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 BibleReformed 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 BibleReformed 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 BibleGenesis 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 BibleGod’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 BibleGenesis 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 BibleReformed 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 BibleGenesis 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

Seeking a Bride

Genesis 29:1-30

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: God secretly & sovereignly guides all things for his aim & our advantage.

OUTLINE:
1. God’s Hidden Hand
2. God’s Perfect Plans
3. God’s Grand Goal

RESOURCES: ESV Study BibleThe JPS Torah Commentary: Genesis by Nahum Sarna; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Providence by John Piper; Foundations of the Christian Faith: A Comprehensive and Readable Theology by James Montgomery Boice; Systematic Theology: From Canon to Concept by Stephen Wellum; Approaching the End of God’s Grand Design by Jonathan Edwards; Heidelberg Disputation by Martin Luther

God's Ladder

Genesis 28:1-22

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: God’s promises & presence are with his chosen, demanding our holiness & devotion.

OUTLINE:
1. God’s Distinct People
2. God’s Dwelling Place
3. God’s Devoted People

RESOURCES: ESV Study BibleA New Exposition Of The London Baptist Confession Of Faith Of 1689 ed. Rob Ventura; Preaching the Word: Genesis by Kent Hughes; ESV Church History Study Bible; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentaries: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Living in the Grip of Relentless Grace: The Gospel in the Lives of Isaac and Jacob by Iain Duguid