The Word of God: The Chief Means of Grace

1 Peter 1:22-2:3

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: The Word of God is a means of grace whereby God causes his people to be born again and brought up in maturity.

OUTLINE: The Word of God…
1. Grants the New Birth To Enduring Life (1:22-25)
2. Gives Us Nourishment To Spiritual Maturity (2:1-3)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Christian Standard Commentary: 1 & 2 Peter and Jude by Thomas Schreiner; Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: 1 Peter by Karen Jobes; Reformed Expository Commentary: 1 Peter by Dan Doriani; Green Pastures: Ordinary Means of Grace for Ordinary Believers by J Ryan Davidson

Devoted

Acts 2:41-42

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: The gospel of Jesus Christ rescues us into communities that are devoted to God and to his means of grace.

OUTLINE:
1. A Gospel Community
2. A Devoted Commitment
3. A Nourishing Communion

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Acts Commentary by Martyn Lloyd-Jones; John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible by John Gill; ESV Expository Commentary: Acts by Brian Vickers; Preaching the Word: Acts by Kent Hughes; The Baptist Catechism (1677) by Benjamin Keach & William Collins; They Devoted Themselves (TGC) by Ray Ortlund Jr; Renewal As A Way of Life: A Guide Book For Spiritual Growth by Richard Lovelace; Green Pastures: A Primer on the Ordinary Means of Grace by J. Ryan Davidson

The House and Household of God

Genesis 35:1-15

Pastor Brian Drake

TEXT: Genesis 35:1-15

OUTLINE: God calls us and empowers us to…
1. Go to the House of God
2. Grow into the Household of God

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expositional Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin

Devastation & Depravity

Genesis 34:1-31

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Despite depravity and devastation, our God is gracious.

OUTLINE:
REMINDER #1: How Dangerous This World Can Be
REMINDER #2: How Destructive Our Passions Can Be
REMINDER #3: How Depraved the Saints Can (Still) Be

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expositional Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis; Limping With God: Jacob & the Old Testament Guide to Messy Discipleship by Chad Bird; Walking With God Through Pain & Suffering by Timothy Keller; The Defiling of Dinah (Clearly Reformed) by Kevin DeYoung; On Dinah’s Defiling, Jacob’s Sons’ War Crimes, & Other Things That Ought Not Be Done In Israel (ep 12) by Bible Talk; Leadership & Emotional Sabotage: Resisting Anxiety That Will Wreck Your Family, Destroy Your Church, & Ruin the World by Joe Rigney

Bold, Peaceable, & Holy

Genesis 33:1-20

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Our transforming relationship with the Lord transforms the way we relate to others.

OUTLINE: Knowing God….

  1. Helps Us With Our Fear Of Others

  2. Moves Us Pursue Peace With Others

  3. Causes Us To Be Distinct From Others

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Living in the Grip of Relentless Grace: The Gospel in the Life of Jacob by Iain Duguid; When People Are Big and God Is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man by Ed Welch; The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict by Ken Sande

A Dust Up With the Divine

Genesis 32:22-32

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: We are changed by the breaking and blessing grace of God.

OUTLINE:
1. Grace That Exposes
2. Grace That Opposes
3. Grace That Transforms

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis; Genesis: Book of Origins by Philip Eveson; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Limping With God: Jacob and the Old Testament Guide to Messy Discipleship by Chad Bird; Refreshment For the Soul: Daily Readings with Richard Sibbes ed. by David MacKinnon

God’s Faithfulness To His Fearing People

Genesis 32:1-21

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

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