Joseph Thriving, Fleeing, & Descending

Genesis 39:1-23

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: In every place, in every temptation, and in every descent, we belong to and are blessed by God in Christ.

OUTLINE:
1. God’s Presence In Every Place
2. God’s Possession In Temptation
3. God’s Providence In Descent

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Genesis 12-50 ed. Mark Sheridan; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; From Eden to Egypt: A Guided Tour of Genesis by Alex Duke; Joseph and the Gospel of Many Colors: Reading an Old Story in a New Way by Voddie Baucham Jr; The Letters of Samuel Rutherford by Samuel Rutherford

Tragedy & Triumph

Genesis 38:1-30

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: The sovereign grace triumphs over sin and sorrow.

OUTLINE:

  1. The Tragedy of Sin & Disgrace

  2. The Triumph of Sovereign Grace

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Whole Bible Commentary by Matthew Henry; Whole Bible Commentary by John Gill; Unloved: The Rejected Saints God Calls Beloved by Elyse Fitzpatrick; The Seed of the Woman: 30 Narratives That Point To Jesus by Nana Dolce; On Fairy Stories by J.R.R. Tolkien

Betrayal of a Beloved Son

Genesis 37:1-36

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: We have hope in the hidden hand of God.

OUTLINE:

  1. The Stubbornness of Sin

  2. The Carnage of Cruelty

  3. The Promise of Providence

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Limping with God: Jacob & the Old Testament Guide to Messy Discipleship by Chad Bird; Commentary on Genesis by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Genesis: Book of Origins by Philip Eveson; Whole Bible Commentary by Matthew Henry; Providence by John Piper; The Wonderful Works of God by Herman Bavink; Systematic Theology: From Canon to Concept by Stephen Wellum; A Body of Divinity by Thomas Watson

Lessons From Esau’s Legacy

Genesis 36:1-43

Pastor Garrison Greene

OUTLINE:

  1. Be Sure: God Keeps His Word

  2. Beware: Gain Without God Is Loss

  3. Behold: Grace Reaches the Estranged

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentary on Genesis by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Genesis: Book of Origins by Philip Eveson; Whole Bible Commentary by Matthew Henry; Historia Scholastica by Peter Comestor Flowers From the Puritan’s Garden by Charles Spurgeon

The Propagating Promise

Genesis 35:16-29

Pastor Brian Drake

TEXT: Genesis 35:16-29

OUTLINE:

  1. God's Promise is for those afflicted by the fall.

  2. The Promised Son will conquer and comfort like an older brother.

  3. Death cannot separate us from the Promise of God.


RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible, ESV Gospel Transformation Bible, Genesis by John Calvin, Genesis by Richard Phillips, Limping With God by Chad Bird

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