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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:
MALPRACTICE
Problem (vv 17-22)
- The Context
- The Conduct
PRACTICE
Pattern (vv 23-26)
- Passover
- Ponder
- Proclamation
Partake (vv 27-34)
- Discernment
- Discipline
- Delight
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
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
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
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
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Our transforming relationship with the Lord transforms the way we relate to others.
OUTLINE: Knowing God….
Helps Us With Our Fear Of Others
Moves Us Pursue Peace With Others
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
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
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
Pastor Brian Drake
BIG IDEA: When I am afraid, I put my trust in Jesus.
OUTLINE:
1. The Folly of Trusting in Idols
2. The Fragility of Trusting in Self
3. The Freedom of Trusting in Jesus