The Advent of Our Adoption

Galatians 4:4-7

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: The Son of God was sent so that we would have the possession and pleasure of adoption as sons of God.

OUTLINE:
1. The Process of Adoption (vs. 4-5)
2. The Pleasure of Adoption (v. 6)
3. The Privilege of Adoption (v. 7)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; A Greek English Lexicon of the New Testament and Early Christian Literature 3rd ed. by Walter Bauer, ed. by Frederick Danker; Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary: Exalting Jesus in Galatians by David Platt, Tony Merida; TGC Galatians Commentary by Matthew Harmon & John Sloat; The New American Commentary: Galatians by Timothy George; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery by Leeland Ryken, James Wilhoit, and Tremper Longman; The New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Epistle to the Galatians by F.F. Bruce; Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Galatians by Thomas Schreiner; Joy Unspeakable: Power & Renewal in the Holy Spirit by Martyn Lloyd-Jones

The Advent of Our Reconciliation

Colossians 1:19-23

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: The Creator put on creation to bring reconciliation.

OUTLINE:
1. God & Man In One (v. 19)
2. Heaven & Earth At One (v. 20)
3. God & Us At One (vs. 21-23)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Colossians by Curtis Vaughn, ed. Frank Gaebelein; Calvin’s New Testament Commentaries: Colossians by John Calvin; ESV Expository Commentary: Colossians by Alistair Wilson; Preaching the Word: Colossians by Kent Hughes; The Most Shocking Story We've Ever Heard (Crossway Blog) by John Piper; Rejoicing in Christ by Michael Reeves; The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story by Craig Bartholomew and Michael Goheen

The Advent of Our Propitiation

1 John 4:7-12

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: God sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

OUTLINE:
1. The Root of Why God Sent His Son: His Love (vs. 7-8)
2. The Reason That God Sent His Son: Propitiation (vs. 9-10)
3. The Result From God Sending His Son: Our Love (vs. 11-12)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Preach the Word: 1, 2, 3, John by David L. Allen; The New American Commentary: 1, 2, 3, John by Daniel L. Akin; No Trinity, No Love (blog) by Jared Wilson; The Gospel Commission: Recovering God’s Strategy for Making Disciples by Michael Horton; Gentle & Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund

The Exile

Genesis 3:20-24

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: As the consequences of the fall unfold, so does the promise of grace foretold.

OUTLINE:
1) The Gracious Prolonging (v. 20)
2) The Generous Provision (v. 21)
3) The Greatest Privation (vs. 22-24)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformation Commentary: Genesis 1-11 ed. John Thompson; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Whole Bible Commentary by Matthew Henry; Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray; The Cross of Christ by John Stott; The First Chapters of Everything: How Genesis 1-4 Explains Our World by Alasdair Paine

The Curse

Genesis 3:8-19

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: God lovingly comes to seek us out and deliver our sentence.

OUTLINE:
1) The Seeking (vs. 8-13)
2) The Sentence (vs. 14-19)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Kidner’s Classic Commentaries: Genesis by Derek Kidner; Reformation Commentary on Scripture: Genesis 1-11 ed. John Thompson; Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass by Theodore Dalrymple; The First Chapters of Everything: How Genesis 1-4 Explains Our World by Alasdair Paine;

The Fall

Genesis 3:1-7

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Receiving the serpent’s lies leads to our demise.

OUTLINE:

  1. Our Ancient Foe (v. 1a)

  2. His Age-Old Fibs (vs. 1b-5)

  3. The Awful Fall (vs. 6-7)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Genesis: A Commentary (TGC) by T. Desmond Alexander; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Genesis by Derek Kidner; The Fall (Lecture) by D.A. Carson; The Fall (Lecture) by Ligon Duncan; Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis; What Went Wrong by J.D. Greear

Humanity in the Covenant of Marriage

Genesis 2:18-25

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: The LORD God ordained marriage in the beginning for his purposes and our pleasure.

OUTLINE:

  1. Marriage Is For Partnership in Calling (vs. 18-20)

  2. Marriage Is For Intimate Companionship (vs. 21-25)

  3. Marriage Is An Enduring Covenant (vs. 24)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The First Chapters of Everything: How Genesis 1-4 Explains Our World by Alasdair Paine; Reformation Commentary on Scripture: Genesis 1-11 ed. John Thompson; Genesis: The Book of Origins by Philip Eveson; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Genesis by Derek Kidner; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; A New Exposition of the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689 ed. Rob Ventura

Humanity In Covenant With God

Genesis 2:4-17

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Humanity’s initial generation reveals that we were created and commissioned to live in covenant with God leading to eternal life.

OUTLINE:

  1. Adam & His Relationship with God

  2. Adam & His Representation of Us

  3. Adam & Our Redemption in Christ

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Genesis: A New Commentary by Meredith Kline; Genesis 1-4: A Linguistic, Literary, and Theological Commentary by C. John Collins; Christian Standard Commentary: Genesis 1-11 by Kenneth A. Matthews; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Reformation Commentary on Scripture: Genesis 1-11 ed. John Thompson, Timothy George, and Scott Manetsch; Getting the Garden Right: Adam’s Work and God’s Rest in Light of Christ by Richard Barcellos; The Distinctiveness of Baptist Covenant Theology: A Comparison Between Seventeenth Century Particular Baptist Covenant and Paedobaptist Federalism by Pascal Denault; The Kingdom of God: A Baptist Expression of Covenant & Biblical Theology by Jeffrey D. Johnson; A New Exposition of the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689, ed. Rob Ventura; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. Leland Ryken, James Wilhoit, and Tremper Longman; Reformed Dogmatics by Herman Bavinck

Humanity In Communion With God

Genesis 2:4-17

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Humanity’s generation & dwelling in the Garden reveals that we belong in…

OUTLINE:
1) Reference To God
2) Relationship With God
3) Residence Near God

RESOURCES: EESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Preaching the Word: Genesis by Kent Hughes; You Are Not Your Own: Belonging To God in an Inhuman World by Alan Noble; The Presence of God: Its Place In the Storyline of Scripture and the Story of Our Lives by J. Ryan Lister; A Quest For Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life by J.I. Packer; The Temple and the Church’s Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God by G.K. Beale; God’s Relational Presence: The Cohesive Center of Biblical Theology by J. Scott Duvall & J. Daniel Hays; A Breathing After God by Richard Sibbes; Where Do We Find True Belonging by Jeremy Linneman