical Interpretation of Genesis 3:15 by James Hamilton
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Jesus was rejected.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; BDAG ed. by Frederick William Danker; The Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: Mark by Andreas Kostenberger and Robert Yarbrough; Expository Thoughts on The Gospel Of Mark by J.C. Ryle; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Gentle & Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund; The Sad Wonder by Charles Spurgeon
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Jesus’s might and mercy meet us in life’s hardships and hopelessness.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: Mark by Kostenberger and Yarbrough; The Cross From a Distance: Atonement in Mark’s Gospel by Peter Bolt; On Fairy-Stories by J.R.R. Tolkien; Eucatastrophe: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis’s Magic Formula for Hope by Tim Willard; The Crook in the Lot by Thomas Boston
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Jesus has authority over evil and has come to deliver those oppressed by it.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Mark by Daniel Akin; Preaching the Word: Mark by Kent Hughes; Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis; Spiritual Warfare (sermon) by Timothy Keller
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Jesus’s Lordship over the storm invites our faith and fear.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Awe: Why It Matters for Everything We Think, Say, and Do by Paul Tripp; Rejoice and Tremble: The Surprising Good News of the Fear of the Lord by Michael Reeves; ESV Expository Commentary: Matthew, Mark, Luke; The Encyclopedia of Biblical Imagery; The Heart Is Not A Cup (There’s A Better Metaphor) by Scott Swain
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: God is patiently at work to grow his kingdom.
Guest Preacher James Risner
BIG IDEA - The good news of God’s kingdom grows God’s way for God’s glory.
Pastor Garrison Greene
HOMILETICAL IDEA: Be careful how you hear the word of Christ.
OUTLINE:
1) The Word of Christ Must Be Faithfully Heralded (vs. 21-22)
2) The Word of Christ Must Be Faithfully Heard (vs. 23-25)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Let’s Study Mark! By Sinclair Ferguson; The IVP NT Commentary Series: Mark by Ronald Kernaghan; Holman NT Commentary: Mark by Rodney Cooper; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels by Richard B Hays; The New International Greek NT Commentary: Mark by RT France; The Pillar NT Commentary: Mark by James Edwards